Movies Like The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

One Way or Another

1976·2h 5m·★ 7.5·Elio Petri

3 shared cast incl. Gian Maria Volonté & Mariangela Melato2 shared crewDir. Elio Petri

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967·1h 39m·★ 7.0·Elio Petri

2 shared crewBoth star Gian Maria Volonté & Salvo RandoneDir. Elio Petri

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970·1h 51m·★ 8.0·Elio Petri

2 shared crewDir. Elio PetriDP: Luigi Kuveiller

Property Is No Longer a Theft

1973·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Elio Petri

2 shared crewDir. Elio PetriDP: Luigi Kuveiller

A Quiet Place in the Country

1968·1h 46m·★ 6.4·Elio Petri

2 shared crewDir. Elio PetriDP: Luigi Kuveiller

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972·1h 27m·★ 7.4·Marco Bellocchio

DP: Luigi KuveillerStarring Gian Maria Volonté

The Organizer

1963·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Mario Monicelli

Themes: labor strike, labor union

Rebellion in Patagonia

1974·1h 43m·★ 7.6·Héctor Olivera

Themes: labor strike, labor union

Strike

1925·1h 22m·★ 7.6·Sergei Eisenstein

Themes: labor strike, labor union

The Valley of Decision

1945·1h 59m·★ 7.3·Tay Garnett

Themes: labor strike, labor union

I'm All Right Jack

1959·1h 45m·★ 7.1·John Boulting

Themes: labor strike, labor union

Rocco and His Brothers

1960·2h 58m·★ 8.2·Luchino Visconti

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Perfect Days

2023·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

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The Street Player

1983·1h 49m·★ 7.7·Mohamed Khan

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The Old Oak

2023·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Ken Loach

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All or Nothing

2002·2h 8m·★ 7.5·Mike Leigh

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Fallen Leaves

2023·1h 21m·★ 7.2·Aki Kaurismäki

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Silkwood

1983·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Mike Nichols

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Nil by Mouth

1997·2h 8m·★ 7.3·Gary Oldman

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How Good Is The Working Class Goes to Heaven?

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