Push

Push

A documentary exploring the new, unliveable city.

Directed by Fredrik Gertten

Produced by WG Film AB

201992 min7.9 / 10

A sobering investigative documentary that traces the global housing crisis through the lens of human rights, exposing systemic displacement and the commodification of shelter.

Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster.The film follows Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, as she’s travelling the globe, trying to understand who’s being pushed out of the city and why. “I believe there’s a huge difference between housing as a commodity and gold as a commodity. Gold is not a human right, housing is,” says Leilani.

Questions people ask

  • Is Push sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Push violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Push scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Push end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Push easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Push

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Push

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Push, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Push, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Push, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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