layoffs
10 movies and shows
Rising Son
Mon, 23 Jul 1990
Gus Robinson loves three things: his job, family, and country; but suddenly he's losing all three. When his factory shuts down, Gus faces unemployment. It's a time of change for his wife Martha and son Charlie as they reassess a world Gus barely recognizes. But through the nightmare, one dream they cannot take away from him; the reason he will continue to fight: his son, Charlie.
Blood Is Dry
Sun, 09 Oct 1960
An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own advantage by turning the incident into an advertising campaign. With the success of the campaign, however, he is no longer a desperate man pointing a gun to his head, but a potential leader who wishes to take advantage of his failed suicide.
Circle of Steel
Fri, 03 May 2019
When layoffs are announced at a remote oilfield office, team morale deteriorates with both humorous, and heartbreaking, results. With support, and often-questionable guidance from her co-workers, new engineer Wendy must navigate personal ethics and corporate industry within one of the world's most controversial industries.
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Mon, 07 Jul 1975
After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
Erehtyneet sydämet
Fri, 07 Apr 1944
After being harassed at the office by her boss, Eila gets sacked and tries to find a new job. After difficulties, she eventually begins to work as a model to a sculptor.
A Winter in the Winter
Invalid Date
A man returns to his hometown in northeast China and meets a restaurateur of the same age. They discover a deep connection with each other through the conversation. In the 1990s, some teenagers are about to get into a fight until the two run off in different directions. The relationship between social progress and personal life under the special tide gradually emerges in an ordinary dialogue.
We are Alitalia
Thu, 05 May 2022
The documentary focuses on the definitive closure of national airline Alitalia enlighten about the events and the political interference that caused the largest mass layoff ever in the history of Italy (11K workers).
Easy Panties
Fri, 29 Jan 2021
Having run into financial difficulties, a woman decides to start a panty business.
Dispensable
Mon, 25 Feb 2013
After finishing his outrageous task, a soulless executive gets his reward.
Subway Sleeper
Fri, 12 Dec 2025
Recently fired and drowning in debt, medical expenses, and anger, Matt drifts through the shadows of survival against the backdrop of a collapsing modern economy.