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Matewan

Q: What does the AI analysis say about Matewan?

WatchMind AI scores Matewan as Drama and History with epic tone and slow-burn pacing (74% on TMDb). Matewan is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

“It takes more than guns to kill a man.”

Released

1987-08-28

Rating

74%

Type

Movie

Runtime

2h 12m

DramaHistory

AI Analysis

Matewan (1987) — AI movie analysis

WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Matewan (1987) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.

epic moodslow-burn pacingsolo focused viewing

Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~132 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate Matewan 74% (131 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.

AI verdict

Matewan is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

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Synopsis

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.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 1987-08-28
Runtime: 2h 12m
TMDB rating: 7.4
TMDB ID: 24276

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