Civil Rights Movies
SELMA
Selma is a historical drama film that follows the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. The film...
THE GREAT DEBATERS
The Great Debaters is a drama film inspired by the true story of the Wiley College debate team, who in 1935 challenged Harvard in the national...
THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a documentary film that explores the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary...
THE BUTLER
The Butler tells the story of Cecil Gaines, a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film explores the civil...
THE HELP
The Help, released in 2011, is a powerful drama centered around the lives of African American maids in 1960s Mississippi. The film follows Skeeter, a...
MILK
Milk is a biographical drama film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. The movie follows Milk's journey as he becomes...
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
One Night in Miami... is a 2020 historical drama directed by Regina King. In this fictionalized account, four Black icons—Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim...
ALI
Ali is a biographical sports drama film that follows the life of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. The movie explores Ali's rise to fame, his struggles...
MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI is a documentary by Sam Pollard that re-examines the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights era. Drawing on...
THE PEOPLE SPEAK
The People Speak is a documentary film inspired by Howard Zinn's books, 'A People's History of the United States' and 'Voices of a People's History of...
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
To Kill a Mockingbird is a film adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in the racially charged atmosphere of the American South...
THE BEST OF ENEMIES
Based on a true story from 1971 in Durham, North Carolina, The Best of Enemies follows a fierce civil rights activist and a former Ku Klux Klan member...
BOBBY KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT
Bobby Kennedy for President is a documentary series that delves into the political and personal life of Robert F. Kennedy. Through archival footage...
DETROIT
Detroit is a 2017 American historical drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film is based on the real-life events of the Algiers Motel incident...
BLOODY SUNDAY
Bloody Sunday is a powerful and intense drama that depicts the events of January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers opened...
MALCOLM X
Malcolm X is a biographical drama film that follows the life of influential civil rights leader Malcolm X. From his early years as a criminal to his...
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
Mississippi Burning is a drama film based on the FBI's investigation into the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. The film explores...
HIDDEN FIGURES
Hidden Figures is a biographical drama that highlights the untold story of three African-American women mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy...
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary film based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House. The film explores race in America...
GET ON UP
Get on Up is a biographical drama film that follows the life of James Brown, a legendary musician known as the 'Godfather of Soul'. The movie...
RUSTIN
Rustin chronicles Bayard Rustin's decades-long struggle for civil rights, highlighting his behind-the-scenes influence as a strategist of nonviolent...
WHOSE STREETS?
Whose Streets? is a 2017 documentary tracing Ferguson’s uprising and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Directed by Sabaah Folayan and...
CESAR CHAVEZ
Cesar Chavez is a biographical film that depicts the life of labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The film focuses on Chavez's efforts...
LOVING
Loving is a 2016 American historical drama film that tells the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who fought for their...
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