Matewan
(1987, 2h 12min, PG-13)
7.9
(1987, 2h 12min, PG-13)7.9

Matewan

(1987, 2h 12min, PG-13)

(1987, 2h 12min, PG-13)
7.9

7.9

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Genre

Drama, History, Historical drama, Old movies

Synopsis

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper), a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson (James Earl Jones) and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.