Coal Mining Movies

  • 2019
    Mine 9

    Mine 9

    Mine 9

    5.5662019HD

    Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.

    Mine 9
  • 1985
    Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow

    Broken Rainbow

    5.71985HD

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

    Broken Rainbow
  • 1970
    The Molly Maguires

    The Molly Maguires

    The Molly Maguires

    6.31970HD

    Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company...

    The Molly Maguires
  • 1987
    Matewan

    Matewan

    Matewan

    7.361987HD

    Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe...

    Matewan
  • 1935
    Black Fury

    Black Fury

    Black Fury

    6.31935HD

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

    Black Fury
  • 1963
    Germinal

    Germinal

    Germinal

    7.41963HD

    Dismissed from the railroads in 1863 for his union activities, Etienne Lantier found a job at the Voreux coal mine. But work was hard, wages were low...

    Germinal
  • 2012
    Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

    Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

    Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

    7.12012HD

    In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

    Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
  • 1995
    Margaret's Museum

    Margaret's Museum

    Margaret's Museum

    6.3461995HD

    In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets...

    Margaret's Museum
  • 2025
    Queen of Coal

    Queen of Coal

    Queen of Coal

    7.42025HD

    A transgender woman lands her dream job of working in a carbon mine, but after having the sex-change surgery must face a superstition that bans...

    Queen of Coal
  • 2019
    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    7.72019HD

    An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war...

    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
  • 1940
    The Proud Valley

    The Proud Valley

    The Proud Valley

    6.21940HD

    In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

    The Proud Valley
  • 1980
    Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    7.2271980HD

    Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

    Coal Miner's Daughter
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.0881935HD

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

    Coal Face
  • 1985
    Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

    6.51985HD

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

    Which Side Are You On?
  • 1945
    Confidential Agent

    Confidential Agent

    Confidential Agent

    5.4621945HD

    During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

    Confidential Agent
  • 2012
    Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

    Shenandoah

    6.62012HD

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

    Shenandoah
  • 1970
    That's the Price

    That's the Price

    That's the Price

    01970HD

    What happens to two dying coal towns in British Columbia when an American corporation provides a contract for millions of tons of coking coal? The...

    That's the Price
  • 2014
    Moving Mountains

    Moving Mountains

    Moving Mountains

    12014HD

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

    Moving Mountains
  • 2024
    Victory to the Mimers

    Victory to the Mimers

    Victory to the Mimers

    02024HD

    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. ...

    Victory to the Mimers
  • 1976
    The Littlest Horse Thieves

    The Littlest Horse Thieves

    The Littlest Horse Thieves

    6.81976HD

    When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three...

    The Littlest Horse Thieves