Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sweatshop"

51. Love (1920)

70 min | Drama

Natalie Storm, a young woman struggling to support her mother and little sister through sweatshop labor, sees her mother die and her sister suffer for want of proper food and surroundings. ... See full summary »

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Louise Glaum, Peggy Cartwright, James Kirkwood, Joseph Kilgour

52. Bostrobalikara: Garment Girls of Bangladesh (2007 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Documentary revealing the problems of sweatshop workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry.

Director: Tanvir Mokammel | Star: Eddie Nilsson

Votes: 12

53. The Eternal Grind (1916)

Drama

Owen and Ernest Wharton, sons of sweatshop owner James Wharton, become interested in two of their father's employees. Owen, a settlement worker, falls in love with Mary, while Ernest, a ... See full summary »

Director: John B. O'Brien | Stars: Mary Pickford, Loretta Blake, Dorothy West, John Bowers

Votes: 20

54. Merma (2017)

Short, Drama

After being unfairly fired from her job, an indigenous Mayan woman will have to conceal her pregnancy and stay true to her identity while working in the threatening and abusive environment of a clandestine sweatshop in rural Yucatan.

Director: Enrique Aguilar Jansonius | Stars: Juan Carlos Argáez, Juanki Durán, Nicté Há Ku, Yazmín Lara

55. Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping (2002)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

Reverend Billy, a.k.a. Bill Talen, is an actor/performance artist and a leading figure in the anti-globalization movement. His work combines the forces of social and political change with the means of theater arts to counteract our media culture. His artistic and political work is influenced by various concepts of "street theater." His disruptions or "shopping interventions" in public spaces are ... See full summary »

Directors: Dietmar Post, Lucía Palacios | Star: Reverend Billy

Votes: 32

56. Nice Hat! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia (2006)

86 min | Documentary

A history of Cambodia seen entirely through hats and headgear.

Director: David Brisbin | Stars: Rithy Panh, Ly Daravuth, Ven Vern

57. Mr. Maxed Out (2006)

2 min | Short, Comedy

Short spoof exploring the joys of consuming on 'Buy Nothing Day' 2004.

Director: William Pine | Star: Heydon Prowse

58. My Cultural Divide (2006)

75 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Faisal Lutchmedial goes beyond the activist stereotype as he takes a personal journey into his mother's native country for the first time. A three month visit to Bangladesh ... See full summary »

Director: Faisal Lutchmedial

Votes: 13

59. The Locked Door (1914)

Short, Crime, Drama

Arnold Forsythe, manager of The Century Suit Company, a model concern, is informed by his son Harold, of the dangerous conditions in the shop of The Atlas Waist Syndicate on the floor below... See full summary »

Director: Tefft Johnson | Stars: Tefft Johnson, William R. Dunn, Edward Elkas, Ethel Lloyd

60. The North Pole Deception (2010)

11 min | Animation, Short

A tragically realistic portrayal of the working conditions of Santa's Elves in the North Pole.

Director: Joe Hitchcock | Stars: Mark Boone Junior, Michelle Fitz-William, Chelsea Beckett, Jamaine Ross

Votes: 11

61. We Want to Be Sweat Free! (2008)

PG | 30 min | Documentary, Short

Students activists at the University of Montana decided to hold a sit-in inside their president's office and were joined by activists around the country.

Director: Matthew J. Beard

62. The Mexicans (1983 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

John Pilger reports on political repression in Mexico.

Director: David Munro | Stars: John Pilger, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Larry Hall

63. As in a Dream (1916)

Short, Drama

A social worker in an inner-city slum tries to help its poverty-stricken residents in their fight for fair wages from a sweatshop owner, who treats them like dirt. Meanwhile, a millionaire ... See full summary »

Director: Carl M. Leviness | Stars: Sydney Ayres, Olive Carey, Doris Pawn, William Canfield

64. The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997–2000)
Episode: The Case of the Precious Cargo (1997)

Family, Mystery

Shirley finds Louisa, a frightened illegal alien from Central America, hiding in her school's laundry room. The young detective discovers that that a gang is importing the refugees into ... See full summary »

Director: T.W. Peacocke | Stars: Meredith Henderson, John White, Chris Humphreys, Brendan Fletcher

Votes: 39

65. The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode: Hired Help (1987)

TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Cold ruthless Kay Mason runs a garment factory and treats her illegal Mexican immigrant workers in a cruel inhumane manner. Kay meets her match in Victor, a handsome mysterious young Mexican in whom Kay develops an amorous interest.

Director: Mai Zetterling | Stars: Fernando Allende, Karen Black, Louis Di Bianco, Page Fletcher

Votes: 79

66. The Last Detective (2003–2007)
Episode: Christine (2004)

69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Dangerous investigates the arson murder of a former lotto winner who is burned to death while drunk in a locked room.

Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Peter Davison, Tony Maudsley, Marc Small, Marlon Yearwood

Votes: 130

67. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Debt (2004)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The detectives are stumped by cultural barrier when smugglers hold illegal Chinese immigrants captive.

Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,128

68. The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode: Passage (1983)

Adventure, Drama, Family

The Hobo waivers between confounding a hunter who is being paid a large sum a money to catch a falcon and helping him when he gets into trouble.

Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: London, Wayne Best, David Bolt, Alfie Scopp

Votes: 12

69. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode: Children of the Corns (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Gary declares a sales contest between Al and Griff - the winner gets a raise. However, an appearance of an immigrant child who works in Gary's illegal sweatshop gives Al a better idea than selling shoes.

