Movies Like Black Fury (1935)

Black Fury is a 1935 drama film from Michael Curtiz with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Atlas Shrugged: Part I and Project Power.

Drama

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011

A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.

5.4

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Project Power

2020

An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.

6.4

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Dead Sexy

2018

Meet Amber, Brandy and Cassie. These girls are about to encounter a paranormal force that is going to make them question the need for the opposite sex.

4.9

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Matewan

1987

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.

7.4

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How Green Was My Valley

1941

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.

7.3

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Coal Miner's Daughter

1980

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

7.2

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Wrath of Silence

2018

Northern China, 2004. When miner Zhang Baomin returns to his home, a small and isolated mining village, his wife tells him that their son has mysteriously disappeared while shepherding his small flock.

7.1

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The Molly Maguires

1970

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.

6.3

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Mine 9

2019

Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Confidential Agent

1945

During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

On the Waterfront

1954

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

7.9

MagicScore

#12

Time for Revenge

1981

Two coworkers decide to blackmail the corrupt demolition company they work for by setting up a fake accident.

7.4

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#13

Blue Collar

1978

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Norma Rae

1979

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

7.2

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#15

Wall Street

1987

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.

7.2

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#16

Another Dawn

1943

The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from her married life.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

The Conspirator

2011

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.

6.5

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#19

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.

7.7

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#20

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

2012

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Black Fury?

The top films similar to Black Fury by MovieMagicScore are Atlas Shrugged: Part I (5.4), Project Power (6.4), Dead Sexy (4.9). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Black Fury worth watching?

Black Fury holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Black Fury?

Black Fury (1935) is a drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Paul Muni, Karen Morley, William Gargan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Black Fury?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Black Fury

This ranked list pairs Black Fury (1935), a drama film from Michael Curtiz, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Paul Muni take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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