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1. RoboCop 2 (1990)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Belinda Bauer, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 93,165 | Gross: $45.68M
2. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,281
3. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
PG | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy
Votes: 35,915 | Gross: $9.81M
4. Reds (1981)
PG | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski
Votes: 24,718 | Gross: $40.38M
5. Hoffa (1992)
R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 24,796 | Gross: $24.28M
6. F.I.S.T. (1978)
PG | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 8,746 | Gross: $20.39M
7. Matewan (1987)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham
Votes: 8,915 | Gross: $1.68M
8. Made in Dagenham (2010)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Director: Nigel Cole | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone
Votes: 16,072 | Gross: $1.09M
9. The Pajama Game (1957)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by the factory's boss to help oppose the workers' demand for a pay raise.
Directors: George Abbott, Stanley Donen | Stars: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy Jr.
Votes: 4,107
10. Germinal (1993)
R | 160 min | Drama, Romance
In mid-nineteenth-century northern France, a coal mining town's workers are exploited by the mine's owner. One day, they decide to go on strike, and the authorities repress them.
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Renaud, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet
Votes: 5,745 | Gross: $0.38M
11. The Molly Maguires (1970)
M | 124 min | Drama, History
In 1876 Pennsylvania, a group of Irish immigrant coal miners begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Frank Finlay
Votes: 4,334 | Gross: $0.22M
12. No God, No Master (2013)
PG-13 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, History
When a series of package bombs shows up on the doorsteps of prominent politicians and businessmen in the summer of 1919, U.S. Bureau of Investigation Agent William Flynn (Strathairn) is ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Green | Stars: David Strathairn, Ray Wise, Sam Witwer, Alessandro Mario
Votes: 961 | Gross: $0.01M
13. Mondays in the Sun (2002)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina
Votes: 15,395 | Gross: $0.15M
14. Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
GP | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1920s Boston, Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are scrutinized for their anarchist beliefs while on trial for robbery and murder.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Riccardo Cucciolla, Cyril Cusack, Rosanna Fratello
Votes: 3,728 | Gross: $0.19M
15. Sinners in Paradise (1938)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance ... See full summary »
Director: James Whale | Stars: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin
Votes: 544
16. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 4,366
17. At War (2018)
113 min | Drama
After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Mélanie Rover, Jacques Borderie, David Rey
Votes: 2,173 | Gross: $0.00M
18. Wildflower (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
It follows the story of Ivy Aguas, a beautiful and smart heiress who is seeking justice for her parents' death against the family of Ardiente.
Stars: Tirso Cruz III, Aiko Melendez, Maja Salvador, Zsa Zsa Padilla
Votes: 209
19. Cotton Mary (1999)
R | 124 min | Drama
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
Directors: Ismail Merchant, Madhur Jaffrey | Stars: Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey, James Wilby, Sarah Badel
Votes: 541 | Gross: $0.30M
20. Sister Stella L. (1984)
103 min | Drama
A nun becomes involved in an on-going labor strike. She starts out non-politicized, but later learns about the plight of the simple working man and inevitably, the government's neglect of the poor masses. Filipino Tagalog movie.
Director: Mike De Leon | Stars: Vilma Santos, Jay Ilagan, Gina Alajar, Laurice Guillen
Votes: 134
21. Bisbee '17 (2018)
PG | 112 min | Documentary, History, Western
An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
Director: Robert Greene | Stars: Mike Anderson, Charles Bethea, Chris Dietz, Mary Ellen Dunlap
Votes: 715 | Gross: $0.12M
22. Crying Ladies (2003)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A whimsical comedy about three women who cry at funerals, professionally.
Director: Mark Meily | Stars: Sharon Cuneta, Hilda Koronel, Angel Aquino, Eric Quizon
Votes: 288 | Gross: $0.11M
24. Katips (2021)
142 min | Crime, Drama, History
A tale of the young, in their fight for their ideals, how big can one get against a force too much bigger than yourself?
Director: Vince Tañada | Stars: Afi Africa, OJ Arci, Joshua Bulot, Mon Confiado
Votes: 3,686
25. Eila (2003)
94 min | Drama
A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.
Director: Jarmo Lampela | Stars: Sari Mällinen, Ilkka Koivula, Hannes Suominen, Kristiina Halkola
Votes: 346
26. The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama
A newly-divorced woman with a young daughter fights male chauvinism to win a job on the assembly line of the engine company for whom she works.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Linda Lavin, Richard Jaeckel, Nicholas Pryor, Pamela McMyler
Votes: 51
27. Full Blast (I) (1999)
95 min | Drama, Music
A strike at a sawmill in a small Canadian town puts Steph and Piston out of work. They want to resurrect their band but Marie-Lou, Piston's ex-wife and the band's former lead singer is not ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigue Jean | Stars: David La Haye, Martin Desgagné, Louise Portal, Marie-Jo Therio
Votes: 200
28. Alice's Egg Plant (1925)
Not Rated | 9 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Little Alice and Julius the cat operate an egg factory. The hens are a bit lazy, but Julius cracks the whip. An out-of-town chicken arrives, only she's a labour agitator, Little Red Henski ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Anne Shirley
Votes: 333
29. Sakada (1976)
Drama
The inner workings of a family headed by a union organizer are revealed when his body is brought back to his hometown for burial. A sakada is a farmer who works in a sugarcane field ... See full summary »
Director: Behn Cervantes | Stars: Robert Arevalo, Hilda Koronel, Pancho Magalona, Bembol Roco
Votes: 13
30. The Inquiry (2014)
60 min | History
Dublin 1913. The truth behind the rhetoric as charismatic union leader Jim Larkin faces off against tycoon William Martin Murphy in the dispute that defined modern Ireland.
