★ 0.0/5
Matewan: History from Below
2020
Sign in to use quick actions
Back
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
MOVIE • 1987
Matewan
It takes more than guns to kill a man.
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.
TMDB ★ 3.7/5Votes: 147
Favorite off • Watchlist off • Not rated
DramaHistory
Top Cast
Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Joe Grifasi
Fausto
Nancy Mette
Bridey Mae Tolliver
—
Jo Henderson
Mrs. Elkins
Josh Mostel
Mayor Cabell Testerman
Where to watch
Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsMeta Snapshot
FilmStatus
Released
Release
August 28, 1987
Runtime
Recommendations & Related Titles
★ 4.3/5
The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
1986
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.9/5
Day for Night
1973
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.8/5
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.7/5
Lord of War
2005
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.6/5
The Piano Teacher
2001
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.5/5
The Cider House Rules
1999
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.5/5
Silkwood
1983
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.4/5
Rent
2005
Sign in to use quick actions
★ 3.4/5
Into the Blue
2026
Sign in to use quick actions