labor revolt theme

Featured is a period civil unrest characterized by strong labor militancy and strike activity.

6 total · 5 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Aelita (1924) major Martian workers revolt against the ruling class
movie: Eden Log (2007) major A revelation of the story is that the amnesiac man was actually in charge of suppressing a labor revolt among immigrant mine workers.
movie: Loss of Sensation (1935) major Factory workers organize a general strike and take action to prevent robots from taking their jobs.
movie: Metropolis (1927) major The android Maria incited the workers to rise up against ruling class and destroy the machines.
movie: The Death Ray (1925) major Dame Edit led a worker revolt that was suppressed with death ray
futurama2x14 minor Robots the world over went on strike until such time as Mom was made ruler of Earth.