civil rights movement
26 movies and shows
Nickel Boys
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Till
Fri, 14 Oct 2022
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Rustin
Fri, 03 Nov 2023
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
One Night in Miami...
Fri, 25 Dec 2020
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)
Fri, 31 Jul 2020
School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.
David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Sat, 16 Mar 1963
The historic interview that stopped JFK in his tracks...
Son of the South
Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Based on a true story, Bob Zellner, grandson of a Klansman, comes of age in the Deep South and eventually joins the Civil Rights Movement.
Be Water
Sat, 25 Jan 2020
In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
Fri, 24 Feb 2023
A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.
Boycott
Sat, 24 Feb 2001
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Thu, 16 Jun 2022
Beyond her historic role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this comprehensive dive into Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks sheds light on her extensive organizing, radical politics, and lifelong dedication to activism.
I Am Richard Pryor
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Mon, 19 Sep 2022
Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Civil Rights Movement.
Cannabis : Une enquête de Mathieu Kassovitz et Antoine Robin
Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Aoki
Thu, 12 Nov 2009
A film documenting the life of Richard Aoki, a Japanese-American activist and founding member of the Black Panther Party.
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Fri, 02 Dec 2022
Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary tells the story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers who fought not just for voting rights, but for Black Power in Lowndes County, Alabama.
UNSPOKEN
Sat, 20 Aug 2022
An intimate insider’s journey to uncover buried truths and explore how the community in Monroe, Georgia has been impacted by the 1946 quadruple lynching and decades of racial injustice, shattering a code of silence that has distanced neighbor from neighbor for generations.
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Sir Trevor McDonald travels to the Deep South of America to get closer to the man who meant so much to him.
By Any Means
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Based on the incredible true story of the notorious mafia hitman who was hired by Hoover’s FBI off-the-books and partnered with a young Black special agent to hunt down those responsible for the murders of civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi.