Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Matewan end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Matewan easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Matewan

Name: Matewan
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn

It takes more than guns to kill a man.

Directed by John Sayles

Produced by Cinecom Entertainment Group, Film Gallery

1987132 min7.4 / 10

A historically grounded drama about labor solidarity and class struggle in 1920s coal country, built on moral conviction and communal bonds against systemic exploitation.

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.

Questions people ask

Is Matewan violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Matewan end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Matewan sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Matewan scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Matewan easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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