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Harlan County War

2000 · 104 min

A grim, grounded labor drama that grinds you down with hardship and hard-won defiance.

Directed by
Tony Bill
Genres
Drama
Tagline
It's her turn to fight back.
Overview
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, power, survival, family
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Tony Bill
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Tony Bill
    Written by
    Peter Silverman
    Starring
    Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgård, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson, Charlotte Arnold, Jennifer Irwin, Rufus Crawford, Alex House
    Music
    Van Dyke Parks
    Cinematography
    Flavio Martínez Labiano
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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