THEME EXPLORATION

labor and achievement

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films unflinchingly chronicle the struggles of working-class people against systemic inequality and the dignity found in honest labor.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how people find meaning and connection through work and everyday efforts to support their families and communities.