Silkwood

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(1983)

Genre: Biography/Drama

Director: Mike Nichols

Writers: Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen

Producers: Larry Cano, Michael Hausman, Buzz Hirsch, Mike Nichols, Tom Stovall, Joel Tuber

Synopsis: The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Meryl Streep
• Kurt Russell
• Cher
• Craig T. Nelson
• Fred Ward
• Bruce McGill
• David Strathairn

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Swing Shift

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(1984)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Jonathan Demme

Writers: Nancy Dowd, Bo Goldman, Ron Nyswaner

Producers: Jerry Bick, Charles Mulvehill, Arlene Sellers, Alex Winitsky

Synopsis: A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an airport plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war. -- (Written by IMDb Editors) 

Cast:

• Goldie Hawn
• Kurt Russell
• Christine Lahti
• Ed Harris
• Fred Ward
• Holly Hunter

**Unfortunately, the trailer for this film could not be found on YouTube.

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Escape from New York

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(1981)

Genre: Action/Adventure

Director: John Carpenter

Writer: John Carpenter, Nick Castle

Producers: Barry Bernardi, Larry J. Franco, Debra Hill

Synopsis: In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables. (Written by Anthony Pereyra)

Cast:

• Kurt Russell
• Lee Van Cleef
• Ernest Borgnine
• Harry Dean Stanton

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