Director: Brian Gray | Stars: Jed Murray, Bosco Hogan, Gerry O'Brien, Patrick O'Donnell
Votes: 8
31. Cananea (1978)
123 min | Drama, History, Western
The Cananea strike took place in June 1906. This is the true story of strikers in the American owned mine. Cananea is a city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
Director: Marcela Fernández Violante | Stars: Yolanda Ciani, Carlos Bracho, Milton Rodríguez, José Carlos Ruiz
Votes: 47
32. Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08 that pitted Hollywood's writers against the major studios.
Director: Brian S. Kalata | Stars: Miranda Banks, Christopher Barrett, Justine Bateman, Kai Bowe
Votes: 35
33. Professori Masa (1949)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Tauno Palo, Ansa Ikonen, Leo Riuttu, Eija Inkeri
Votes: 110
34. Eve's Lover (1925)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy
Austin Starfield (Louis) has his greedy eye on a steel mill belonging to Eve Burnside (Rich). He persuades an impoverished count, Leon Molnar (Lytell) to marry Eve so he can then gain ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Irene Rich, Bert Lytell, Clara Bow, Willard Louis
35. Nights of Serafina (1996)
95 min | Drama
Anton, a wealthy logger marries Serafina, a woman from the slums of Manila. They move to Anton's house on a tropical island where they live with Anton's domineering and disapproving mother.... See full summary »
Director: Joey Gosiengfiao | Stars: Giorgia Ortega, Mike Magat, John Apacible, Angelika Dela Cruz
Votes: 13
36. Nadia et les hippopotames (1999)
102 min | Drama
November/December 1995, and France is paralysed by the transportation strikes. The huge traffic jams oblige Parisians to walk or cycle their way through the winter months. Nadia is a young ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Cabrera | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Marilyne Canto, Thierry Frémont, Philippe Fretun
Votes: 109
37. Hesper of the Mountains (1916)
50 min | Drama
Ann reluctantly agrees to leave her beloved New York City to accompany her sick brother on a trip out West, which he must take for his health. There she meets hunky ranch foreman Bob ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfrid North | Stars: Lillian Walker, Donald Hall, Evart Overton, Donald MacBride
38. Laukaus tehtaalla (1973)
79 min | Drama
The events surrounding a factory in a small town are gone through in documentary style.
Director: Erkko Kivikoski | Stars: Urpo Poikolainen, Aarne Hakulinen, Pentti Viljakainen, Artturi Haikonen
Votes: 154
39. The Fires of Youth (1917)
Not Rated | 52 min | Drama
The productions from Thanhouser's mature period, 1915-1917, clearly show the advancements that set the stage for the first cinematic golden age, the 1920s. Such advances are evident in this... See full summary »
Director: Emile Chautard | Stars: Frederick Warde, Helen Badgley, Jeanne Eagels, Ernest Howard
Votes: 49
40. Ja alla oli tulinen järvi (1937)
106 min | Drama
Jussi Raala loses his inheritance when his alcoholic father sells his manor, sawmill and forests to the Lumia family. Jussi works for a while to the Lumias but is embittered by the insults ... See full summary »
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Hugo Hytönen, Joel Rinne, Anni Aitto, Kaarlo Angerkoski
Votes: 61
41. Lockout (2007 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary
In 1929 one of the darkest chapters in Australian industrial history was written in blood and bitterness on the Northern Coalfields of NSW, a tale that will echo across our landscape in story, song and legacy.
Director: Jason van Genderen | Stars: Chris Haywood, Jack O'Shea, Jim Comerford, Mabel Comerford
42. Pinsiön parooni (1962)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Eero Roine, Eino Kaipainen, Mirjam Novero, Liisa Roine
Votes: 69
43. Justice in the Coalfields (1995)
57 min | Documentary
This documentary follows the United Mine Workers Association (UMWA) strike against the Pittston Coal Company and explores the strike's social, cultural, and economic impact on coalfield communities.
Director: Anne Lewis
44.
Sharpe (1993–2008)
Episode:
Sharpe's Justice
(1997)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Returning to Yorkshire, Sharpe finds himself on the wrong side between corrupt employers and exploited workers.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden, Caroline Langrishe
Votes: 1,982
45.
Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode:
Roots?
(1981)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy
For yet another birthday of elderly Mr. Grace, the department staff decide to perform a musical number linked to Mr. Grace's Welsh heritage - until they realize his lineage goes way deeper than that.
Director: John Kilby | Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard
Votes: 172
46.
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode:
By Any Means Necessary
(1994)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the station's dock workers stage an illegal strike, G'Kar tries to hold a Narn religious ceremony, but Londo holds the plant he needs and won't relinquish it.
Director: Jim Johnston | Stars: Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan
Votes: 817
47.
East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
Episode:
The Name of the Game
(1964)
60 min | Drama
An old-time union leader is eager to go against a corporate executive he has battled in the past, but it seems that he'd rather fight than come to a compromise that would benefit all sides.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 15
48.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Sleeping with the Enemy
(1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Frasier rallies the on-air talent to back the support staff in a labour dispute with station manager Kate Costas.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 980
49.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Zone
(1993)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Charlie alerts Duncan to a mysterious man who may be able to reduce violence in "the Zone," a dangerous slum neighborhood.
Director: Clay Borris | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Philip Akin, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 186
50.
The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode:
Rogue Element
(2022)
TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Eugene looks for Stephanie after she mysteriously goes missing. Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis. Carol helps Hornsby with a labor dispute at a drug farm.
Director: Michael Cudlitz | Stars: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Christian Serratos
Votes: 6,649