Director: Amanda Bearse | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate

Votes: 486

70. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: The Routine (1997)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the 'Emerald City' experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who exist in a pecking order of Gangbangers, Latinos, Muslims, Westies, Aryans and Wiseguys.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker

Votes: 3,078

71. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: Small Blessings (1997)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime

Two orphans go to a foster home with a couple who plans to adopt them. They hear the couple talking and misinterpret what they hear. They fear being sent back to the orphanage, so they run away. While out, they witness a murder.

Director: Eric Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Noble Willingham, Sheree J. Wilson

Votes: 105

72. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Logopolis: Part Three (1981)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Adric, Nyssa and Tegan aid the Monitor in saving the Doctor after he is trapped inside his shrunken Tardis. The Master, posing as Nyssa's father Tremas, makes his presence known on Logopolis as his plan nears it's completion.

Director: Peter Grimwade | Stars: Tom Baker, John Fraser, Anthony Ainley, Janet Fielding

Votes: 546

73. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: The Empire State Building (1994)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, History

This program focuses on the symbolic and historical aspects of the Empire State Building rather than its architecture and technology. The world's tallest building was preceded but a ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Thomas | Stars: Irwin G. Cantor, Brendan Gill, Lydia Ruth

Votes: 39

74. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: American Dream Factory (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stan hires a family of Mexican illegal aliens to help launch his new teddy bear business, and Roger gets Steve kicked out of his own garage band.

Directors: Rodney Clouden, Ron Hughart, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 762

75. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode: The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo (2007)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy

Dee discovers that the biggest loser and fatty from high school is now a successful and thin fashion designer... now making Dee the biggest loser.

Director: Fred Savage | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson

Votes: 3,257

76. The Future of America's Past (2019– )
Episode: The Fire of a Movement (2019)

27 min | History

On March 25, 1911, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, and 146 workers - nearly all young women, many of them teenage immigrants - perished. We visit the building... See full summary »

Directors: Hannah Brown Ayers, Lance Warren | Stars: Edward L. Ayers, Elissa Sampson, Suzanne Pred Bass, Dave Favaloro

77. JPod (2008– )
Episode: Fine China (2008)

45 min | Comedy, Drama

Ethan and Cowboy are detained in Beijing when illicit drugs are discovered in their luggage.

Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: David Kopp, Emilie Ullerup, Steph Song, Benjamin Ayres

Votes: 20

78. Defenders UK (2018– )
Episode: Episode #3.6 (2020)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

Officers swoop on an illegal sweatshop suspected of being a major supplier of counterfeit clothing and track down a cowboy builder who almost destroyed a family's home. Enforcement agents catch up with a fly-tipping gang.

Directors: Jake Borthwick-Jacobs, Luke England, Kristen Griffin, Theo Shaw | Star: Harry Hepple

79. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Let Us Ask the Maiden (2009)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a young Jewish man dies suddenly during prayers, Dr. Ogden suspects arsenic poisoning and concludes that others may be falling victim to a poisoner.

Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 321

80. Leverage (2008–2012)
Episode: The Runway Job (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

To bring down an oppressive sweatshop owner, Nate and the team crash a fashion show.

Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf

Votes: 698

81. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: MoneyBart (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Lisa takes over as manager of Bart's baseball team and uses statistical analysis to build a winner, but she takes all of the fun out of it and causes Bart to quit the team.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Nancy Kruse | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,360

82. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: The People vs. Martin Sugar (2010)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stan serves as jury foreman for the trial of one of Roger's personae, and he is hell-bent on making sure the jury finds him guilty.

Directors: Pam Cooke, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 709

83. Dispatches (1987– )
Episode: Fashion's Dirty Secret (2010)

49 min | Documentary, News

An investigation into factories that manufacture clothing for high street shops.

Director: James Jones | Stars: Tazeen Ahmad, Philip Green, Safia Minney

84. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Unraveling (2022)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

When the team stops a robbery of a department store, they fear the crime was designed to distract from something more sinister. Hondo enlists Street to connect with Powell after ignores orders in the field.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim

Votes: 345

85. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: Crotchwalkers (2013)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

In a desperate attempt to show Steve that she's still a "cool" mom, Francine teaches him a vast array of shoplifting techniques to try out at the local mall. But when their attempt to pull ... See full summary »

Directors: Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 705

86. Arman ja viimeinen ristiretki (2013– )
Episode: Maailma Ristiretken silmin (2015)

60 min | Reality-TV

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Director: Tuukka Tiensuu | Stars: Arman Alizad, Tuukka Tiensuu

Votes: 7

87. The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode: Understanding Marxism and Socialism (2016)

Documentary, News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Stars: Abby Martin, Richard D. Wolff

Votes: 16

88. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Undercover: The Refugees Who Make Our Clothes (2016)

29 min | Documentary, News

Panorama reporter Darragh MacIntyre goes undercover to expose the Turkish sweatshops illegally using thousands of refugees, including children, to make the clothes that we wear.

Star: Darragh MacIntyre

89. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: Sir Ian McKellen (2017)

58 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The actor and civil-rights activist delves into his family history and discovers one of his ancestors was a Victorian political activist, another was linked to the theatre. He learns his family have a link to an ancient landmark.

Director: Leo Burley | Stars: Ian McKellen, Cherie Lunghi, Anne Featherstone, Keith Hanley

Votes: 74

90. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Seizure (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Hondo suspects there's an ulterior motive when civilians are taken hostage in a prison riot.

Director: Larry Teng | Stars: Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Lina Esco

Votes: 759

91. Ransom (2017–2019)
Episode: It's a Ravenzo (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eric and the team enter the world of Italian fashion royalty when they are hired to negotiate the safe return of a world-famous designer's kidnapped wife.

Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Luke Roberts, Brandon Jay McLaren, Nazneen Contractor, Karen LeBlanc

Votes: 66