Made In Dagenham (2010)

Based on a true story, Made in Dagenham dramatises the strike of the Ford sewing machinists in 1968, a significant event in the fight for equal pay for women. IMDb 7.2/10

Pride (2014)

Also based on a true story, this comedy drama follows the gay and lesbian activists who worked to help miners during the lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. IMDb 7.8/10

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, this Oscar winning drama chronicles the life of miners and their families in a Welsh village at the end of the 19th Century. IMDb 7.7/10

Sorry We Missed You (2019)

While this film isn’t about unions directly, it documents the experience of working in the precarious, temporary type of contracts fought by unions in the present day. Directed by Ken Loach, it was nominated for the Palm d’Or at Cannes and a BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of the Year. IMDb 7.6/10

Comrades (1986)

Based on events which occurred in Tolpuddle, a village 20 miles from Bournemouth, this films documents the story of The Tolpuddle Martyrs. It follows a group of English farm laborers who, in 1834, formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages. IMDb 7.3/10

Brassed Off (1996)

Set against the backdrop of post-Miners Strike Yorkshire, Brassed Off centres around the fictional town of Grimley and its famed brass band. When the conservative government threatens to close the town’s coal pit, the citizens debate on whether or not the town’s band should continue playing. IMDb 7.1/10