Movies and TvShows featuring "longshoreman" theme.

An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims. Mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly gloats about his control of the waterfront. Terry Malloy, a dockworker, had been a promising boxer until he was instructed to deliberately lose a fight. Terry helps the sister of a victim and becomes involved in testifying against the mob-controlled union. As Terry leans towards testifying, he faces threats and violence, but ultimately finds the strength to expose the illegal activities. With the support of the dockworkers, Terry fights back and stands up for justice.

Kill the Irishman is a true crime film based on the life of Danny Greene, an Irish-American mobster who becomes a prominent figure in the Cleveland mafia wars. The movie depicts Greene's rise to power, his rivalry with the Italian mafia, and his eventual assassination attempt.

In The Mob, an undercover cop goes deep undercover to infiltrate a powerful organized crime syndicate. As he gains the trust of the mobsters, he struggles to maintain his true identity and loyalty to the police force. The stakes get higher when a witness elimination plot puts his life in danger. With corruption, betrayal, and danger lurking around every corner, he must navigate the treacherous world of the mob to bring them down from within.

A young man, unemployed and desperate for money, stumbles upon a suitcase full of cash and becomes entangled in a dangerous world of crime and corruption. As he tries to navigate this newfound fortune, he must confront his own morality and make difficult choices that will determine his fate.

The Woman on Pier 13 tells the story of a man who becomes involved with a woman connected to a Communist agitator. As he uncovers her secret past and her involvement with dangerous individuals, he must navigate a web of deception, double-crosses, and seduction.

Moontide is a gripping tale set in a waterfront community, following the story of Bobo, a fisherman who finds himself entangled in a series of violent incidents after docking in a small harbor. As he navigates through his new surroundings, Bobo forms unexpected connections and faces dangerous threats. The film explores themes of friendship, jealousy, and redemption.

Set in 1950s New York, Edge of the City follows two friends who work as longshoremen and become entangled in a murder investigation that exposes the racial tensions of the time. As they confront racism and violence, their friendship is tested, and they must decide whether to stand up for what is right.

In 'Key to the City,' a small-town mayor falls in love with a Harvard graduate and a whirlwind romance ensues. However, their relationship is put to the test when they have to navigate through political aspirations and a battle of the sexes. With mistaken identities, comedic errors, and a convention in the mix, this romantic comedy promises laughter and charm.

William Castle directed this Sam Katzman production, a gritty crime thriller about a newly-discharged sailor who gets a job as a longshoreman in The Big Easy. He swiftly discovers mob corruption throughout the docks, and when a friend is killed by the gangsters, he convinces the police to let him go undercover and take matters into his own hands. Filmed on location on the docks and in the French Quarter.

A woman working in a caribean Cabaret meets a man in the harbour that just went out of jail. They recognise in each other common feelings of rage and fury and then they fall in love in a story without words.

A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up with a "code of silence" amongst all potential witnesses.

A professional football player is accused of murdering the man who attacked his sister. His brother, an investigate reporter, sets out to prove his brother's innocence.

A Brooklyn-born 17-year-old's loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a local gangster's flashy lifestyle.

Set in 1950s New York, Eddie Carbone, an Italian-American longshoreman, is faced with a moral dilemma when he suspects his niece is romantically involved with an illegal immigrant. The play explores themes of honor, betrayal, and the clash of cultural values as Eddie's obsession with protecting his family leads him down a destructive path.

Longshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront saloon, and he beats up Cassidy, a crooked politician who has been annoying her. Cassidy is murdered that night and Johnny is jailed for the crime. Kitty, her father Andy Tracy, and waterfront-priest Father Cameron believe Johnny is innocent but all evidence points to his guilt.

An alcoholic longshoreman, deep in debt to the mob, is forced into an increasingly debauched nightmare as he tries to avoid the thugs out to get him. Along the way, he meets local oddballs, violent criminals, and lusty women. With a mysterious computer controlling everyone’s actions this grimy artistic film with almost science fiction-esque fear of future mind control was made well before it’s time.

Nostromo is the foreman of longshoremen in a South American Republic, and they are to load the cargo of silver that is to come from the San Tome mine. Sotillo and his band gang are plotting to steal the silver, but the fore-warned Nostromo has a plan to outwit them. He meets the silver train far up the road and has the shipment transferred to a big wagon, sending it via side-streets to the wharf. He and his men stay with the train and fight of the bandits. Back at the wharf, Nostromo thinks about claiming the silver was lost in the battle and taking it for himself. He and his conscience struggles mightily.

Harry Bridges: A Man and his Union chronicles the life of one of America's most important and controversial left-wing labor leader. He headed the International Longshoremen and Warehouseman Union from the 1930's to the 1970's and was a champion of workers' causes on an international scale. Harry Bridges (July 28, 1901 - March 30, 1990) was controversial as he was charismatic. He was prosecuted by FDR, Truman and Eisenhower alike, and convicted by a federal jury for having lied about Communist Party membership-a conviction which was set aside. On the West Coast, Bridges still excites passions both for and against the labor movement.