Coal Mining Movies

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

The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

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. ...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

The Bimblebox Nature Refuge lies in the path of what will be the earths largest coal mines. One woman, Paola Cassoni, decides to resist the "China...

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

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...

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

In July of 2019 the Blackjewel coal company announced it was declaring bankruptcy. Miners were told to stop working mid shift, and their last...

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

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...