The Working Class on Screen

Labour, dignity, and the systems that grind them down

These films take working-class lives seriously — not as background, not as comic relief, but as the subject. Cinema's most important function is to make visible what power prefers to keep invisible.

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The Collection

Kes

Kes

1969
1
Kes
1969
1
Kes
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Kes represents exactly what makes this theme essential viewing.
Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves

1948
2
Bicycle Thieves
1948
2
Bicycle Thieves
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Bicycle Thieves represents exactly what makes this theme essen…
I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

2016
3
I, Daniel Blake
2016
3
I, Daniel Blake
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — I, Daniel Blake represents exactly what makes this theme essen…
Norma Rae

Norma Rae

1979
4
Norma Rae
1979
4
Norma Rae
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Norma Rae represents exactly what makes this theme essential v…
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1960
5
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
5
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Saturday Night and Sunday Morning represents exactly what make…
The Full Monty

The Full Monty

1997
6
The Full Monty
1997
6
The Full Monty
IMDb 7.2 / 10
Director Peter Cattaneo
Cast Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy
Box Office $45,950,122
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — The Full Monty represents exactly what makes this theme essent…
Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

2000
7
Billy Elliot
2000
7
Billy Elliot
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Billy Elliot represents exactly what makes this theme essentia…
Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies

1996
8
Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies
1996
8
Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies represents exactly what makes this…
The Organizer

The Organizer

1963
9
The Organizer
1963
9
The Organizer
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — The Organizer represents exactly what makes this theme essenti…
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000
10
Bread and Roses
2000
10
Bread and Roses
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Bread and Roses represents exactly what makes this theme essen…
Two Days, One Night

Two Days, One Night

2014
11
Two Days, One Night
2014
11
Two Days, One Night
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Two Days, One Night represents exactly what makes this theme e…
Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

2018
12
Sorry to Bother You
2018
12
Sorry to Bother You
IMDb 0.0 / 10
Cast
Why A pivotal entry in this collection — Sorry to Bother You represents exactly what makes this theme e…

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