By Vlad Zakh · March 31, 2026
Drama intensethought provoking
The gritty, corruption-riddled world of the shipyard and the waterfront has given cinema some of its most powerful working-class dramas. In On the Waterfront (1954): A former boxer turned dockworker struggles against corrupt union bosses controlling the waterfront. Just as strong is The Irishman (2019): A truck driver and hitman recounts his decades-long involvement with organized crime and a legendary union boss.
01 A truck driver and hitman recounts his decades-long involvement with organized crime and a legendary union boss.
Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 29m · Rated R
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02 Two working-class cousins in New York scheme their way into a dangerous mob debt.
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg · 2h 01m · Rated R
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03 Three auto plant workers plot to rob their corrupt union, only to uncover a far larger conspiracy.
Directed by Paul Schrader · 1h 54m · Rated R
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04 A Brooklyn longshoreman's obsessive jealousy toward his niece's new fiancé leads to tragic betrayal.
Directed by Sidney Lumet · 1h 50m · Rated NR
05 A former boxer turned dockworker struggles against corrupt union bosses controlling the waterfront.
Directed by Elia Kazan · 1h 48m · Rated NR
Won 8 Oscars30 wins & 11 nominations
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06 Merchant sailors aboard a cargo ship face danger and camaraderie during a perilous wartime voyage.
Directed by John Ford · 1h 45m · Rated NR
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Stream: Criterion Channel
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