Labor Day’s here—time to kick back, fire up the grill, and queue up a good movie (or ten). It’s also a time to honor the spirit of hard work and dedication. These 10 must-watch films capture that drive while giving you the perfect stories to enjoy over the long weekend.
Top 10 Must-Watch Labor Day Movies
HIDDEN FIGURES
HIDDEN FIGURES is an engaging, uplifting salute to three African-American women who contribute to the NASA program during the 1960s Space Race with Russia. The story centers on Katherine Johnson. A brilliant mathematician, Katherine proves herself a critical addition to the Space…
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COURAGEOUS
COURAGEOUS is a very emotional, captivating movie. The movie opens with an African American man, Nathan Hayes, chasing down a gang member who stole Nathan’s truck, with Nathan’s son inside. Nathan has just transferred from the Atlanta police department to the small…
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THE ULTIMATE GIFT
THE ULTIMATE GIFT opens when Red Stevens dies. His sons, daughter, and grandchildren are spoiled rotten. Their greed for Red’s billions of dollars is undisguised. When the grandfather’s lawyer, Ted Hamilton, reads the will, they are very annoyed because there are severe…
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BLUE MIRACLE
BLUE MIRACLE is a wonderful drama on Netflix. Omar is on the brink of losing the beloved all-boys orphanage in Cabo, Mexico that he and his wife, Becca, run. He enters a fishing competition with a fisherman named Wade. Omar and Wade…
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THE HILL (2023)
THE HILL tells the inspiring true story of Rickey Hill, a boy with a spinal disease whose dream is to play Major League Baseball. Despite having to wear leg braces during his childhood, and his father’s strong desire for him to become…
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THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS is the inspiring true-life story of Chris Gardner. Chris, played with brilliant passion by Will Smith, is a man struggling to make ends meet in the 1980s. One day, a chance encounter sets Chris in motion to change…
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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE is the Christmas movie classic, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. It’s about the struggling owner of a small-town savings and loan company who discovers, with the help of a quirky angel named Clarence, that he’s the richest…
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DIVINE INFLUENCER
DIVINE INFLUENCER is a faith-based movie on Pure Flix about a spoiled 29-year-old social media influencer named Olivia, who works for a fashion designer. Olivia offends her boss and gets fired. Meanwhile, her wealthy but philanthropic Christian parents cut off her allowance.…
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