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1. King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A salute to a man who remains an inspiration and a force for social change nearly forty years after his untimely death at the age of 39.
Stars: Obba Babatundé, Mike Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, Hugh Hefner
Votes: 29
2. The People Speak (2009)
113 min | Documentary, History
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
Directors: Anthony Arnove, Chris Moore, Howard Zinn | Stars: Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin
Votes: 641
3. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1969)
185 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Follows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism.
Directors: Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston
Votes: 625
4. Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, History, Music
A fresh and exhilarating take on one of the most important social movements in American history, Soundtrack for a Revolution explores the civil rights struggle through the powerful and stirring songs that inspired a generation.
Directors: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman | Stars: The Roots, John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Joss Stone
Votes: 338
5. When the World Breaks (2010)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary
When the World Breaks" is a film about creativity and survival during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with striking parallels to today. Depression-era life and art come alive with rare film clips and personal stories from survivors.
Director: Hans Fjellestad | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Andrew Alozie, Kaine Alozie, Richard Anderson
Votes: 55
6. Where Soldiers Come From (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles four years in the lives of childhood friends as they enter a faraway war.
Director: Heather Courtney
Votes: 234 | Gross: $0.04M
7. Peace Out (2011)
TV-G | 80 min | Documentary, History, News
Peace Out seeks to engage those of us who do not connect our daily decisions with global land use issues. It focuses on the North Western Canadian wilderness, however the issues are ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Wilkinson | Stars: Mark Jaccard, David Schindler, Diane Culling, Ben Parfitt
Votes: 61
8. Paper Clips (2004)
G | 82 min | Documentary, War
As a part of their study of the Holocaust, the children of the Whitwell, TN Middle School try to collect 6 million paper clips representing the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, and grows to include millions of others killed.
Directors: Elliot Berlin, Joe Fab | Stars: Sandra Roberts, Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand, Tom Bosley, Casey Condra
Votes: 1,786 | Gross: $1.10M
9. Neshoba (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
NESHOBA tells the story of a Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael ... See full summary »
Directors: Micki Dickoff, Tony Pagano | Star: Edgar Ray Killen
Votes: 97 | Gross: $0.02M
10. The Invisible War (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime
An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca, Jessica Hinves
Votes: 7,083 | Gross: $0.07M
11. Regret to Inform (1998)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary, War
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Sonneborn | Stars: Xuan Ngoc Nguyen, Barbara Sonneborn
Votes: 349 | Gross: $0.02M
12. Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
The life and times of Howard Zinn: the historian, activist, and author of several classics including "A Peoples History of the United States". Archival footage, and commentary by friend, colleagues and Zinn himself.
Directors: Deb Ellis, Denis Mueller | Stars: Matt Damon, Daniel Berrigan, Howard Zinn, Alice Walker
Votes: 832 | Gross: $0.12M
13. How to Change the World (2015)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life,... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Rothwell | Stars: Robert Hunter, Patrick Moore, Paul Watson, Rex Weyler
Votes: 1,299
14. WWIs Secret Shame: Shell Shock (2018 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, History, War
From shell shock in WWI to PTSD today many of those who made it home from war were left mentally scarred and traumatised. Historian Dan Snow explores the on-going mental health crisis in veterans.
Director: Elizabeth Dobson | Stars: Dan Snow, Sean Jones, Stefanie Linden, Edgar Jones
Votes: 30
15. The End of Poverty? (2008)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary
A phenomenal discourse on why poverty exists when there is so much wealth in the world. A must see for anyone wanting to understand not only the US economic system but the foundations of today's global economy.
Director: Philippe Diaz | Stars: Martin Sheen, Amartya Sen, John Perkins, Eric Toussaint
Votes: 468 | Gross: $0.06M
16. Dare Not Walk Alone (2006)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
To a soundtrack the mixes gospel with hip-hop, this film tells the story of the heroic but often overlooked protests by black and white civil rights supporters in 1964 in Saint Augustine, ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Dean
Votes: 115 | Gross: $0.05M
17. Cesar Chavez (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
Director: Diego Luna | Stars: Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich
Votes: 3,618 | Gross: $5.55M
18. Dolores (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the 1950's, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer's union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality.
