🎬 Documentary

American Dream

"The award-winning film of American lives, American courage, and the..."

⭐ 7.3/10 1990 1h 38m Dir. Barbara Kopple

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When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.

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7.3/10 16 votes

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Year
1990
Runtime
1h 38m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Votes
16
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN
🎭 Documentary 🎬 Barbara Kopple
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American Dream has a runtime of 1h 38m (1 hour and 38 minutes).
American Dream was directed by Barbara Kopple and released in 1990.
American Dream is a Documentary film (1990).
American Dream has a TMDB rating of 7.3/10 based on 16 votes.

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