Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "anti-apartheid"

1. Escape from Pretoria (2020)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Mystery

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

Director: Francis Annan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter

Votes: 43,702

2. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit

Votes: 189,114 | Gross: $147.25M

3. Starter for 10 (2006)

PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.

Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Joseph Friend

Votes: 25,108 | Gross: $0.21M

4. Flawless (2007)

PG-13 | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1960s London, an elderly janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.

Director: Michael Radford | Stars: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker

Votes: 26,378 | Gross: $1.20M

5. Endgame (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, History

A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong

Votes: 2,867 | Gross: $0.01M

6. Inside (1996 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama

A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten years later, the head officer in charge of the questioning is similarly held as prisoner and questioned about his past offenses.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Nigel Hawthorne, Eric Stoltz, Louis Gossett Jr., Ian Roberts

Votes: 322

7. Music for Mandela (2013)

TV-G | 82 min | Documentary

Music for Mandela explores the role music played in the remarkable life of one of the world's most important icons. The effects of this relationship continue to ripple through the poorest South African townships as well as the world stage.

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Nelson Mandela, Rob Allingham, Eddie Daniels, Estelle

Votes: 29

8. Uptown Hall: The Harlem South Africa Connection - Stumbling Is Not Falling (2014)

Not Rated | 4 min | Short

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Director: April D. Patrick

9. Ma vie en plus (2001)

75 min | Documentary, Biography

Zackie Achmat is an HIV+ South African activist campaigning to make AIDS medications more widely available. As one aspect of his campaign the HIV-positive Achmat refuses to take the medications until they become available to everyone.

Director: Brian Tilley | Star: Shireen Kadivar

Votes: 16

10. Batons and Baguettes (2017)

60 min | Documentary

On the last day of the 1981 Springbok Tour, eight colleagues dressed up as clowns, bunny rabbits and a bumblebee in an attempt to offer a non-violent protest against Apartheid, only to ... See full summary »

Director: Campbell Cooley | Stars: Bob Brockie, Andrew Campbell, Karen Johns, Paul L. Major

11. Man Alive (1967– )
Episode: Beyers Naude (1972)

24 min | Documentary

Profiles Beyers Naude, a Christian leader in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

Stars: Roy Bonisteel, Beyers Naudé

12. 30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode: The 16th Man (2010)

TV-G | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This documentary showcases the South African "Springbok" National Rugby Team and its impact on South Africa's transition from segregation to integration. It involves interviews with players and political activists along with vintage video.

Director: Cliff Bestall | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Justice Bekebeke, Cliff Bestall, Koos Botha

Votes: 754

13. Little Crackers (2010– )
Episode: David Baddiel's Little Cracker: The Norris McWhirter Chronicles (2010)

Comedy, Drama

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Director: David Baddiel | Stars: Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Paul Jerricho, Lee Mack

Votes: 7

14. The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode: Palestine's Rebellion, Israel's Fascism (2015)

G | 8 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

Painful feet come for many reasons. One reason is the collapse of the anterior transverse arch in the foot. The collapse of this arch can compress a nerve in between the middle metatarsal ... See full summary »

Stars: Max Blumenthal, Abby Martin

Votes: 18