April 9, 2008
From what I remember after seeing this in class...it's okay/good I suppose.
Nimrod Workman, E. B. Allen, Bessie Lou Cornett
Director Barbara Kopple spent a year filming nearly 200 Kentucky coal-mining families and their battle to unionize.
DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
Stats: 143 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (143)
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April 8, 2008Good in your face, really, documentary, pushes you towards sympathy but for the most part annoying, i.e. the music even though it is authentic, just hard to bear.
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February 12, 2007I used to consider Gates of Heaven and Harlan County USA as in deadlock for the best documentary ever made, but upon watching Harlan County USA again and all the extras available on the Criterion dvd, I have no choice but to move it into the sole number One position. The sense o...( read more)
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February 8, 2008Great American doc about the coal miners fighting for a union. A snapshot of real life with all the drama of a great fiction.
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September 23, 2009Controversial, Beautiful, and in the end Tragic. "Harlan County U.S.A." is without a doubt the best documentary film ever made. The soundtrack includes songs sung by people involved in the union dispute which is actually quite remarkable. The film starts out trying to be objectiv...( read more)
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August 17, 2009This is certainly one of the best documentaries ever. The music is so amazing and incredibly well integrates with the story.
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April 10, 2008This movie is guaranteed to be horrible so here is some Billy Squire for your amusement:
"Now everybody, have you heard
If you're in the game, then the stroke's the word
Don't take no rhythm, don't take no style
Got a thirst for killin' - grab your vial... "
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April 10, 2008A great movie , made right here where im from, i was only a baby at the time of the makin but its so cool to watch it now thatim older and have a coal mining husband !
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