Drama, History
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Citizen Kane
The Greatest
The Montreal Protocol
Cantinflas
Running on Empty
Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra
Kangaroo
The Coca-Cola Kid
Responsible Child
Choose Me
Baby It's You
Careful, He Might Hear You
The Makioka Sisters
The Infidel
Wise Blood
I've Got to Live...
Neuroworld
The Accused
Dear Wendy
Barfly
SIMILAR MOVIES
Citizen Kane
IMDB 8 | Apr , 1941
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.The Greatest
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2017
Actor Micke and director Thommy try to create a one-man show together. With two weeks to go until the premiere, they still have no material. A relationship that started out professional has now turned into a private struggle that requires release and resolution.The Montreal Protocol
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2025
A group of underdog scientists set out to repair the hole in the ozone layer and avoid a global environmental catastrophe.Cantinflas
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 2014
Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.Running on Empty
IMDB 5 | Apr , 1991
Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra
IMDB 2 | Jul , 2024
A student whose parents died in the Gujarat pogrom receives an assignment on the same topic at his university. During his research, he meets everyone associated with the commission and tries to uncover various other aspects.Kangaroo
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1986
A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.The Coca-Cola Kid
IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 1985
An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After "the Kid's" persistence is tested he's given a tour of the man's plant, and they begin talking of a joint venture. Things get more complicated when the Coca-Cola man begins falling in love with his temporary secretary, who seems to have connections to the valley.Responsible Child
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 2019
Ray, a twelve-year-old boy, must confront the British legal system when he is accused of murder.Choose Me
IMDB 6 | Aug , 1984
Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.Baby It's You
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 1983
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.Careful, He Might Hear You
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 1983
Abandoned by his father after his mother dies, young PS lives in suburban Sydney with his aunt Lila and her husband George. While they lead a modest existence, PS is happy with them. However, his contentment is derailed when Lila's wealthy sister, Vanessa, returns from England and takes an interest in PS.The Makioka Sisters
IMDB 7.4 | May , 1983
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.The Infidel
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 2010
Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.Wise Blood
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1979
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.I've Got to Live...
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1978
The sawmill in a northern Swedish village close down. Nils becomes unemployed. In order to cope with needs of his family, he is forced to travel south. His wife Karin and the children will stay in the village until further notice. Nils starts working at a factory. In addition to the job, he has been promised a good residence so that the family can move to him.Neuroworld
IMDB 7.6 | May , 2014
Nothing is what it looks like. Everything is possible. Emotional parasyte dance in a mask play. Monika and Kristina are flatmates and maybe friends. One of the two is a famous YouTuber. One gun, two guns... Based on Miguel Ángel Martín's comics, this story won't leave you indifferent. It happens in a world which could be ours, where technology and social media changed the way we relate to each other.The Accused
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 1988
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.Dear Wendy
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 2005
In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion. Following a code of strict pacifism at odds with the fact that they all carry guns, the group eventually lets in Sebastian, the grandson of Dick's childhood nanny, Clarabelle, who fears the other gangs in the area. Dick and company try to protect Clarabelle, but events transpire that push the gang past posturing.Barfly
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1987
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.