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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Ådalen 31
1969 — a.k.a. Adalen 31, in 5 top lists Check -
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Nothing But a Man
1964, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Pajama Game
1957, in 3 top lists Check -
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Distinto amanecer
1943 — a.k.a. Another Dawn, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Devil and Miss Jones
1941, in 1 top list Check -
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Germinal
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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Uncle Moses
1932, in 1 top list Check -
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The Absentee
1915, in 0 top lists Check -
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Beau masque
1972 — a.k.a. Handsome Face, in 0 top lists Check -
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Black Fury
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
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Boxcar Bertha
1972, in 0 top lists Check -
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Come See the Paradise
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il posto dell'anima
2003 — a.k.a. The Soul's Place, in 0 top lists Check -
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The St. Louis Kid
1934 — a.k.a. A Perfect Week-End, in 0 top lists Check -
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Waterfront
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
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When Tomorrow Comes
1939, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 1, 2024 by Blocho;