Movies and TvShows featuring "employment-discrimination" theme.

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter follows Peggy Carter, a highly skilled spy working for the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) during the 1940s. Despite her talents, she faces prejudice and employment discrimination due to her gender. Determined to prove herself, Carter embarks on a mission to retrieve a powerful artifact while battling against sexism and the male-dominated hierarchy in the world of espionage.

Soul Food follows the trials and tribulations of the Joseph family, who gather every Sunday for a soulful feast. When their matriarch Mama Joe falls into a coma, the family must overcome their differences and work together to keep their traditions alive.

Equity is a drama film that follows the story of a female investment banker as she navigates through the ruthless world of Wall Street, encountering financial corruption, sexism, and betrayal. Set in the 2010s, the film sheds light on the challenges faced by women in the corporate world.

Always Outnumbered (1998) is a movie about an ex-convict named Socrates who struggles with discrimination, poverty, and finding employment. Set in Los Angeles, California, Socrates faces racism, harassment, and ostracism as he tries to rebuild his life. Along the way, he forms unexpected friendships and confronts issues such as terminal illness and class differences. Based on the book of the same name, this teleplay-adapted drama sheds light on the challenges faced by African-Americans in society.

A Different Approach is a heartwarming movie that follows a disabled individual's journey to find employment and overcome discrimination. With determination and resilience, they fight against societal barriers and prove that everyone deserves a chance to succeed. This thought-provoking film sheds light on the challenges faced by disabled individuals and highlights the importance of inclusivity.

Sabina, a divorced mother of two small children, falls in love with an old friend from the Bosnian war. The two plan to marry, but things go terribly wrong.

Kamel, a young man from the french ghetto, near Paris, is coming back to France. He was arrested for dealing drugs, he spent five years in jail and was banned from France for two years. He tries, with his family's support, to find a job and live a normal life. But nothing's normal in the ghetto.

Tom Peters looks back to 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet. Tom's mom is both sweet and intrusive, urging him to take out girls. She also drags him to her disco-dancing lessons. His friendship with Matt becomes his first love, and then Matt turns on Tom with homophobic venom. Later, Matt and Matt's new girlfriend trash the classroom of an effeminate teacher with more vicious homophobia. At first, Tom joins in heaping scorn on the teacher, then he has to decide if it isn't time to open the closet door. A crisis of sorts ensues with his mom, and disco proves to be a balm.

A recently-released convict attempts to do right but struggles to support his wife and ailing daughter.

Black Wings tells the incredible story of an African-American pilot who fought against racial discrimination to achieve success in the aviation industry. From his early struggles to his triumphs, this documentary follows his journey and serves as an inspiration for all.

Lesbian couple Teresa and Lena made national news in Portugal when they applied to get married. Leonor Areal's camera follows them, one amid scores of reporters' cameras, as they deal with the denial of their petition, and, more significantly, with the negative fallout the publicity generates. Though seeking equal rights, in the process of being recognizable public figures, the two women and their daughters instead find themselves facing even greater discrimination in housing, work, and school.

A direct action documentary that addresses the violence and discrimination, with some of the highest homicide and suicide rates in the transgender community.

Mac is a female-to-male (FTM) transgender worker who must fight to continue the plight of remaining true to oneself while overcoming the hurdles created in institutions like the workplace. By learning to transform himself first, Mac is able to successfully transform the lives of those who surround him, and show how being transgressive can help to change the world.

Memorable attack by the southern Irish government on sectarian Northern housing policies in Fintona, Co. Tyrone.