Movies and TvShows featuring "worker-lay-off" theme.

Worlds Apart follows three separate narratives about different people living in Athens during the Greek crisis. As their lives intertwine, they face love, loss, and political unrest. The film explores themes of cultural differences, personal turmoil, and the search for connection in a turbulent world.

Another World is a drama film that tells the story of a corporate executive who starts experiencing a mental breakdown while going through a divorce suit. The film explores themes of corporate greed, profit motive, and the pressures of the capitalist society. It delves into the complex dynamics of management-employee relationships and the impact of resource management decisions on the lives of workers. Set in France, the film also touches upon the challenges faced by a business student and the psychological violence one can experience in a professional setting.

Thanks Boss! is a hilarious comedy documentary that takes a satirical look at the capitalist society and the effects of corporate downsizing and unemployment. Through hidden-camera pranks, the film exposes the absurdities of the business world, highlighting the struggles of the working class and critiquing the concept of capitalism.

Patterns is a 1956 drama about ambition and business ethics in New York City. It tells the story of a new employee who witnesses the ruthlessness and heartlessness of big business. As he navigates the cutthroat world of corporate America, he must confront the pride, humiliation, and moral dilemmas that come with it. Set in Manhattan, the film explores the father-son relationship, employer-employee dynamics, and the dark side of success.

Holler is a coming-of-age drama about a high school senior, Ruth, who is caught stealing from a library and must navigate the challenges of being evicted from her home. She works as a scrapper with her brother, Blaze, and dreams of saving enough money for college. As Ruth falls in love and faces the hardships of living in a dying town, she must make difficult choices that will shape her future.

A man inherits a duty and struggles with the consequences. He is laid off from work, retreats to the woods, drinks wine on vacation, experiences unfaithfulness, and navigates complicated family relationships. Trust, secrets, and suicide play a role in the story set in Southern France and Stockholm, Sweden.

Pepe the woodcutter's life in his idyllic Finnish village is turned upside down in just a few days. Despite the turmoil, he remains strangely unfazed, as if he holds a deep understanding of life's mysteries.

Here Without Me tells the story of a mother struggling to support her family after losing her job at a factory. As she faces poverty and dreams of a better life, she finds solace in her love for cinema and the delusions it brings. The film explores themes of family relationships, contemporary struggles, and the power of dreams.

A quiet staircase of an ordinary office building. Two colleagues, Markku, an older accountant, and Eeva, younger HR manager are heading down the stairs, one after another. It turns out that earlier that day, Eeva has had to tell Markku that he has been fired from the company after many years. Markku is bitter and full of rage. Then something unordinary happens.