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Dolores Huerta, Martin Luther King, Luis Valdez, Ricardo S. Chavez
Votes: 373 | Gross: $0.56M
19. Cesar's Last Fast (2014)
100 min | Documentary
In 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee | Stars: Cesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire, Arturo Rodriguez, Luis Valdez
Votes: 51
20. The Fight in the Fields (1997)
120 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles | Stars: Daryl Arnold, Jerry Brown, LeRoy Chatfield, Cesar Chavez
Votes: 30
21. Mahatma Gandhi- 20th Century Prophet (1953)
81 min | Documentary
In 1937, A. K. Chettiar started work on the documentary Mahatma Gandhi: Twentieth Century Prophet. He set up a company named "Documentary Films Limited" and started collecting archival ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Neal | Stars: Quentin Reynolds, Mohandas K. Gandhi
22. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,162 | Gross: $52.77M
23. Martin Luther King Jr.: Marked Man (2018 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opponents within the U.S. government; King is subjected to a fierce campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.
Director: Edward Cotterill | Stars: Martin Luther King, Cheryl Sterling, Tim Weiner, Bonnie Greer
Votes: 27
24. Martin Luther King by Trevor McDonald (2018 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
To mark 50 years since the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Trevor McDonald travels to America's Deep South to discover more about the man who inspired him and many others around the world.
Director: Marion Milne | Stars: Trevor McDonald, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Harry Belafonte, Naomi Campbell
Votes: 11
25. Free Lunch Society: Komm Komm Grundeinkommen (2017)
95 min | Documentary
What would you do if your income were taken care of?
Director: Christian Tod | Stars: Peter Barnes, Petra Barthel, Tiffany Beroid, Michael Bohmeyer
Votes: 210
26. Marxist Lucifer King (2015 Video)
41 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Steven L. Anderson | Stars: Steven L. Anderson, Domonique Davis, Sam Donaldson, Beverly Gage
Votes: 45
27. MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, History
Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.
Director: Tom Jennings | Star: Martin Luther King
Votes: 93
28. Sole Journey (2009)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
SoleJourney shows how dedicated and courageous individuals, following in the footsteps of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., use non-violent resistance and acts of civil disobedience to confront anti-gay rhetoric and opression.
Directors: Kate Burns, Sheila E. Schroeder | Stars: Chad Allen, James Dobson, Martin Luther King, Dani Newsum
29. King (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Forty years after Martin Luther King s assassination, HISTORY, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and times of America's civil rights visionary. KING goes... See full summary »
Stars: Juanita Abernathy, Harry Belafonte, Tom Brokaw, Xernona Clayton
Votes: 27
30. Power of Peace (2001– )
200 min | Documentary
Based on a multi-media peace conference held in San Francisco by Tibet House founder and Columbia University professor Robert Thurman, this series contains many powerful segments including ... See full summary »
Stars: Uma Thurman, Harry Belafonte, The Dalai Lama, Lindsay Wagner
Votes: 7
31. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective (1994)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary brings out the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his importance to the conquest of rights for the Black People in the US in the 50s and 60s.
Director: Thomas Friedman | Stars: Ralph Abernathy, Arthur Burghardt, Eugene 'Bull' Connor, Coretta Scott King
Votes: 78
32. Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)
TV-PG | 360 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Stars: Julian Bond, Coretta Scott King, John Lewis, Andrew Young
Votes: 736
33. In Remembrance of Martin (1986)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary
Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Abernathy, Joan Baez, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter
Votes: 24
34. I Am MLK Jr. (2018)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on civil rights through present day.
Directors: John Barbisan, Michael Hamilton | Stars: Martin Luther King, Carmelo Anthony, Nick Cannon, Clayborne Carson
Votes: 189
35. Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Khalo Matabane asks global thinkers, Apartheid-victims and Mandela's entourage to classify Nelson Mandela's achievements, thereby providing a multifaceted approach to his myth.
