Here we've displayed a list of the best Blue-collar Worker films : The Deer Hunter(1978), Secrets & Lies(1996), A Place in the Sun(1951), Five Easy Pieces(1970), Army of Darkness(1992), Raining Stones(1993), Take Shelter(2011), Educating Rita(1983), If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front(2011), American Movie(1999), Out of the Furnace(2013), Big Fan(2009) ... ...
War, Drama
USA
1978
183 Minutes
Robert De Niro Christopher Walken John Savage John Cazale Meryl Streep George Dzundza Chuck Aspegren Shirley Stoler
soldier friend girlfriend wife enemy blue-collar worker bleak disturbing powerful intense emotional brutal clairton, pa. battlefield vietnam pow camp wedding town horrors of war vietnam war
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
Drama
UK|France
1996
142 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Phyllis Logan Marianne Jean-Baptiste Claire Rushbrook Ron Cook Lesley Manville Elizabeth Berrington Michele Austin Lee Ross Emma Amos
doctor mother blue-collar worker daughter brother powerful tense funeral london backyard café family dysfunction mother/daughter relationship family history adoption class distinctions friendship discovery transformation 1990s
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Drama
USA
1951
122 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Shelley Winters Keefe Brasselle Raymond Burr Anne Revere Fred Clark Kathryn Givney
blue-collar worker girlfriend socialite uncle brooding emotional passionate factory family home lake ambition social standing blue collar wealth love triangle temptation love rivalry fall 1950s
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
Drama
USA
1970
96 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Karen Black Susan Anspach Billy Green Bush Fannie Flagg Sally Struthers Ralph Waite Helena Kallianiotes Richard Stahl Marlena Macguire Lois Smith
blue-collar worker girlfriend sister father mother rebel quirky gutsy california washington state diner culture clash family class distinctions discovery 1970s
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Horror, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1992
81 Minutes
Bruce Campbell Embeth Davidtz Marcus Gilbert Ian Abercrombie Richard Grove Michael Earl Reid Timothy Patrick Quill Bridget Fonda
time traveler blue-collar worker skeleton girlfriend wise man knight outlandish campy castle store medieval kingdom evil death book magic battle adventure wretched excess middle ages
A sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1993
90 Minutes
Bruce Jones Julie Brown Ricky Tomlinson Tom Hickey Gemma Phoenix Mike Fallon Jonathan James George Moss
poor person sidekick blue-collar worker butcher father daughter charming bleak playful tense manchester, england farm church van working class religion odd jobs pride bad luck poverty
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2011
124 Minutes
Michael Shannon Jessica Chastain Shea Whigham Katy Mixon Ray McKinnon LisaGay Hamilton Robert Longstreet Kathy Baker Tova Stewart
blue-collar worker wife daughter grandmother eerie emotional moving family home ohio storm shelter quarry hospital dreams family storm mental illness premonition discovery love 2010s
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1983
110 Minutes
Michael Caine Julie Walters Michael Williams Maureen Lipman Jeananne Crowley Malcolm Douglas Pat Daly Godfrey Quigley Dearbhla Molloy Kim Fortune Philip Hurd-Wood
hairdresser wife husband professor blue-collar worker alcoholic witty endearing touching amusing charming england the open university office great britain hair salon college campus student-teacher relationship self-esteem adult education
An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, Crime
USA|UK
2011
85 Minutes
Tim Lewis Leslie James Pickering Jake Ferguson Lauren Regan
environmentalist protester radical activist politician blue-collar worker powerful profound fascinating oregon forest prison environmentalism capitalism deforestation daniel mcgowan terrorism political activism quest sacrifice
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.'
Documentary
USA
1999
107 Minutes
Mark Borchardt Tom Schimmels Monica Borchardt Alex Borchardt Chris Borchardt Ken Keen Mike Schank Matt Weisman Bill Borchardt Cliff Borchardt Tom Beach
filmmaker blue-collar worker friend mother uncle amusing charming offbeat suburbia wisconsin blue collar movie making ambition aspirations disillusionment quest underdog 1990s
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
116 Minutes
Christian Bale Woody Harrelson Casey Affleck Forest Whitaker Willem Dafoe Zoe Saldana Sam Shepard Dendrie Taylor
veteran blue-collar worker criminal brother father police officer intense emotional prison rural community woods brother relationship crime syndicate steel industry revenge transformation 2010s
When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Marcia Jean Kurtz Michael Rapaport Matt Servitto Gino Cafarelli Serafina Fiore Jonathan Hamm Joe Garden Polly Humphries
blue-collar worker mother fan friend football player radio host amusing cheeky emotional staten island, n.y. parking garage hospital gas station strip club radio station sports fandom friendship idolization accident
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Drama
USA
1978
145 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Rod Steiger Peter Boyle Melinda Dillon David Huffman Tony Lo Bianco Kevin Conway Cassie Yates Peter Donat Henry Wilcoxon John Lehne
union boss blue-collar worker mobster senator intense brooding cleveland warehouse labor union organized crime aspirations justice underdog rise rivalry fall 1930s
A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.
