Highest-Rated Movies about 'Laborer', Sort by Popularity

The Way We Laughed (1998), Red Sorghum (1988), The Song of Sparrows (2008), Pain and Glory (2019), Comrades (1986), Man of Iron (1981), Cafe Express (1981), Cocalero (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Laborer movies.

#16. I Witness (2003)

Storyline: Jim Rhodes is a human rights worker in Tijuana for a few days to make sure that union elections are fair at a maquiladora owned by a U.S. corporation. In quick succession, the police assault the strikers, the bodies of 27 peasants turn up in an abandoned tunnel that has caved in, and two U.S. teen bikers are missing. As Rhodes pokes around and speculates on connections among these events, he's beaten up, warned off by a drug dealer's attorney, and given varying degrees of help by the U.S. State Department rep, the U.S. Trade rep, and an honest local cop. It's always about money, but whose is at stake and how cheap is Rhodes's life?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: activist, detective, government official, laborer, lawyer, friend, disheartening ...

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#17. Kudrat Ka Kanoon (1987)

Storyline: While traveling Dr. Vijay Verma witness some men assaulting a laborer; he intervenes and mercilessly beat them up. A few days later he is approached by the village Sarpanch, Dharamraj and threatened not to take matters further but he ignores this. Then one morning the dead body of his assistant is found in his dispensary; the case is then called up in court where by his witness turns hostile, he is sentenced to a long jail term and his wife, Aarti is accused of having illicit relations with his deceased assistant. She is then outcast from the village by angry villagers and handed over to Bombay's police officer, Pandey who attempt to sexually molest her; when she resists her daughter is killed. A few days later she approaches Minister, Channdas for justice but to her shocked she is instead raped by the Minister. She then attempts suicide but is rescued by advocate Bharti Mathur who promises to fight her case in a court of law ensuring that justice prevails. But Bharti herself is unable to do much due to extreme pressure from her politician husband, Chunautilal. After completing his jail term Vijay's attempts to locate his wife are fertile until one day when he happens to see her in the company of Channdas. He then misunderstood this scenario - without knowing that Aarti is doing this with an ulterior motive that will benefit him and her.—gavin (racktoo@hotmail.com)

Plot Keywords: doctor, laborer, wife, villager, emotional, intense, melodramatic ...

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#18. America's Heart and Soul (2004)

Storyline: America is a vast country--three thousand miles from end to end. But it's not the land that makes America so special--it's the people. Filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg packed-up his camera and hit the road, with a goal of capturing both the unparalleled beauty of the land and the incomparable spirit of the people. He connects with people, capturing their values, dreams, and passion in a journey that reveals the stories--unusual, captivating, inspiring and emotional--that make Americans into something more than a collection of individuals. It's a celebration of a nation told through the voices of its people.—Sujit R. Varma

Plot Keywords: filmmaker, laborer, boxer, musician, christian, patriotic, inspiring ...

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#22. Alambrista (1978)

Storyline: Struggling to support his family in Mexico, Roberto (Domingo Ambriz), a young Mexican man, illegally crosses the border to the United States in search of work. Exploited by his American employers, Roberto labors in harsh conditions for insufficient wages and fails to make enough money for his family. Continually on the lookout for immigration raids, Roberto has to maintain a constant vigilance as he travels from town to town, searching for employment.

Plot Keywords: illegal alien, laborer, farmer, waitress, stranger, daughter, disheartening ...

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#23. When Father Was Away on Business (1985)

Storyline: In a post-World War II Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, 6-year-old Malik (Moreno D'E Bartolli) is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed (Miki Manojlovic), has suddenly disappeared. The actual reason for Mehmed's absence is that he has been sent to a labor camp as punishment for acts of sexual indiscretion involving young girls. Malik's mother, Senija (Mirjana Karanovic), however, has no answers for him, and the family is left to cope in the father's absence.

Plot Keywords: laborer, seamstress, boy, adulterer, dark, melodramatic, spirited ...

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