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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.
poster
84
7.8
/1103/
71
/43/
73
/15/
4.0
/1749/
100
/13/
88
/19/

American Dream (1990)
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.
poster
82
7.7
/78831/
73
/1459/
74
/889/
4.0
/107898/
84
/51/
89
/2813/
81
/30/

Happiness (1998)
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
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.
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/183462/
72
/4228/
71
/3481/
3.9
/1078705/
80
/106/
81
/6368/
77
/31/
cc age 17+

The Virgin Suicides (2000)
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
poster
76
6.9
/93028/
70
/5976/
68
/1677/
3.7
/484485/
93
/309/
70
/1397/
78
/51/
cc age 17+

Sorry to Bother You (2018)
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
poster
76
6.9
/28337/
72
/1515/
69
/597/
3.3
/51366/
89
/261/
91
/602/
71
/44/
cc age 13+

Blinded by the Light (2019)
In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
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Fandor
75
6.8
/748/
69
/46/
69
/17/
3.6
/1930/
93
/61/
59
/9/
87
/22/

Bisbee '17 (2018)
It’s 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border. The town’s close-knit community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bisbee’s darkest hour: the infamous Bisbee Deportation of 1917, during which 1,200 striking miners were violently taken from their homes, banished to the middle of the desert, and left to die. Townspeople confront this violent, misunderstood past by staging dramatic recreations of the escalating strike. These dramatized scenes are based on subjective versions of the story and “directed,” in a sense, by residents with conflicting views of the event. Deeply personal segments torn from family history build toward a massive restaging of the deportation itself on the exact day of its 100th anniversary.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
7.5
/31640/
72
/659/
70
/417/
3.5
/10254/
83
/24/
83
/587/
cc age 15+

You Don't Know Jack (2010)
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
74
7.3
/10480/
71
/212/
68
/129/
3.5
/3020/
82
/130/
77
/2112/
69
/33/
cc age 16+

Talk to Me (2007)
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
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Hulu
73
7.0
/78518/
73
/2234/
70
/992/
3.2
/37063/
71
/136/
73
/3839/
63
/28/
cc age 10+

Invincible (2006)
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
70
7.3
/4428/
72
/119/
69
/92/
3.8
/7016/
100
/15/
81
/78/
74
/7/

Salt of the Earth (1954)
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.
poster
70
6.8
/2216/
66
/20/
65
/23/
3.4
/811/
94
/16/
61
/64/
64
/10/

Giant (2009)
A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.
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Kanopy
82
70
7.9
/2393/
76
/102/
68
/44/
3.9
/1827/
100
/45/
86
/92/
94
/11/

We Were Here (2011)
A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.
poster
76
68
7.9
/4989/
77
/207/
73
/81/
3.9
/7782/

Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007)
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
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Kanopy
68
6.4
/11634/
65
/230/
61
/377/
3.3
/7431/
84
/117/
61
/347/
68
/31/

Trophy Wife (2010)
In 1977 France, tightfisted factory owner Robert Pujol is so shocked when his workers strike for higher wages that he suffers a heart attack. His acquiescent wife, Suzanne, whose father had founded the factory, takes over management duties during Robert's convalescence.
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Kanopy
72
63
7.1
/4771/
69
/90/
66
/81/
3.5
/2056/
83
/12/
75
/61/

I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
poster
63
6.6
/25879/
67
/499/
62
/339/
3.2
/10547/
52
/25/
58
/332/
50
/18/

Hoffa (1992)
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
poster
59
6.1
/381/
40
/3/
56
/8/
3.4
/218/
50
/445/

The Baby Maker (1970)
Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who want her to have the husband's baby because of the wife's inability to have children. She accepts but finds that knowing the parents, and developing a relationship with them for the entire pregnancy complicates the simple arrangement.
poster
56
6.6
/73520/
71
/2227/
66
/1035/
3.2
/35443/
41
/106/
66
/2990/
30
/32/
cc age 14+

The Replacements (2000)
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
poster
55
6.1
/109746/
61
/2209/
59
/1283/
2.8
/29393/
52
/166/
36
/2147/
56
/37/
cc age 18+

The Rum Diary (2011)
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
poster
54
6.2
/3616/
63
/44/
49
/34/
3.1
/1551/
14
/7/
54
/64/

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward to middle age nor his upcoming wedding. His life changes when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and his family enjoy some of her "groovy" brownies, he decides to "drop out" with her and become a hippie too. But can he return to his old life when he discovers that the hippie lifestyle is just a little too independent and irresponsible for his tastes?
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Kanopy
58
49
6.2
/3103/
58
/69/
62
/69/
3.3
/2426/
50
/6/
54
/55/

Britannia Hospital (1982)
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
poster
57
44
5.8
/3420/
63
/99/
57
/59/
2.8
/1393/
55
/619/

Carry On Girls (1973)
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.
poster
49
42
5.3
/6383/
55
/127/
48
/62/
2.7
/2525/
38
/334/

Kismat Konnection (2008)
Raj Malhotra is a luckless architect who seeks success but in vain. He bumps into a social activist named Priya. Raj finds out that Priya is a lucky charm for him but unfortunately she is protecting the community center for which he aims to win the contract of demolishing for a brand new shopping mall.
poster
57
41
6.5
/2261/
62
/43/
58
/36/
3.2
/957/
45
/31/
60
/78/
49
/17/

