American Dream 1990  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Barbara Kopple
This documentary won the Oscar for its presentation of the explosive 1980s meatpackers' strike of the Hormel Company in Austin, Minnesota. The strike was over a wage cut and "Big Business'" oppression of its workers.
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Harlan County, U.S.A. 1976 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Barbara Kopple
In 1973, coal miners went on strike in Brookside, Kentucky. This is their story, including a revealing look into dangerous conditions in America's coal mines and corruption in its labor unions. This film won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
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Havoc 2005  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbara Kopple
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matt O'Leary, Freddy Rodriguez, Laura San Giacomo, Mike Vogel, Raymond Cruz, Alexis Dziena, Channing Tatum, Luis Robledo, Sam Hennings
Wealthy teens–Allison (Anne Hathaway), Emily (Bijou Phillips), Sam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Toby (Mike Vogel)–copy the "gangsta lifestyle" of talk and dress. But they run into real trouble on a trip to East L.A. in search of drugs when they run into Mexican drug dealer Hector (Freddy Rodriguez). Wealthy White girls and LA street thugs just do not mix, and danger is sure to follow.
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| 1. American Dream (1990)
2. Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)
3. Havoc (2005)
4. Wild Man Blues (1998)
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