Movies and TvShows featuring "workers-strike" theme.

In Life or Something Like It, a reporter named Lanie is given a prophecy by a homeless man that she only has a few days to live. As she tries to come to terms with her impending death, she must reevaluate her priorities and decide what is truly important in life. Along the way, she navigates her complicated relationship with her fiance, confronts her fear of commitment, and learns to appreciate the simple joys in life. Through a series of unexpected events and surprising encounters, Lanie discovers that there is more to life than her successful career and starts to question the meaning of it all.

Cart is a drama film about the labor rights of workers in a retail store. It focuses on the story of workers going on strike to fight for their rights and the challenges they face along the way.

In 1912, a police inspector interrogates the upper-class Birling family about the suicide of a young working-class woman. As he uncovers their individual involvement with the woman and their callous disregard for her life, the inspector forces them to confront their own guilt and responsibility. The unexpected twist at the end reveals the true nature of the inspector's identity.

The People Speak is a documentary that explores the history of grassroots movements and social activism in America. It showcases the struggles and triumphs of various movements, including the women's movement, the civil rights movement, and the anti-war protests. Through interviews, archival footage, and dramatic readings of historical documents, the film provides a powerful and inspiring look at the power of ordinary people to create change.

Britannia Hospital, a futuristic institution, becomes the stage for a bloody clash between the staff and the workers, highlighting issues of class warfare, social unrest, and medical ethics.

At War is a drama that revolves around a labor strike and the fight against globalization. The movie explores the challenges faced by workers as they battle against economic pressure, broken promises, and the closure of their factory. It delves into the themes of class struggle, worker exploitation, and the desperate struggle for justice and solidarity.

A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.

A lonely bathroom attendant starts a business renting passengers to freeway commuters who want to utilize the carpool lane.

A ham-handed cautionary fable against communism, the film concerns a group of Civil War veterans who are appalled by the burgeoning radical movement in America.

Jet Lag is a romantic comedy set at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. A delayed flight leads to a chance meeting between Felix, a neurotic businessman, and Rose, a free-spirited beautician. As they navigate through cultural differences and personal baggage, their relationship develops unexpectedly.

The Great Postal Heist follows director Jay Galione's father, a 30-year US Post Office clerk, who was harassed, threatened, and fired for standing up for his colleagues. A moving indictment of the toxic culture and push to downsize, the documentary chronicles the journey of postal workers, experts, and advocates who experienced firsthand the abuses in the oldest federal agency in America and stood up against the USPS's notoriously violent work environment, featuring interviews with Ralph Nader and Richard Wolff. The atmosphere was a result of systematic dismantling and privatization of the trillion-dollar mail industry by lobbyists and politicians who seek to make profits at the expense of the mental health, living wages, and working conditions of their employees.

Paris Is Us follows a young woman named Anna who is grappling with the challenges and uncertainties of life in the vibrant city of Paris. As she tries to find her place in a society filled with fear and political conflict, she encounters various obstacles and struggles. The film explores themes of loss of innocence, youth rebellion, and the effects of post-industrial society on the lives of everyday individuals.

Zazie dans le Métro is a surreal comedy about a 10-year-old girl who visits Paris and gets caught up in a series of madcap adventures in the metro. With its slapstick humor and quirky characters, the film explores themes of discovery and urban life in a playful and unconventional way.

In the town of Lynley, a dedicated campaign-speech-writer falls in love with a social activist while dealing with alcoholism and the challenges of working for a newspaper. As their relationship evolves, they face numerous obstacles, including the consequences of industrial accidents and the complexities of small-town politics.

Juan Encarnación is a reserved jibaro with a violent past. When Pura, the woman he loves, disappears, Encarnación sets out on a path of revenge armed with his machete and his daughter, Patria, in his arms.

Fay Wray plays Jean Hastings, the wealthy and spoiled scion of a factory-owning family led by her irrepressible grandmother. Sparks fly when Jean meets Jim Devlin, the labor leader who’s spearheading a tense worker’s strike against the factory. After circumstances force Jean and Jim to spend a night together in his cabin, she begins questioning her family’s ruthless tactics. This hard-to-see Columbia film by British director Roy William Neill not only features Wray as a brunette but also includes an explosive depiction of labor strife. (Block Cinema)

Three stories of young disillusioned Poles of different background and region of origin. What binds them together is that they all meet on the bus to London shortly after Poland's entry into EU.

Fred (Vincent Lindon) is a former crane driver who was a victim of the closure of his factory. He takes care of the little boy of his girlfriend (Clotilde Courau), does the housework and sometimes goes to the job center but boredom is inescapable. One day, because he accepted to drive a truck for a friend to a warehouse, he's caught up in a vicious spiral that goes beyond him. It's all the more serious as shady men want to eliminate him an the police is on his back.

A collective of office girls and their tribulations in the male world, female solidarity, the place of women in the labor and civil rights struggles and the conflict between love and work.

Federico, an executive of national television, begins to suspect that his wife Elena, an actress who retired prematurely after marriage, is cheating him with another man. The symptoms are that Elena sighs, looks far into heaven and is aware of the exact time a comet passes. In other words, she expects her most beautiful night.