Director: Khalo Matabane | Stars: Khalo Matabane, Nelson Mandela, Greg Marinovich, Zubeida Jaffer
Votes: 54
36. 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Ray | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Bagdro, Bob Dole, Richard Gere
Votes: 767 | Gross: $0.22M
38. Peace One Day (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
The story of Jeremy Gilley's attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to sanction officially a day without conflict; a ceasefire day; a global day of Peace.
Director: Jeremy Gilley | Stars: The Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, Jeremy Gilley, Judi Dench
Votes: 148
39. The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets (2017)
60 min | Documentary, History, News
This film chronicles the lives of activists in the United States who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11. It considers their backgrounds, their tactics, the organizations that supported them, and their historical context.
Director: Melody Shemtov | Stars: Zeus Zephyn, Rob Constantine, Richard Nixon, Tom Hayden
Votes: 18
40. Paying the Price for Peace (2018)
117 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson pays the price for peace by calling attention to the US government's defiance of international law through endless illegal wars.
Director: Bo Boudart | Stars: Medea Benjamin, Leah Bolger, Blase Bonpane, Roy Bourgeois
Votes: 13
41. Forgotten Bomb (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, History, War
When the Cold War ended, worry about nuclear weapons receded. But has the nuclear threat really diminished? Join Bud Ryan on a personal and global journey to discover what the bomber can ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Overbey | Stars: Bud Ryan, Michael Hall, Dave Ward, Gar Alperovitz
Votes: 51
42. A Peace of the Anarchy: Ammon Hennacy and Other Angelic Troublemakers in the USA (2005)
69 min | Documentary
Seeking wisdom, love and courage in the 20th century, Ammon was sent to jail with Dorothy Day and Judith Malina. These anarchists and other spiritual activists provoked widespread consideration of the cost of wielding nuclear bombs.
Stars: Ammon Hennacy, Dorothy Day, Starhawk, Kathy Kelly
Votes: 12
43. Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me a Saint (2006)
57 min | Documentary
Through the words of many people who know her, and through new readings of her own journalistic and biographical writings, we learn of the legacy of this 20th century Catholic anarchist. ... See full summary »
Director: Claudia Larson | Star: Rosemary Forsyth
Votes: 15
44. Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (2007)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
A visual meditation on the progressive history of the United States as seen through cemeteries, historic plaques and markers. Inspired by Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States".
Director: John Gianvito
Votes: 313
45. Swords to Plowshares: The Price of Peace (1993 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Maria Dangerfield | Stars: David George, Miles O'Brien, Frank Sesno, Casey Wian
46.
Without Walls (1990–1996)
Episode:
Hell's Angel: Mother Teresa
(1994)
25 min | Documentary, Biography
Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and foeticide and her questionable relationships with wealthy religious and political leaders.
Director: Jenny Morgan | Stars: Christopher Hitchens, Mother Teresa, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Mihir Bose
Votes: 488
47. Mother Teresa (1986)
81 min | Documentary, Biography
This definitive portrait of Mother Teresa was shot over 5 years and follows the saint into the world's trouble spots, showing how Mother Teresa transcends all barriers with her works of love.
Directors: Ann Petrie, Jeanette Petrie | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Mother Teresa, Mohandas K. Gandhi
Votes: 121
48. American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
About the life and work of controversial American Jewish academic Norman Finkelstein.
Directors: David Ridgen, Nicolas Rossier | Stars: Musa Abu-Hashhash, Nidal Barham, Noam Chomsky, Alan Dershowitz
Votes: 801
49. Notes to Eternity (2016)
147 min | Documentary
'notes to eternity' is a meditation on the Israel-Palestine conflict centering on the lives and ideas of four renowned critics of Israeli policy: Noam Chomsky, Sara Roy, Norman Finkelstein and Robert Fisk.
Director: Sarah Cordery | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Robert Fisk, Sara Roy
Votes: 44
50. Defamation (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
Director: Yoav Shamir | Stars: Yoav Shamir, Abraham Foxman, Bob Wolfson, Notav
Votes: 1,868 | Gross: $0.01M
51. The Invisible Class (2020)
90 min | Documentary
From the people in the streets, to it's root causes, The Invisible Class will forever change your perception of homelessness in America.
