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Released August 28th, 1987, 'Matewan' stars Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a user score of 73 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 105 experienced users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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." .
'Matewan' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 28th, 1987
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
August 14th, 2001
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