Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)8.2 /10

Storyline:  This documentary chronicles the 1973 coal miners’ strike in Harlan County, Kentucky, against the Eastover Mining Company. When workers joined the United Mine Workers of America, the company refused to sign a contract, sparking a year-long, often violent struggle. Barbara Kopple contextualizes the conflict within the broader history of labor and miners' rights.