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Matewan

Released Aug 1987132 min$4M budget
Drama#2624History#303
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May 17, 2026
#5,907
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May 17, 2026
0.2
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Matewan

Matewan is a 1987 American drama film that portrays the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners' strike in 1920 West Virginia, highlighting the struggles of labor organizing.

Released
1987
Runtime
132 min
Rating
PG-13
Budget
$4M
Box Office
$2M
Status
Released
Rankings
#5,907All Movies#2,624Drama#303History
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Matewan
Daily update · May 17, 2026

Matewan ranks #5,907 among movies with a Buzz Score of 0.2. It peaked at #5,288 of all time (Aug 28 - Sep 26, 2024). It ranks #5,027 over the past 365 days.

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Current position by overall and genre
#5,907
All Movies
Buzz Score 0.2
#2,624
Drama
Genre
#303
History
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Performance

Popularity history
Peak Buzz Score
0.7
#5,288Peak rank
Aug 28 - Sep 26, 2024
1-Year Buzz Score
0.2
#5,0271-year rank
Last 365 days
Days at #1
0
Past 365 days
Days in Top 10
0
Past 365 days
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Most popular Matewan cast members by current Buzz Score on May 17, 2026
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#1
James Earl Jones
as 'Few Clothes' Johnson
3.5
#2
David Strathairn
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
3.2
#3
Mary McDonnell
as Elma Radnor
2.3
#4
Chris Cooper
as Joe Kenehan
1.9
#5
Bob Gunton
as C.E. Lively
1.0
#6
Ken Jenkins
as Sephus Purcell
1.0
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