Movies and TvShows featuring "manual-labor" theme.

When a spoiled, wealthy playboy falls overboard and loses his memory, a struggling single mother sees an opportunity for revenge. She convinces him that they're married and puts him to work, teaching him the true value of family and love.

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, Fern, a woman in her sixties, loses her job at the US Gypsum plant. She decides to sell her belongings and live in a van, traveling through the American West. Along the way, she takes a seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment center and attends a desert gathering organized by Bob Wells, where she learns survival skills. Fern also builds friendships with fellow nomads, including a woman named Swankie who is battling cancer. She later works as a camp host, cares for a sick nomad named David, and reunites with her sister. Despite these connections, Fern remains committed to her nomadic lifestyle, always seeking new experiences. At the end, she returns to Empire, the town she once called home, before continuing her journey.

Sinners is a powerful drama set in 1960s Ireland, focusing on the story of a young woman who finds herself in a Magdalene Laundry, a Catholic nun-operated institution where 'fallen women' were sent to perform manual labor as punishment for their sins. Separated from her baby and subjected to physical punishment, she navigates the oppressive religious order and attempts to break free from the social stigma of her past. The film explores themes of abuse, forced adoption, social injustice, and the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

The story of a young boy who attempts to escape from the brick kiln where he is forced to work as a bonded labor slave in India.

A businessman sentenced to social work in an isolated community gets to know a local resident and her daughter.

Lou Diamond Phillips and marina Black star together with Lee majors and Ernest Borgnine in a western drama. Lou plays an ex convict who tries to make a living as a mine worker, closely watched by Marshal Luther Toll. The convict knows he is just one step away from going back to prison if he gets out of line - but when he stops a neighbor from severely beating his wife and teams up with an old rancher who stands alone against the mine owner's interests things get complicated for our hero.

The Pool tells the story of a caretaker in a village in Goa, India. He witnesses a death-by-drowning tragedy and becomes involved in the family relationships and tragedies of the people around him. The movie explores themes of poverty, illiteracy, mentorship, and the complexities of arranged marriage. It also touches on the metaphorical aspects of a pool, representing the characters' desires and dreams.

It is the story of a psychologically disturbed character by his subjective experience of violence. He leaves his room and through a village ravaged, abandoned, it is inhabited by the spirits of those who lived there. They are represented by ghosts, ectoplasm, characters in flame and smoke.