Coal Mining Movies

A determined housewife goes head-to-head with a $1 billion mining company after its negligent operation ruins her town's water supply.

Short film about coal mining

An epic feature documentary about a coal mining town with a fiery immigrant heritage, once pivotal in fueling America’s industrial revolution...

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

An intimate portrait of John Lokitis, the youngest remaining resident of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and his quixotic fight to keep alive a hometown...

On the 5th of March 1985, a crowd gathered in a South Yorkshire pit village to watch a sight none of them had seen in a year. The villagers, many of...

An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in...

This film demonstrates how labor law has crippled the collective bargaining power of unions and weighed the scales of justice against working people....

The largest leisure and shopping complex in Europe, the Metro Centre in Tynemouth, and its creator John Hall.

Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

The village of Tamaquito lies deep in the forests of Colombia. Here, nature provides the people with everything they need. But the Wayúu...

A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial...

For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then...

Documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike, one of the bitterest industrial disputes in British history, with stories from...

The work done by men and women at the coal face and the pit head.

Semi-documentary, focusing on the training young boys receive before they are sent down the mines on their first job.

This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost...

The majestic rebirth of Manchester's Bradford Colliery and other stories.

In July of 2019 the Blackjewel coal company announced it was declaring bankruptcy. Miners were told to stop working mid shift, and their last...