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1. 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: 95,522 | Gross: $52.08M
2. The Butler (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
Votes: 119,767 | Gross: $116.63M
3. Bamboozled (2000)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 12,357 | Gross: $2.27M
4. George Wallace (1997)
TV-14 | 178 min | Biography, Drama
Following Alabama governor George Wallace through segregation, presidential elections, an assassination attempt and personal trauma.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Angelina Jolie, Stieven Davidson, Richard Yett
Votes: 1,601
5. Southside with You (2016)
PG-13 | 84 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Director: Richard Tanne | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear
Votes: 10,138 | Gross: $6.30M
6. John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley
Votes: 1,055
7. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.
Director: RaMell Ross | Stars: Latrenda 'Boosie' Ash, Karmyn Bryant, Korbyn Bryant, Kyrie Bryant
Votes: 2,127 | Gross: $0.11M
8. Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
90 min | Documentary
It tells the story of the courageous campaign of citizens and activists who faced violence and oppression in the struggle for the right to vote
Directors: Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Pollard | Stars: Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, Courtland Cox, Mukasa Dada
Votes: 158
9. All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary
The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.
Directors: Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus | Stars: Carolyn Abrams, Robert Abrams, Stacey Abrams, Debo Adegbile
Votes: 2,061
10. Sing Your Song (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Director: Susanne Rostock | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marge Champion, Fran Scott Attaway
Votes: 502 | Gross: $0.05M
11. Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? (2017)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary murder mystery about the filmmaker's family, set in lower Alabama.
Director: Travis Wilkerson | Stars: Travis Wilkerson, Ed Vaughn, Ed Vaughn
Votes: 515 | Gross: $0.02M
12. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)
167 min | Documentary, Biography
Directors: Daniel McCabe, Paul Stekler | Stars: Randy Quaid, Pat Buchanan, Dan T. Carter, J.L. Chestnut
Votes: 64
13. Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have a Dream (2004 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This title includes the following four speeches relating to Martin Luther King, three made by him: 1. Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. - August 28, 1963; 2. Brown Chapel, Selma, Alabama - ... See full summary »
Stars: Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy
14. National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (2015 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Sam Walker, Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King
15. We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King, Jr. (2010 Video)
48 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Original footage includes highlights of speeches, protests and rallies. Tracks include addresses from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr. debating Violence vs... See full summary »
Star: Martin Luther King
16. Been to the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King, Jr. (2006 Video)
32 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Original footage features highlights from dramatic speeches and conversations spanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee.
Star: Martin Luther King
Votes: 6
17.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
FBI vs. MLK
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
In 1962, J. Edgar Hoover ordered "his bureau" to investigate Martin Luther King Jr. and soon discovered that King was associated with something he considered far more dangerous than peaceful protests: Communism.
Stars: Lance Reddick, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Keith Rice, Ben Kamin
Votes: 15
18.
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (1954– )
Episode:
Episode #70.26
(2023)
TV-PG | News, Talk-Show
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.); Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill); Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio); former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md);
Stars: Margaret Brennan, Joe Manchin III, Larry Hogan, J.B. Pritzker
19.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
They're Coming After Elon Because He Committed the Sin of Allowing Us to Speak
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Matt Walsh discusses the Left's aggressive campaign against Elon Musk, accusing them of using the guise of "combating anti-semitism" to penalize Musk for promoting free speech on his platform.
Director: Mark Jones | Star: Matt Walsh
Votes: 5
20.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Distracted from Democracy
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
What keeps American outcry over economic inequality so muted? Weapons of mass distraction.
Stars: Glenn Greenwald, David Gregory, Lyndon B. Johnson, Marty Kaplan
21.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018– )
Episode:
It's a Whole New Ball Game Now
(2018)
TV-MA | 56 min | Talk-Show
David Letterman returns with a new talk show and interviews former President Barack Obama. He also walks the Edmund Pettus bridge with civil rights legend John Lewis.
Director: Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: David Letterman, Barack Obama, John Lewis
Votes: 1,126
22.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Tony Bennett 's New York
(1996)
86 min | Documentary
Once dubbed the 'king of cool', a look behind the silky voice as Tony Bennett - civil rights activist, jazz enthusiast, painter and New Yorker - takes a tour around his native city.
Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Tony Bennett, Reggie Nadelson, Mary Chiappa, Mario Cuomo
Votes: 11