Director: Josh Hayes | Stars: Paul Boden, Noam Chomsky, Chris Hedges, Gabor Maté
Votes: 52
52. In the Name of My People (2018)
Documentary
This a documentary film on Afghanistan and the effects of wars of the last 38 years. Malalai Joya, Afghan activist for human rights, democracy and women's rights, speaks to the atrocities ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Guim | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Malalai Joya
Votes: 7
53. Warpeace (2017)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Propaganda film for peace. Feature length documentary about radical political protest in the 60s and its relevance to today.
Director: Inderjit Kaur Khalsa | Stars: Sally Armbrecht, Noam Chomsky, Bryan Burrough, Bill Ayers
Votes: 27
54. The Occupation of the American Mind (2016 Video)
82 min | Documentary
Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp | Stars: Phyllis Bennis, Max Blumenthal, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein
Votes: 256
55. The World Awaits (2016)
98 min | Documentary
A film about the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Director: Don Haderlein | Stars: Helen Caldicott, Noam Chomsky, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 10
56. The Divide (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
Seven unconnected people striving for a better life across the US and UK discover the odds may be stacked against them. Filmmaker Katharine Round provokes intimate moments to build a mosaic of lives in the grip of fear and insecurity - driven by an ever widening gap between richest and poorest.
Director: Katharine Round | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Max Hastings, Ha-Joon Chang, Kwame Anthony Appiah
Votes: 285
57. Hit & Stay (2013)
Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, History, News
A feature-length documentary about priests and nuns who protested the Vietnam War by breaking into draft boards, destroying draft records, and then waiting around to be arrested. Their ... See full summary »
Directors: Skizz Cyzyk, Joe Tropea | Stars: Rahne Alexander, Joel Andreas, Bill Ayers, Daniel Berrigan
Votes: 32
58. Psywar (2010)
99 min | Documentary
Psywar explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the elitist theory of democracy; and the relationship between war, propaganda, and class.
Director: Scott Noble | Stars: George Bush, George W. Bush, Noam Chomsky, Bill Clinton
Votes: 231
59. Beyond Borders: The Debate Over Human Migration (2007)
51 min | Documentary
Beyond Borders moves past the headlines and takes an in-depth look at the hot-button issues of legal and illegal immigration.
Director: Brian Ging | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Jim Gilchrest
Votes: 35
60. Occupation 101 (2006)
90 min | Documentary
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
Directors: Abdallah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish | Stars: James Akins, Arik Ascherman, Bishop Barltlett Jr., Phyllis Bennis
Votes: 1,905
61. The Trial of the St. Patrick's Four (2006)
91 min | Documentary
On March 17th, 2003, 48 hours before the bombings started in Iraq, a group of dedicated anti-war protesters poured their own blood on the walls of a military recruiting center in Ithaca, ... See full summary »
Director: Adolfo Doring | Stars: Daniel Berrigan, Daniel Burns, Noam Chomsky, Peter De Mott
62. Soldiers of Conscience (2007)
86 min | Documentary, War
A brave and balanced look at the choice a soldier makes when he finally must pull the trigger.
Directors: Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg | Stars: Kevin Benderman, Joshua Casteel, Peter Coyote, Aidan Delgado
Votes: 99
63. The Peace! DVD (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 124 min | Documentary, War
A tribute to the 21st Century Peace Movement featuring the thinkers, activists and leaders working to ensure a peaceful future.
Director: Gabriele Zamparini | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, Ossie Davis
Votes: 61
64. Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land (2004 Video)
80 min | Documentary
This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle ... See full summary »
Directors: Sut Jhally, Bathsheba Ratzkoff | Stars: Seth Ackerman, Stav Adivi, Arik Ascherman, Hanan Ashrawi
Votes: 567
65. Hidden in Plain Sight (2003)
90 min | Documentary
A feature length documentary by John H. Smihula
Director: John Smihula | Stars: Sanford Bishop, Noam Chomsky, Eduardo Galeano, Christopher Hitchens
Votes: 64
66. Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth (2013)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, History
Do you shape the world or does it shape you? Drawing on leading thinkers from around the world, and with a torrent of mind-expanding ideas and information, THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH will make you think again about what it means to be free.
