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Movies like Our Film (1942)

The best movies like Our Film (1942) are Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Norma Rae (1979) and It's a Free World... (2007). If Our Film hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)

    A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. 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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. It's a Free World... (2007)

    Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Gung Ho (1986)

    When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Shirley (2024)

    Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Salt of the Earth (1954)

    At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Machinist (2004)

    Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The True Cost (2015)

    Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Roger & Me (1989)

    A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. The Brink of War (2026)

    President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings the world closer to peace... or destruction.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. On Falling (2025)

    Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Ron Clark Story (2006)

    Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Last Witness (2018)

    An ambitious young journalist uncovers the horrific slaughter of 22,000 Polish officers during World War II, a secret kept hidden for far too many years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. Flamin' Hot (2023)

    The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. 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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. The Beast of War (1988)

    During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Cemetery Junction (2010)

    In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Mr. Jones (2019)

    In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Hope and Glory (1987)

    A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. I, Daniel Blake (2016)

    A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Our Film?

The closest matches to Our Film are Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Norma Rae (1979) and It's a Free World... (2007). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Our Film?

Start with Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), the closest match to Our Film.

What is the highest-rated movie like Our Film?

Flamin' Hot (2023), rated 8.0/10 by 888 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Our Film?

The Brink of War (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Our Film?

Yes: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Norma Rae (1979) and It's a Free World... (2007).

How are movies similar to Our Film chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Our Film, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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