Matewan
4
Drama
History
1987
132 min
PG-13
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.
Starring:
Chris Cooper
,
James Earl Jones
,
Mary McDonnell
,
Will Oldham
,
David Strathairn
,
Ken Jenkins
,
Kevin Tighe
Drama
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"Honestly one of my favorite movies of all time. Fantastic direction, writing, and cast. For a film class in college I even watched it without sound once and still loved it. If you can find it, watch it."
Travis Boozer
