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Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/7240/
82
/232/
75
/110/
4.3
/22626/
100
/22/
92
/186/
80
/5/
cc age 15+

Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastover's refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with New York Women in Film & Television in 2004.
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MGM Plus
86
7.9
/24997/
77
/557/
74
/418/
4.2
/47489/
100
/32/
91
/620/
cc age 13+

Kes (1970)
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.
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Fandor
83
7.5
/1278/
71
/49/
74
/53/
3.9
/2358/
96
/25/
87
/7/
85
/9/

Behemoth (2015)
Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners' hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.
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Kanopy
83
7.8
/64433/
78
/2535/
76
/1374/
4.2
/130372/
93
/155/
89
/688/
79
/36/
cc age 13+

Pride (2014)
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
poster
81
7.7
/28582/
76
/534/
73
/433/
4.1
/30816/
93
/88/
81
/445/
88
/17/
cc age 10+

How Green Was My Valley (1941)
A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.
poster
80
7.8
/109498/
78
/2800/
77
/1358/
3.8
/128475/
90
/72/
88
/3009/
71
/23/
cc age 10+

October Sky (1999)
Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However, in October 1957 everything changes when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, goes into orbit. When Homer sees the Soviet satellite streak overhead, he becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets. With the help of his friends, and the local nerd, Homer sets to do just that by trial and a lot of error. Unfortunately, most of the town, and especially Homer's father, thinks that they are wasting their time. Only one teacher understands their efforts and lets them know that they could become contenders in the national science fair with college scholarships being the prize. Now the gang must learn to perfect their craft and overcome the many problems facing them as they shoot for the stars.
poster
80
7.2
/5098/
68
/109/
67
/77/
3.8
/9867/
96
/26/
78
/119/
87
/10/

Medium Cool (1969)
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
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Kanopy
79
7.0
/11437/
70
/534/
69
/346/
3.8
/29346/
99
/159/
70
/48/
85
/36/

Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
poster
79
7.7
/150109/
77
/4245/
76
/3980/
4.1
/308833/
85
/119/
89
/5379/
74
/34/
cc age 13+

Billy Elliot (2000)
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
poster
78
7.5
/21886/
75
/572/
72
/271/
3.7
/14018/
84
/63/
86
/890/
84
/7/
cc age 14+

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
poster
81
77
7.9
/10121/
76
/205/
74
/121/
4.1
/14139/
94
/34/
93
/162/
73
/15/

Matewan (1987)
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.
poster
76
6.3
/703/
58
/17/
70
/16/
3.5
/6590/
98
/40/

Việt and Nam (2024)
In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea.
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NBC
76
7.2
/99764/
72
/3482/
71
/1613/
3.5
/230102/
86
/331/
92
/600/
75
/55/
cc age 14+

Belfast (2021)
Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
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Criterion Channel
75
7.4
/9499/
68
/238/
71
/363/
3.9
/20293/
87
/67/

Ariel (1988)
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
poster
75
7.3
/1361/
77
/78/
53
/43/
3.5
/712/
96
/80/
76
/51/
75
/29/
cc age 9+

Dark Horse (2015)
The larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a poor Welsh mining village convinces some of her fellow residents to pool their resources to compete in the "sport of kings" with a racehorse they would breed and raise.
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Kanopy
75
6.9
/6876/
70
/240/
69
/238/
3.7
/12454/
89
/87/
69
/24/
79
/23/

Mountains May Depart (2015)
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
poster
78
73
7.3
/7928/
73
/164/
72
/163/
4.0
/16041/
91
/55/
80
/235/
81
/10/

Still Life (2006)
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
7.1
/6052/
71
/188/
67
/336/
3.5
/8746/
75
/12/
76
/38/

Germinal (1993)
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.
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Hoopla
72
7.2
/21962/
72
/370/
69
/291/
3.6
/11131/
79
/48/
79
/427/
60
/19/
cc age 15+

Brassed Off (1996)
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
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The Roku Channel
78
71
7.5
/7526/
70
/111/
70
/114/
3.8
/5465/
96
/25/
86
/176/

This Sporting Life (1963)
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
poster
70
7.2
/1436/
55
/10/
63
/13/
3.4
/333/
67
/6/
79
/51/

Margaret's Museum (1995)
In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets Neil Currie, a charming and sincere bagpipe-playing, Gaelic-speaking dishwasher. But no matter what you do, you can't avoid the spectre of the pit forever.
poster
74
69
7.3
/13077/
72
/199/
72
/201/
3.7
/7920/
80
/15/
81
/205/
68
/14/

Lust for Life (1956)
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
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Criterion Channel
74
68
7.1
/6663/
70
/194/
68
/148/
3.8
/32693/
92
/38/
70
/42/

Wanda (1970)
After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.
poster
79
67
7.6
/3067/
74
/60/
74
/65/
3.8
/1613/
95
/40/
86
/59/
78
/15/

Blind Shaft (2003)
Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.
poster
Kanopy
66
7.9
/12458/
79
/710/
74
/203/
3.0
/4067/
17
/6/
92
/445/
cc age 15+

The Red Pill (2016)
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.
poster
72
65
7.1
/9645/
66
/117/
66
/131/
3.8
/9461/
83
/23/
74
/150/