Comedy
USA
1968
95 Minutes
Doris Day Brian Keith Pat Carroll Barbara Hershey George Carlin Alice Ghostley Vic Tayback John Findlater Elaine Devry Herb Voland Jamie Farr
widow widower daughter son brother blue-collar worker amusing lighthearted uplifting lumberyard household nightclub dinner party convenience store courtship engagement family dysfunction marriage love transformation
Two widowed people fall in love and marry, unprepared for the hostile reactions of their children.
Romance
Germany
1991
94 Minutes
k.d. lang Rosel Zech Chuck Connors Jane Lind Oscar Kawagley Wolfgang Steinberg
drifter librarian brother eskimo blue-collar worker voyeur melodramatic moving library small town alaska wilderness germany sleigh ancestry research unlikely romance immigration loneliness lesbianism
A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it... See full summary »
Drama
France|Canada|Belgium
2005
107 Minutes
Charlotte Rampling Karen Young Louise Portal Ménothy Cesar Lys Ambroise
tourist professor housewife blue-collar worker hotel manager gigolo hedonistic intricate powerful haiti beach resort bedroom sex tourism love triangle prostitution cross-cultural relations aging adventure
Three female tourists have their eyes opened while visiting the poverty-stricken and dangerous world of 1980s Haiti.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1934
86 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Gloria Stuart Frank McHugh Dorothy Tree Robert Barrat Willard Robertson Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Maude Eburne Martha Merrill Lorena Layson
blue-collar worker sailor naval officer sister love interest marine amusing thrilling patriotic witty battleship san diego dance hall brother/sister relationship grudge new job unlikely romance redemption navy rivalry
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
98 Minutes
Jane Powell Cliff Robertson Keith Andes Kaye Ballard Tommy Noonan Una Merkel Kelly Brown Judy Nugent Frank Cady Nacho Galindo Chris Essay
pretty woman boyfriend blue-collar worker millionaire fiancé best friend lighthearted spirited amusing balboa, calif. beach ferry household yacht tijuana, mexico marriage proposal romantic dilemma marrying for money jealousy true love
Dodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1978
90 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Valerie Landsburg Debra Winger Donna Summer Terri Nunn Chick Vennera Ray Vitte Andrea Howard Robin Menken John Friedrich Paul Jabara
blue-collar worker underage girl singer dancer club owner dj lighthearted amusing los angeles nightclub stage nightlife disco ambition dating dance love adventure 1970s
A Friday in the life of the disco club the Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their their lives away.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
90 Minutes
Ron Livingston Neve Campbell Danny DeVito Kathy Bates Bob Odenkirk Edward Herrmann Christine Baranski Beverly D'Angelo
biological father biological mother professional wealthy man blue-collar worker amusing charming cheeky hilarious playful positive united states los angeles estrangement family family relationships family reunification parent/child relationship lifestyle discovery
A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.
Drama
USA
1988
98 Minutes
Rebecca De Mornay Vincent Spano Frank Langella Donovan Leitch Judith Chapman Jaime McEnnan Benjamin Mouton Dave Shelley
sexy woman blue-collar worker politician prisoner brother sultry spirited new mexico prison household limousine ambition seduction romance manipulation love triangle music temptation love 1980s
Aspiring and incarcerated rock singer, Robin Shea (Rebecca De Mornay) seduces prison guard Billy Moran (Vincent Spano). Robin marries Billy to get out of jail, but Robin's concerns are on politician James Tiernan (Frank Langella).
Comedy
1976
105 Minutes
Luigi Diberti Nino Bignamini Lina Polito
migrant worker friend blue-collar worker boss cheeky disturbing milan household restaurant slaughterhouse employment poverty friendship city vs. country theft underdog 1970s
Two rural Sicilians (Luigi Diberti, Nino Bignamini) move to Milan, where things do not go as planned.
Crime, Drama
2009
96 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Vincent D'Onofrio Seymour Cassel Julianne Nicholson Dennis Albanese Ian Brennan Lynn Cohen Bob Colletti Bill Cwikowski J.D. Daniels Rosemary DeAngelis
blue-collar worker mob boss elderly person wife mother brooding intense suspenseful staten island, n.y. house delicatessen forest robbery difficult decision family pregnancy crime hard times discovery temptation