Movies and TvShows featuring "mining-accident" theme.

In 1880s New Mexico, a town called La Belle is mostly populated by women after a mining accident killed most of the male population. The town faces further danger when an outlaw named Frank Griffin and his gang descend upon it. As the women of La Belle stand their ground and defend their home, tensions rise and violence ensues.

In 2010, a group of miners in Chile become trapped underground after a cave-in. With limited supplies and dwindling hope, they must find a way to survive while also dealing with the political and social implications of their situation.

On the 19th of November 2010, the Pike River mine exploded with 31 men trapped inside. In the immediate confusion that followed no one knew what had happened. Within hours two men would manage a heroic escape but 29 remained unaccounted for. Over five days the men’s families and loved ones waited, hoping they would come out alive. Then two further explosions sealed the men’s fate. However, the fuse that would eventually snuff out so many lives was lit decades before. Set in the drama of the five days between the three explosions, Pike River reveals the tragic back story of the mine where pressure for profits would eventually contribute to the deaths of 29 men. Featuring interviews with the Pike River families and scripted drama to depict key events.

In a small mining town in West Virginia, a high school student named Homer Hickam dreams of leaving his life as a coal miner behind and instead pursues his passion for rocketry. Despite facing numerous obstacles, including a disapproving father and a mining accident, Homer is determined to launch his own rockets and prove his worth. With the help of his friends and a supportive teacher, Homer defies the odds and achieves his dream.

In the early 1900s, a mining accident in a small town leads to the deaths of many children. Years later, a widow and her daughters move into a house near the abandoned mining camp, unaware of the dark secret that lies beneath. The town's dark past comes back to haunt them as the vengeful zombie children rise from the dead to seek revenge.

Act of Vengeance is a crime drama based on the true story of a coal miner in West Virginia who risks everything to fight for justice after a mining accident and an ensuing labor scandal. The plot explores the challenges he faces in his fight against powerful corrupt forces and his struggle to bring about change for the workers in his community.

A coal miner, mourning the loss of his friend, takes his daughter on one last retirement party at an abandoned mine. However, they soon find themselves trapped in the underground mine, with limited oxygen and no way out. As the lack of oxygen starts to affect their minds, they begin to experience hallucinations and the line between reality and insanity blurs. With tensions rising, they must find a way to survive and escape before it's too late.

In the 1970s, a British man becomes entangled in a dangerous gold mining scheme in South Africa, leading to a series of tragic events and uncovering a web of conspiracy. As he explores the perilous underground world of gold mining, he must navigate through a dysfunctional marriage, manipulative individuals, and the unforgiving criminal underworld.

Infini is a sci-fi horror movie set in the 23rd century. A group of search and rescue soldiers are sent to a mining outpost in deep space called INFINI, where a mysterious plague has taken over the crew. As they search for survivors and try to escape, they soon realize that the outpost is not what it seems and they are trapped in a fight for survival against a powerful and unknown force. The movie explores themes of mind control, mutation, and time dilation.

Blind Shaft tells the story of two unscrupulous miners who exploit desperate workers for money by staging fake mining accidents and murdering them. The film explores themes of ruthlessness, capitalism, and exploitation in the Chinese mining industry.

John and the Missus is a movie set in a small mining town in Newfoundland, Canada in the 1960s. The story follows the hardships faced by a family due to unemployment in the town's copper mine. It explores themes of family relationships, government policies, and the impact of a mining accident on the community.

Drama about the family of an elite miner set against the backdrop of the biggest mining disaster of the second half of the 20th century, which left 108 men dead.

Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.

A team of Chilean miners are trapped underground for months and hold out for a miraculous rescue.

Beaconsfield is a dramatic movie based on the true story of a mining accident in Tasmania, Australia. It follows the harrowing survival and rescue operation of the trapped miners, as they race against time to be rescued from a collapsed mine shaft. The film explores the themes of survival and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.

“Laura” is based on a true story about a dramatic search and rescue mission at Halemba coal mine that gripped Poland in February of 2006. A miner was trapped underground, and by the fourth day when everyone was beginning to lose hope of his safe return, the rescue team heard a faint knocking on the pipeline. After a nearly a week long search, the miner was rescued. Those who followed the story closely called it a miracle. But the miner claimed that what saved him was stronger than a miracle – his love for his daughter Laura, and his wife Marlena.

Maxime is a young Valdorian who works in a gold mine. As he experiences several difficulties as he goes through life, he will question his definition of masculinity. It's with the help of the tightly knit brotherhood of colleagues in the mine that he will find the necessary support to overcome a feeling of stubborn guilt which prevents him from achieving happiness. Until the day an explosion breaks out underground. As part of the rescue mission, Maxime descends into the mine lair with the firm intention of bringing each of his colleagues back to the surface alive.

The film is based on the events surrounding the Lengede mining accident in 1963.

A mining businessman gets involved in crimes and murderers as he flees from another businessman who plans to dump nuclear waste illegally in abandoned coal mines in southern Chile

Salt of the Earth tells the story of Mexican-American workers in a mining town who go on strike to fight for fair wages and better working conditions. The film explores the themes of social commentary, political activism, and feminism, as well as the challenges faced by the working class. It was considered a banned film and later gained recognition for its portrayal of the labor movement.