Women in Love (1969)
Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.
poster
64
6.8
/1573/
63
/14/
56
/16/
3.4
/654/
70
/27/
81
/29/
58
/22/

Solomon & Gaenor (1999)
A young Jew in 1911 Wales tries to make his living by selling fabrics door to door, but to do so he must hide his nationality. On one of his sales he meets and falls in love with a demure young woman with a strong-willed father and a Jew-hating brother. The two fall in love and she becomes pregnant, but only then does she learn of his ethnic background. When anti-Jewish riots break out, the two are forced to flee and become separated.
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Disney Plus
71
62
7.3
/2554/
73
/287/
69
/82/
3.3
/5044/
77
/36/
cc age 5+

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)
Lanny and Wayne are at it again! With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid! Desperate to prevent Christmas from descending into chaos, Wayne seeks out the foremost Naughty Kid expert to aid in the mission: a bombastic member of the Coal Bucket Brigade who also happens to be his estranged brother, Noel.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
6.3
/1953/
54
/33/
56
/33/
3.3
/1673/
63
/8/
57
/14/

The Rainbow (1989)
Born to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a beautiful young woman full of imagination and ambition. The free-spirited Ursula begins to feel trapped by her prim surroundings, but her life changes when she has an erotic experience with Winifred, a bisexual teacher. From then on, Ursula puts all of her passion and creativity into the pursuit of sexual fulfillment. But her insatiable quest becomes a source of anguish.
poster
62
6.4
/6266/
66
/107/
63
/81/
3.2
/2479/
53
/17/
76
/212/
47
/9/

The Razor's Edge (1984)
An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
poster
MGM Plus
61
6.5
/311801/
66
/10347/
62
/4714/
3.4
/754300/
64
/135/
80
/37098/
61
/31/
cc age 14+

Zoolander (2001)
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
poster
68
60
7.3
/7264/
72
/110/
69
/92/
3.5
/3370/
56
/9/
71
/107/

The Razor's Edge (1946)
An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.
poster
74
60
7.3
/5859/
73
/52/
70
/67/
3.5
/1676/
88
/61/

Solino (2002)
The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.
poster
69
59
6.8
/4659/
70
/81/
63
/79/
3.5
/1838/
90
/10/
61
/38/
62
/8/

The Molly Maguires (1970)
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.
poster
57
6.0
/34232/
61
/648/
58
/480/
2.8
/11803/
53
/167/
38
/4876/
56
/34/
cc age 13+

Leatherheads (2008)
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
poster
55
6.5
/16294/
65
/263/
59
/217/
3.2
/2686/
18
/90/
61
/265/
40
/27/
cc age 18+

Head in the Clouds (2004)
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
poster
53
6.5
/10667/
66
/114/
58
/133/
3.3
/3512/
35
/62/
66
/437/
33
/25/

Dear Wendy (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.
poster
52
5.8
/3448/
59
/174/
59
/72/
2.8
/910/
35
/20/
54
/75/
39
/11/
cc age 12+

Big Stone Gap (2014)
A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.
poster
70
51
7.2
/2209/
68
/78/
72
/71/
3.5
/2469/

Gundermann (2018)
The real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR.
poster
50
5.8
/3968/
54
/178/
54
/83/
3.0
/1185/
56
/39/
29
/32/
56
/18/
cc age 16+

Little Accidents (2014)
In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people together—a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy—in a web of secrets.
poster
FXNow
49
5.3
/99340/
58
/8388/
61
/3594/
2.1
/221598/
36
/137/
55
/957/
43
/20/
cc age 14+

The New Mutants (2020)
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
poster
71
48
7.3
/3415/
70
/25/
71
/34/
3.4
/906/
76
/1052/

The Corn Is Green (1945)
When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and believes that Morgan is smart enough to attend Oxford.
poster
47
5.7
/1549/
52
/34/
55
/37/
3.0
/1169/
14
/7/
55
/23/

The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
Set in a remote Pennsylvania coal-mining town, this off-beat comedy follows the relationship between Carla, a hippie woman, and Rupert, a young punk rocker who feels like a pariah. Hoping to leave their current lives behind, the two conspire to kidnap Rupert's father and hold him for ransom.
poster
71
47
7.0
/2551/
69
/30/
64
/30/
3.3
/1047/
90
/10/
72
/24/

The Citadel (1938)
Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does badly. But when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
poster
46
5.6
/3057/
60
/31/
55
/45/
2.9
/1026/
20
/10/
23
/28/

The Formula (1980)
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.
poster
67
46
7.2
/3959/
73
/141/
68
/90/
3.4
/1835/
56
/2/

Marina (2013)
The true story of Rocco Granata, an Italian coal miner's son who followed his passion for music against his father's wishes and social barriers.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
45
5.0
/80426/
56
/3288/
55
/1812/
2.2
/67161/
31
/103/
23
/3549/
44
/15/
cc age 8+

Superman III (1983)
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
poster
Kanopy
77
42
7.0
/836/
67
/24/
65
/37/
3.6
/2223/
100
/6/
88
/1/

Spring Night, Summer Night (1967)
Carl and Jessie are half siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio. Their shared rebellion soon takes on the form of an illicit love affair depicted in interwoven sequences of lusty poeticism and ethnographic vérité. When Jessie becomes pregnant, the tension between the couple’s youthful vitality and the dire realities of rural society leads to consequences both despairing and hopeful.


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