The Navigators
2001 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.9 · 84% critics
A close-knit group of railway maintenance workers in South Yorkshire face upheaval when privatization transforms their workplace. As cost-cutting and new management take over, the film follows how job insecurity and shrinking protections strain their livelihoods, friendships, and sense of dignity.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-09-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (84 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a grounded, working-class drama with humor and anger about labor and privatization, especially if Riff-Raff worked for you; Not for you if you want escapist entertainment or subtle politics.
Pros: sharp social relevance; funny dialogue; convincing performances | Cons: heavy-handed politics; uneven tone; simplistic character contrasts
Themes
- social realism
- working conditions
- trains
- labor rights
Cast & crew
Dean Andrews
as John
Thomas Craig
as Mick
Joe Duttine
as Paul
Steve Huison
as Jim
Venn Tracey
as Gerry
- AS
Andy Swallow
as Len
- SG
Sean Glenn
as Harpic
- JB
Juliet Bates
as Fiona
- JA
John Aston
as Bill Waters
- GH
Graham Heptinstall
as Owen
Directed by Ken Loach