Directors: Raoul Martinez, Joshua van Praag | Stars: Michael Albert, Stanley Aronowitz, Tony Benn, Nick Davies
Votes: 440
67. Winter Soldier (1972)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, History, War
For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, ... See full summary »
Director: Winterfilm Collective | Stars: Rusty Sachs, Joe Bangert, Scott Shimabukuro, Kenneth Campbell
Votes: 1,082
68. Sir! No Sir! (2005)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History, War
NO! SIR! tells an almost entirely forgotten story of the military men and women who forced the U.S. government to end the Vietnam War
Director: David Zeiger | Stars: Michael Alaimo, Edward Asner, Joe Bangert, Tom Bernard
Votes: 838 | Gross: $0.11M
69. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava
Votes: 115,884 | Gross: $70.00M
70. The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 57 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of American conscientious objectors during World War II.
Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Tejada-Flores | Star: Edward Asner
Votes: 40
71. On the Line (2007)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
An act of civil disobedience at America's largest ongoing protest brings graduate student Brian DeRouen face-to-face with the pressing constitutional issues of today. His non-violent action... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Glenn, Jason A. Schmidt | Stars: Roy Bourgeois, Brian DeRouen, John Perkins, Helen Prejean
Votes: 35
72. Crossing the Line (1999 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
"Crossing the Line" shows Martin Sheen leading 2,319 people in the largest act of civil disobedience in the U.S. since the Vietnam war. Risking arrest, they all crossed the line onto the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Richter | Stars: Phil Berrigan, Roy Bourgeois, Pete Seeger, Martin Sheen
73. Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins (1996)
PG | 56 min | Documentary
The struggle by a Vietnam war hero turned priest, to find and reveal the truth about secret CIA torture training at a US military base, narrated by Susan Sarandon.
Director: Robert Richter | Stars: Roy Bourgeois, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 47
74. Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 56 min | Documentary, Biography
"Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story" explores the extraordinary life and legacy of one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century, Howard Thurman. Born the ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Doblmeier | Stars: Keith David, Martin Doblmeier, Walter Earl Fluker, Jesse Jackson
Votes: 17
75. Freedom Riders (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam
Votes: 428
76. Disturbing the Peace (2016)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
In a world torn by conflict -in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned-an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Apkon, Andrew Young | Stars: Chen Alon, Jamil Qassas, Avner Wishnitzer, Sulaiman Khatib
Votes: 280 | Gross: $0.02M
77. Shadow World (2016)
94 min | Documentary
Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
Director: Johan Grimonprez
Votes: 765
78. The Long Shadow (2017)
91 min | Documentary
When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics ... See full summary »
Directors: Frances Causey, Maureen Gosling | Stars: John Adams, Karen Alexander, Jody Allen, Amiri Baraka
Votes: 165
79. A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984 TV Special)
Documentary, Family
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Debbie Allen, Johnny Brown, LeVar Burton, Irene Cara
Votes: 10
80. El Norte (1983)
R | 141 min | Adventure, Drama
After their family is killed in a government massacre, siblings Enrique and Rosa flee Guatemala and embark on a perilous journey to "El Norte": the United States.
Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago
Votes: 5,590
81. Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now (2016 TV Movie)
History
Director: Stephanie A. Frederic | Stars: Martin Luther King, John Lewis, DeRay Mckesson, Bree Newsome
82. Selma (2014)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 95,445 | Gross: $52.08M
83. Investigation of a Flame (2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short, History
On May 17, 1968, three Catholic priests, a nurse, an artist and four others walked into a Catonsville, Maryland draft board office, grabbed hundreds of selective service records and burned ... See full summary »
Director: Lynne Sachs | Stars: Daniel Berrigan, Philip Berrigan, David Darst, John Hogan
Votes: 34
84. We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary, History
Students take the stage in a public speaking competition in this inspiring portrait of Oakland, CA's 40th Annual MLK Oratorical Festival.
