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.
Matewan has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 17 Mar 1990
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Matewan was released in 1987 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 9 reviews, giving Matewan (1987) an average rating of 75%.
With a score of 75%, Matewan is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like The Lost Boys, A Better Tomorrow II and Broadcast News.
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