Movies and TvShows featuring "minimum-wage" theme.

The drama tells the story of average workers, who silently work hard on each one’s own task. They finally pull together as a team to fight through a difficult and unfair situation. Lee Soo-In has the kind of temperament where he has to do the right thing no matter what. After his discharge from the military, he finds work at a large retail market. One day, his boss orders him to fire temporary employees at the store. Lee Soo-In refuses to do so and decides to join the labor union. He and the temporary employees struggle against unfair dismissals. The drama is based on a webtoon of the same name, which is in turn inspired by real-life events that transpired in 2002 when union workers were unfairly fired from large supermarket chain Carrefour, and fought back.

On Becoming a God in Central Florida is a dark comedy TV show set in the 1990s. It follows the story of Krystal Stubbs, a young widow with financial problems, who seeks revenge against the cult-like pyramid scheme that ruined her finances. Through the scheme, she discovers the dark side of success and the lengths people will go to protect their own interests.

McLibel is a documentary about a legal case against McDonald's, where two activists take on the fast-food giant for alleged exploitation, malnutrition, and animal cruelty. The film explores the themes of capitalism, freedom of speech, and the power of corporations.

Comrades is a compelling movie that takes place in 19th-century Australia, depicting the struggles and hardships faced by a group of convicts who try to escape their harsh reality. The story follows their journey for freedom, disguised identities, and their fight for fair wages and humane treatment. With themes of deception, survival, and the power of unity, Comrades explores the complexities of human nature and the desire for a better life.

Television movie updating Charles Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol." Businesswoman Ebenita Scrooge treats her employees and customers poorly. She has no time for Christmas or the holiday spirit. On Christmas Eve, she is visited by the ghost of her dead partner Maude Marley and then by other spirits who remind her of her happy past and chronicle the bitterness and greed that have taken over her life. At last, she is shown her own death and funeral. No one is there to mourn her. This revelation shocks her into opening her heart and her checkbook.

Bill Moyers takes a piercing look at how global economic changes are destroying the lives and livelihoods of hardworking Americans. The documentary follows several individuals and their families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as they fight to make ends meet in the “new economy.” In sheer numbers, more jobs were created than lost in America during the last decade, but a look behind those numbers reveals a shortage of jobs that pay enough to support a family. The program intimately portrays the lives of workers and their families as they struggle to make it in today’s job market.

Catherine, a young British prostitute living in Paris, decides to start her own "company" after learning the basics of big businesscom from her clients. She encounters both interest and setbacks in her search for investors.

45m² is a gripping drama that explores the lives of two individuals living in a small apartment in Athens, Greece. The film follows their journey as they navigate the challenges of minimum-wage jobs, relationships, and the pursuit of freedom.

In this follow up to the mockumentary Finals, we see high school senior Matthew Reese filming himself working a boring shift at the local movie theater, Phoenix Theater on the first day of winter break.

When a man is released from prison for his involvement in a white nationalist gang, he begins to uncover the truth behind his troubled past with violent consequences.

The New Rulers of the World is a documentary that delves into the effects of globalization, exposing the unequal power dynamics between corporations and developing countries. It examines the exploitation of workers, economic inequality, and the consequences of foreign investment. The film sheds light on issues such as sweatshops, worker exploitation, income inequality, and the corruption that often accompanies corporate takeovers.

A discussion of the economic and political ideas presented in the book "The Incredible Bread Machine".