Coal Mining Movies

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. ...

Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution...

A North Korean coal miner struggles to realize her dream of becoming a circus acrobat.

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

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

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

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

A reflection on anarchism and labor, ANCIENT SUNSHINE marks a path through the struggles of climate activism and coal extractions in the American...

An intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining resident of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown...

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...

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

Semi-documentary, focusing on the training young boys receive before they are sent down the mines on their first job.

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

A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial...

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

This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people....

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