Labor Movement movies
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This list contains movies which include the labor movement as part of their narrative. Featuring organizing, unions, and strikes, these movies depict the efforts of workers throughout history to work together for better conditions and treatment.
This list strives to be comprehensive, and thus includes ...
- movies that depict the labor movement in a positive light
- movies that honestly depict the occasional errors and ambiguity of the labor movement
- movies in which the labor movement is merely a background feature to a narrative focused on other themes
- movies influenced by tendentious corporate interests that malign the working people through exaggeration and slander
Please consult the following sources for more information:
- Ken Margolies, "Silver Screen Tarnishes Unions," Screen Actor, 1981 (https://bit.ly/2Q8iCxw)
- Steve Ross, "Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America," 2000 (https://press.princeton.edu/titles/6180.html)
- The Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/findaid/labor.html)
- The Labor Film Database (https://laborfilms.com/)
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916, in 24 top lists Check -
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Stachka
1925, in 14 top lists Check -
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Harlan County U.S.A.
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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How Green Was My Valley
1941, in 11 top lists Check -
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Mat
1926 — a.k.a. Mother, in 9 top lists Check -
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Reds
1981, in 9 top lists Check -
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Billy Elliot
2000, in 7 top lists Check -
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Le crime de Monsieur Lange
1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Irishman
2019, in 7 top lists Check -
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Bab el hadid
1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check -
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Novecento
1976 — a.k.a. 1900, in 6 top lists Check -
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Salt of the Earth
1954, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ådalen 31
1969 — a.k.a. Adalen 31, in 5 top lists Check -
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Czlowiek z zelaza
1981 — a.k.a. Man of Iron, in 5 top lists Check -
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Dom na Trubnoy
1928, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Man in the White Suit
1951, in 5 top lists Check -
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Nothing But a Man
1964, in 5 top lists Check -
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Blue Collar
1978, in 4 top lists Check -
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Une chambre en ville
1982 — a.k.a. A Room in Town, in 4 top lists Check -
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I compagni
1963 — a.k.a. The Organizer, in 4 top lists Check -
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Matewan
1987, in 4 top lists Check -
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Még kér a nép
1972 — a.k.a. Red Psalm, in 4 top lists Check -
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Misère au Borinage
1934 — a.k.a. Borinage, in 4 top lists Check -
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Norma Rae
1979, in 4 top lists Check -
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Otoshiana
1962 — a.k.a. Pitfall, in 4 top lists Check -
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Redes
1936, in 4 top lists Check -
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Silkwood
1983, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sorry to Bother You
2018, in 4 top lists -
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Tout va bien
1972 — a.k.a. Tout Va Bien, in 4 top lists Check -
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Acht Stunden sind kein Tag
1972 — a.k.a. Eight Hours Don't Make a Day, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bound for Glory
1976, in 3 top lists Check -
180 -1
Eles Não Usam Black-Tie
1981 — a.k.a. They Don't Wear Black Tie, in 3 top lists Check -
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Här har du ditt liv
1966 — a.k.a. Here Is Your Life, in 3 top lists Check -
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I Am Somebody
1970, in 3 top lists Check -
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Las aguas bajan turbias
1952 — a.k.a. Dark River, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Pajama Game
1957, in 3 top lists Check -
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Pride
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
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Tiempo de revancha
1981 — a.k.a. Time for Revenge, in 3 top lists Check -
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Actas de Marusia
1975 — a.k.a. Letters from Marusia, in 2 top lists Check -
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American Dream
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
212 -1
Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim
1984 — a.k.a. Bayan Ko, in 2 top lists Check -
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La classe operaia va in paradiso
1971 — a.k.a. Lulu the Tool, in 2 top lists Check -
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Comrades
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
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Distinto amanecer
1943 — a.k.a. Another Dawn, in 2 top lists Check -
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El coraje del pueblo
1971 — a.k.a. The Night of San Juan, in 2 top lists Check -
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Germinal
1913 — a.k.a. Germinal; or, The Toll of Labor, in 2 top lists Check -
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Hoffa
1992, in 2 top lists Check -
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I'm All Right Jack
1959, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 1, 2024 by Blocho;