Movies: Coal mining

An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution and today in decline and struggling to survive and retain its identity, soul and values – all of which were ...

A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. With his beloved family trade targeted by a right-wing government with a long-standing hatred for the arts, a ...

A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management....

Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son....

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For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then the British Empire Steel Corporation arrived and bought every single steel and coal company in Nova Sc...

Documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike, one of the bitterest industrial disputes in British history, with stories from both sides of the conflict....

A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial turmoil and the current push by global mining giants to destroy regional communities and replace local mine...

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A determined housewife goes head-to-head with a $1 billion mining company after its negligent operation ruins her town's water supply....

The work done by men and women at the coal face and the pit head....

On the 5th of March 1985, a crowd gathered in a South Yorkshire pit village to watch a sight none of them had seen in a year. The villagers, many of them in tears, cheered and clapped as the men of Grimethorpe Colliery marched back to work accompanie...

An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in hypnotic restlessness. A self-destructive system meets resistance....

Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine....

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona....

The largest leisure and shopping complex in Europe, the Metro Centre in Tynemouth, and its creator John Hall....

A small town is overcome by a massive underground coal fire in 1962. As a result hundreds of residents had to be relocated....

An intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining resident of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown that has literally disintegrated under his feet. His unbowed determination and steadfast refusal to ackn...

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The majestic rebirth of Manchester's Bradford Colliery and other stories....