List of films that depict class struggle

This is a list of films in which the theme of class struggle is a prominent element.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
title year citation
1984 1956 [1]
The Admirable Crichton 1957 [2]
The Battle of Algiers 1966
Battleship Potemkin 1925 [3]
Bicycle Thief 1948 [4]
Brazil 1985
Born in Flames 1983 [5]
Capitalism and Other Kids' Stuff 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005
A Clockwork Orange 1971
Dawn of the Dead 1978 [5]
Dawn of the Dead 2004 [5]
District 9 2009
Escape from L.A. 1996 [5]
Escape from New York 1981 [5]
Fight Club 1999 [6]
The Grapes of Wrath 1940 [4]
The Great Dictator 1940 [5]
Guerrilla Girl 2005
Harlan County, USA 1976 [4]
The Hunger Games 2012 [7][5]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 [7][5]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 2014 [7][5]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2015 [7][5]
Ikiru 1952 [5]
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 2006 [5]
The Immigrant 1917 [5]
Intolerance 1916 [4]
Land of the Dead 2005 [5]
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962 [4]
The Machinist 2004 [5]
Mad Max 1979 [5]
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 1981 [5]
Malcolm X 1972
Malcolm X 1992
Metropolis 1927 [8]
Modern Times 1936 [9]
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 [1]
Norma Rae 1979 [4][5]
Persepolis 2007
Red Lion 1969 [5]
Selma 2014 [5]
Strange Days 1995
Strike 1925 [10]
Swept Away 1974 [11]
Taxi Driver 1976 [5]
Three Faces West 1940 [4]
They Live 1988 [5]
The U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006
V for Vendetta 2006 [12]
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971
Winstanley 1975
The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Bossche, Edmond van den (1 January 1984). "The Message for Today in Orwell's '1984'". The New York Times.
  2. Giddins, Gary (2001). Bing Crosby: a pocketful of dreams : the early years, 1903-1940. Hachette Digital, Inc. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-316-88188-3. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. Rennie, Paul (8 September 2008). "Revolution on the barrel of a gun". The Guardian.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rampell, Ed (31 August 2014). "Top Ten Working Class Hero Films". The Progressive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Flaneur (23 October 2013). "Working class cinema: a video guide". Libcom.org. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. Lalor, Brendan (2000). "Fight Club: Marx & Hegel in the Pitt". Open Philosophy.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "The Hunger Games' Theme of Society and Class". Shmoop. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. Porter, Chris (6 February 2015). "A look at class struggle and the future, two elements that made Metropolis one of the most influential and relevant films in history". Go Flik.
  9. imdb review of Modern Times
  10. imdb review of Strike
  11. Giroux, Henry A. (2002). Breaking in to the movies: film and the culture of politics. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-631-22604-8. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  12. Couzens, Terry (7 May 2014). "A Critical Analysis on 'V For Vendetta' from a Marxist perspective". Understanding Media Theory - Marxist Theory.
  13. Film Review, http://linchpin.ca/Blogs/Film-Review-Working-Class-Go-Heaven
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