Director: Amy Schatz | Star: Mara Hruby
Votes: 78
85. 5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Stars: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat
Votes: 6,636 | Gross: $0.11M
86. Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Munna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Boman Irani
Votes: 49,963 | Gross: $2.22M
87. Naya Daur (1957)
173 min | Action, Drama, Musical
When the son of a landlord decides to modernize his business by replacing the horse carts with buses, a horse cart rider decides to challenge him.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit Khan, Chand Usmani
Votes: 1,310
88. Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Not Rated | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Darshan Jariwala, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika Chawla
Votes: 1,731 | Gross: $0.24M
89. The Making of the Mahatma (1996)
144 min | Biography, Drama, History
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was invited to South Africa in 1893 to settle a case for a wealthy Indian settled there. He expected to return in a few months but instead got involved in the freedom movement and eventually stayed for 21 years.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Rajit Kapoor, Pallavi Joshi, Keith Stevenson, Paul Slabolepszy
Votes: 214
90. Satyagraha (1983 TV Movie)
168 min | Biography, Drama, History
Opera about the life and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi, named after his technique of passive resistance that he began in South Africa and employed in his native India.
Director: Hugo Käch | Stars: Leo Goeke, Ralf Harster, Helmut Danninger, Inga Nielsen
Votes: 41
91. Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media (2018 TV Movie)
Documentary
Examines how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and leaders of the civil rights movement used the power of print and visual media, especially television, to awaken America to the shame and injustice of racial inequality.
Directors: Phil Bertelsen, Rachel Dretzin | Stars: Martin Agronsky, Joseph Boyce, Taylor Branch, David Brinkley
Votes: 35
92. MLK/FBI (2020)
TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover, David Garrow, Clarence B. Jones
Votes: 1,750
93. The Long Walk Home (1990)
PG | 97 min | Drama, History
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz, Ving Rhames
Votes: 4,845 | Gross: $4.80M
94. Truth At Last: The Assassination of Martin Luther King (2018)
Documentary
On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered a passionate speech at Riverside Church in New York staking out his opposition to the war in Vietnam. One year later to the day, he was ... See full summary »
Director: James Corbett | Star: William Francis Pepper
Votes: 7
95. Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021)
PG-13 | 117 min | Documentary
Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.
Directors: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler | Stars: Chief Egunwale Amusan, Josephine Bolling McCall, Gwen Carr, Tiffany Crutcher
Votes: 1,232
96. Coded Bias (2020)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.
Director: Shalini Kantayya | Stars: Joy Buolamwini, Meredith Broussard, Cathy O'Neil, Silkie Carlo
Votes: 2,755
97. The Drummer (2020)
99 min | Drama
Three interwoven stories reveal the traumatic effects of war on the psyches of veterans from different generations.
Director: Eric Werthman | Stars: Danny Glover, Sam Underwood, Prema Cruz, Jennifer Mudge
Votes: 109
98. Song for Cesar (2021)
85 min | Documentary
"Song for Cesar, the Movement and the Music" is a documentary built around the music, musicians, artists, and other important supporters who were instrumental in assisting Cesar Chavez and the UFW grow this movement.
Directors: Andres Alegria, Abel Sanchez | Stars: Dolores Huerta, Paul Chavez, Arturo Rodríguez, Carlos Santana
Votes: 26
99. Hailing Cesar
60 min | Documentary | Completed
Eduardo Chavez, grandson to civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, embarks on a journey to connect with his grandfathers legacy. He begins work as a farm-worker, picking grapes in the field, ... See full summary »
Director: Eduardo Chavez | Stars: Eduardo Chavez, Fernando Chavez, Paul Pratt, Miriam Chavez
100. None But the Brave (1965)
Approved | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.
Director: Frank Sinatra | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takeshi Katô
Votes: 2,140
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