Queens (2005)
In Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get married, are entwined: Judge Helena is in charge of the ceremony; the entrepreneur in hotel business Magda is hosting the guests in her hotel and is responsible for the banquet, while facing a strike leaded by her lover and chef; the nymphomaniac Nuria is facing problems due to her disease; the wealthy Reyes is having a crush for the father of her son's mate and her gardener; and the Argentinean cooker Ofelia is facing financial problems and difficulties in with her son's mate. Along three days, they have complicated relationships with their sons and mates, ex-husbands, lovers and employees.
poster
65
39
6.6
/1363/
65
/30/
64
/25/
3.3
/1549/
65
/81/

The Garment Jungle (1957)
Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.
poster
58
22
6.3
/856/
58
/12/
56
/28/
3.3
/408/
50
/22/

Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll.
poster
73
21
7.1
/607/
54
/10/
68
/11/
3.8
/1417/
100
/3/

This Is My Country (1984)
A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union.
poster
61
16
6.4
/892/
62
/19/
62
/13/
3.3
/375/
54
/13/

Brother John (1971)
An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.
poster
The Roku Channel
49
15
5.3
/999/
61
/56/
47
/28/
2.9
/200/
28
/12/

On Strike for Christmas (2010)
After years of making sure everything is perfect for her family, Joy Robertson is saying “enough,” and decides to go on strike for the Christmas season. If her husband, Stephen, and their kids want to have the perfect holiday, they will just have to organize it themselves.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
12
6.4
/656/
58
/9/
71
/11/
48
/7/

Harlan County War (2000)
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
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Kanopy
57
?
8.5
/103/
20
/1/
68
/4/

Facing the Music (2001)
Anne Boyd, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, teaches music at the publicly funded University of Sydney. This documentary chronicles a year in the life of an academic department that's under the financial gun.
poster
Kanopy
62
?
7.4
/104/
45
/2/
60
/1/
3.6
/340/

The Willmar 8 (1981)
Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women begin the longest bank strike in American history.
poster
75
?
7.4
/220/
77
/7/

Rent-A-Person (2004)
A lonely bathroom attendant starts a business renting passengers to freeway commuters who want to utilize the carpool lane.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
7.5
/62/
70
/3/
63
/3/

Equality U (2010)
EQUALITY U is a feature-length documentary following 34 young activists on the Soulforce Equality Ride. At some stops they're welcomed with open arms, at others they're arrested for trespassing or for simply attempting to open up a dialog. At every stop though, they're connecting with young people who've often never met an openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person who is comfortable with who they are. Written by Dave O'Brien
poster
48
?
5.4
/115/
30
/2/
60
/4/

Nadia and the Hippos (2000)
Single mother Nadia is surviving on welfare while transport strikes are paralyzing France in December 1995. While watching the news, she recognizes the father of her child among the strikers and decides to go and search for him. But she has nowhere to go. The film, shot almost entirely at night, carries documentary qualities, part of which is due to the appearances of actual railroad workers in several group scenes.
poster
?
7.5
/57/
82
/4/

Faith (2005)
A gripping story of love, deceit, betrayal and survival set against the backdrop of the Miners' Strike of 1984-85. Michelle is married to Gary, a young miner who goes on strike as soon as the dispute between the Thatcher government and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) begins. Meanwhile, her sister Linda's husband Paul is a local policeman. Paul becomes more and more voluble in his opposition to the strike, while Linda looks around her and witnesses the women of her community suddenly find a voice and independence. The scene is set for political and personal conflicts which would change their lives forever.
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Kanopy
56
?
6.0
/368/
45
/9/
58
/6/
3.1
/228/

Portland Exposé (1957)
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
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MGM Plus
64
?
6.7
/151/
75
/2/
50
/578/

A Matter of Sex (1984)
Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.
poster
60
?
6.4
/422/
62
/9/
58
/11/

The Big Operator (1959)
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.
poster
53
?
5.0
/380/
30
/4/
80
/1/

Mom's on Strike (2002)
She was an overworked mom trying to get her family's attention. She didn't know she would become a national sensation.
poster
52
?
5.8
/470/
46
/10/
45
/4/
3.1
/254/

New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
Discharged naval officer Dan Corbett moves to New Orleans and accepts a job as a longshoreman, unaware that the docks are run by an infamous racketeer. When the dock manager is murdered before he can notify the authorities of their criminal scheme, Dan coordinates with the police to go undercover and investigate.
poster
52
?
5.4
/247/
70
/1/
40
/5/
46
/4/

Cock & Bull Story (2003)
Two friends are torn apart by passion and ambition in the violent world of amateur boxing.
poster
Kanopy
76
?
8.4
/36/
68
/5/
85
/2/
3.4
/245/

Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike (2014)
In 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the Screenwriters Union, hit an impasse in their contract negotiations with the Studios. At the center of the dispute was jurisdiction over the internet. Unable to make progress, the WGA called a strike which brought Hollywood to a halt for 100 days.


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