This Is Congo (2017), Mon Oncle Antoine (1971), Pack Train (1953), Japanese Story (2003), Gold (2016), The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin (2014), Outland (1981), Carson City (1952) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Mining movies.
Storyline: An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: war, documentary, conflict, politics, violence, society, history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.—Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca>
Plot Keywords: drama, coming of age, family, social, rural, death, christmas ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When Sunshine Valley settlers face disaster because of a food shortage and medicine shortage, Gene Autry and Dan Coleman, father of Gene's friend Jennifer, buy supplies in Trail's End, but additional supplies promised by the operators of the town's only store, Lola Riker and her partner Ross McLain are not forthcoming. With the aid of the law and his friend Smiley, Gene gets a shipment through to Sunshine Valley, battling off a hi-jacking attempt but too late to prevent a little girl, Judy, from dying because of a lack of medicine. Gene heads for a showdown battle with McLain.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: western, classic, 1950s, black and white, adventure, action, short film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going back to where they started from.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, australia, japan, cultural clash, business, loneliness ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: With the sudden death of his father, fourth-generation prospector Kenny Wells sees the family business, Washoe Mining, rapidly decline and him out of business. But ambitious Kenny has a dream, a vivid vision that promises mountains of brilliant and pure gold in the lush jungles of remote Indonesia; an aspiration which the well-known, yet still unlucky geologist Michael Acosta shares. Before long, down-on-his-luck Kenny will convince the eager geologist to become his partner and set off on an adventure deep into uncharted territory, while in the meantime, he would hunt for investors. Unfortunately though, as the risky expedition begins without a single speck of gold or the promise of it on the horizon, disease and failure will begin to threaten the short-lived dream. However, is it indeed an intriguingly bold and reckless fantasy?
Plot Keywords: adventure, drama, thriller, survival, greed, fortune, betrayal ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A computer programmer's active interest in Bitcoin helps illustrate the social and political impact of the world's first global and open-source digital currency.
Plot Keywords: technology, economy, innovation, future, risk, legal, security ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Marshal O'Niel's assigned to a mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. He soon encounters miners who are dying, due to use of an illegal amphetamine. O'Niel follows the trail, and now O'Niel must watch his back, as he's now their target.
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, action, thriller, crime, mystery, space, western ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Banker William Sharon becomes desperate that his gold and silver shipments from Carson City to Virginia City are the helpless targets of a band of outlaws called "The Champagne Bandits." In true Robin Hood-fashion, after robbing the stage of its bullion, they treat its passengers to a fried chicken picnic replete with champagne. Sharon becomes convinced that the only way to foil the gang is to build a railroad to carry the ore, but that will take an extraordinary engineer in such mountainous territory. Sharon finds his man in brawling adventurer Jeff Kincaid, an experienced hand at difficult jobs and former resident of Carson City who knows the difficult terrain very well. It becomes a reunion of sorts as Kincaid's half brother works for the local newspaper, but they soon become rivals for the affections of Susan Mitchell, the publisher's daughter. Kincaid also has to fight the town's hostility to his boisterous railhands and ongoing efforts by the outlaws to sabotage the project.—duke1029@aol.com
Plot Keywords: western, classic, nevada, outlaw, sheriff, gold rush, black-and-white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will save the company is a new deposit of high grade Borax, and Bill has a pouch of it that he got from a dead prospector that he buried on the road. Roper knows the value of the strike could be worth millions, but he needs Bill to find the prospectors' claim so they can record it and become rich partners. While Roper has no intention of cutting Bill in on the millions, he also has his eye on young Jean. Josie sees Roper for the scalawag that his is and it means trouble in Furnace Flat.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: western, adventure, desert, historical drama, american frontier, teamwork, survival ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest's other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father's greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape.
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, adventure, drama, thriller, space, survival, alien ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Cavalry scouts Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and Pat Buttram (Pat Buttram) are ordered by the President (of the whole U.S. of A.) to break up an Arizona frontier ring which uses Indian raids to cover up its bandit activities. Carolina Cotton (Carolina Cotton) works with Gene and Pat, seeking revenge against the gang's leader, Dave Kilgrain (Harry Lauter) , who murdered her father. Lots of talk and Indian tribal dancing and stuff before Carolina gets around to shooting Kilgrain and Gene and Pat round up the rest of the gang.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: western, gunfight, outlaw, sheriff, desert, gold rush, indian ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Much to the consternation of the local townsfolk, the very rich Copper John Brodrick begins to develop a copper mine on Hungry Hill. He imports Cornish workers hoping to eventually entice the locals into working for him. His son, known as Greyhound John, isn't so sure anything will endear them to the locals. The opposition to the Brodricks is lead by the Donovan family and he gives them fair warning to stay off the property. When one of the protesters is killed while trying to help himself to some of the copper, the townspeople attack the facilities resulting in a great many more deaths - including one of Brodrick's sons, Henry - when the gunpowder store explodes. It marks the true beginning of a feud that will last for decades. Brodrick rebuilds his facilities and Greyhound John returns from London where he is studying the law after his sister tells him Fanny Rosa has also returned. A cave-in at the mine kills another member of the Donovan family but the younger John contracts typhoid and dies. Copper John lives on hoping his grandson Johnny will take over but he joins the army. When he finally inherits the estate, he has his own troubles to deal with.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, family, historical, novel adaptation, revenge, fate ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Hydraulic Mining versus Sacramento Valley Farming.
Plot Keywords: adventure, western, gold rush, drama, historical, romance, conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Rian Mitchell discovers an emerald deposit in South America, but gets chased away before he can start to mine. He tricks his partner, Vic, into returning to the site. While there, he meets Catherine and Donald Knowland, siblings who run a coffee plantation. Rian falls for Catherine and is torn between his love for her and his love for the "green fire" of emeralds.—James Meek <james@oz.net>
Plot Keywords: adventure, romance, drama, action, fortune, romanticism, passion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A determined prospector, Jonathan Harvey (Paul Kelly) finds gold after years of searching. When he returns to town to tell his partner, Jonathan finds that his friend has died, leaving his son, Tommy (Gary Gray), on his own. While Jonathan's loyal collie, Lassie, stays with the boy, he goes to find help to assist him with his lucrative discovery. However, the new recruit (Bruce Cowling) proves to be a shady character, and before long the ruthless schemer has incurred the wrath of Lassie.
Plot Keywords: western, adventure, drama, dog, gold rush, outlaw, loyalty ...
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