Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "open-pit-mining"

1. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

R | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

7.7

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75 Metascore

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.

Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán

Votes: 104,807 | Gross: $16.78M

2. Amazon (1990)

R | 96 min | Adventure, Drama

5.6

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Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and ... See full summary »

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong, Minna Sovio

Votes: 561

3. Gundermann (2018)

128 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.2

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The movie deals with the real life story of East German singer and writer Gerhard Gundermann and his struggles with music, life as a coal miner and his dealings with the secret police (STASI) of the GDR.

Director: Andreas Dresen | Stars: Alexander Scheer, Anna Unterberger, Axel Prahl, Thorsten Merten

Votes: 2,126

4. Behemoth (2015)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary

7.5

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85 Metascore

Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to ... See full summary »

Director: Liang Zhao

Votes: 1,213

5. An American Romance (1944)

Passed | 151 min | Drama

6.7

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Stefan Dangos immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel, John Qualen

Votes: 574

6. Earth (2019)

115 min | Documentary

7.1

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72 Metascore

Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators and dynamite. 'Earth' observes people, in mines, quarries and large construction sites, engaged in a constant struggle to take possession of the planet.

Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Stars: Trent Wells, Paul Mellor, Steven Kuzar, Svyatoslav Babyuk

Votes: 279

7. Woman of the North Country (1952)

Approved | 90 min | Action, Drama, Romance

6.2

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In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Rod Cameron, Ruth Hussey, John Agar, Gale Storm

Votes: 65

8. A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner (1910)

9 min | Short, Documentary

6.3

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A coal miner says good-bye to his wife and children, and heads off to work. He reaches the mine, prepares his lamp, and then descends into the mine along with some other workers. As he and ... See full summary »

Votes: 295