American Dream poster

American Dream

The award-winning film of American lives, American courage, and the...

7.3(17)19901h 38m1

When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$269.8K
Language
English
  • strike
  • iowa
  • labor
  • labor strike
  • labor union
  • woman director

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Stream

  • Criterion Channel logoCriterion Channel

Rent

Buy

Gallery

Still from American DreamStill from American Dream

Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-13New York Film Festival6 Oct 1990
    • PhysicalPG-13VHS6 Dec 1993
    • PhysicalPG-13DVD21 Aug 2009

Frequently asked questions

American Dream was released on 6 October 1990.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this