The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

October Sky

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

1999

How Green Was My Valley

Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a

1941

The Toilers

The Toilers (1928)

1928

Ode to My Father 2

In Another Homeland

Deep underground, a coal miner and his young assistant make a discovery that slowly unravels the course of their bond. What was buried begins to surfa

2026

Ode to My Father

Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam

2014

Sons and Lovers

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman f

1960

Mine 9

Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.

2019

Laura

“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

2010

Tornado

The owner of an Illinois coal mine struggles to keep his business in operation, all the while unaware that among his employees is a saboteur planning

1943

Black Diamonds

A reporter on a visit to his hometown hears of dangerous conditions at the local coal mine, and proceeds to investigate.

1940

Việt and Nam

In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, kno

2024

Zoolander

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's

2001

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent get stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devi

2024

Země se otvírá

1939

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

A mining operation in Cerrejon, Northern Colombia revealed a treasure trove of fossils from animals that lived ten million years after the KT extincti

2016

Jade Miners

A fascinating documentary, shot in the mountainous north of Burma. No filmmaker is welcome there, because, against the background of a civil war, the

2015

Justice in the Coalfields

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

1995

Leaning on the tree

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

2025

Poor-Land

A documentary about unemployed workers in Walbrzych, Poland.

2004