Movie·1987·132 min

Matewan

Name: Matewan
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987-08-28
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn

Matewan streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, as of October 5, 2026.

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7.4 / 10 · TMDB

Drama History

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson 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.

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