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V for Vendetta(2006)

3.9/5 (with 6,840 votes)

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

Long Shot(2019)

R
| 2h 5min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 1,173 votes)

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

Rustin(2023)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Drama, History
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin helps Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.

Directed by George C. Wolfe - With Colman Domingo, Aml Ameen, Glynn Turman, Chris Rock, Gus Halper, Johnny Ramey, ...

The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020)

R
| 2h 10min | Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 1,311 votes)

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline(2023)

R
| 1h 43min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 39 votes)

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

Directed by Daniel Goldhaber - With Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, Jayme Lawson, ...

The Life of David Gale(2003)

R
| 2h 10min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.7/5 (with 879 votes)

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Edge of Darkness(2010)

R
| 1h 57min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 668 votes)

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.

The Fifth Estate(2013)

R
| 2h 8min | Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 446 votes)

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

The Cove(2009)

PG-13
| 1h 32min | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 263 votes)

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

Directed by Louie Psihoyos - With Ric O'Barry, Hayden Panettiere, Isabel Lucas, Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, Paul Watson, Scott Baker, ...

Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)

PG-13
| 2h 10min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 58 votes)

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

Racing Extinction(2015)

3.9/5 (with 84 votes)

An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species.

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson(2017)

1h 45min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 43 votes)

Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghetto and a tireless voice for LGBT pride since the days of Stonewall, who along with fellow trans icon Sylvia Rivera, founded Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), a trans activist group based in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village. Her death in 1992 was declared a suicide by the NYPD, but friends never accepted that version of events. Structured as a whodunit, with activist Victoria Cruz cast as detective and audience surrogate, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson celebrates the lasting political legacy of Johnson, while seeking to finally solve the mystery of her unexplained death.

Directed by David France - With Victoria Cruz, Taylor Mead
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He Named Me Malala(2015)

1h 27min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 70 votes)

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.

How to Survive a Plague(2012)

NR
| 1h 49min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.

Directed by David France - With Bill Clinton, Ed Koch, George H. W. Bush, Jesse Helms, Larry Kramer, Mathilde Krim, ...

Jack Irish: Bad Debts(2012)

1h 30min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
3.2/5 (with 19 votes)

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. Jack is an expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. He helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker

Seeing Allred(2018)

1h 36min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

Gloria Allred overcame trauma and personal setbacks to become one of the nation’s most famous women’s rights attorneys. Now the feminist firebrand takes on two of the biggest adversaries of her career, Bill Cosby and Donald Trump, as sexual violence allegations grip the nation and keep her in the spotlight.

Shahid(2013)

2h 9min | Drama, Crime
3.7/5 (with 25 votes)

A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.

Directed by Hansal Mehta - With Rajkummar Rao

A Single Spark(1995)

1h 32min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Activist and law school graduate Kim is being persecuted by the mid-’70s Park regime for trying to write a book about Jeon Tae-il, a union activist who immolated himself at age 22 to protest government hypocrisy.

Directed by Park Kwang-su - With Moon Sung-keun

Sharkwater Extinction(2018)

1h 30min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 27 votes)

Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system - activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks - and the money - into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.

Directed by Rob Stewart

Cops and Robbers(2020)

7min | Animation
3.5/5 (with 20 votes)

Animation and activism unite in this multimedia spoken-word response to police brutality and racial injustice.

Directed by Arnon Manor, Timothy Ware-Hill

Mission Blue(2014)

PG
| 1h 34min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 18 votes)

Feature documentary about legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle, and her campaign to create a global network of protected marine sanctuaries.

Bikes vs Cars(2015)

1h 30min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 10 votes)

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.

Directed by Fredrik Gertten

Trudell(2005)

1h 20min | Documentary
2.7/5 (with 6 votes)

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.

Directed by Heather Rae

Ka Bodyscapes(2016)

1h 39min | Drama
2.3/5 (with 3 votes)

Three young people—Haris, a gay painter; Vishnu, a rural kabaddi player and their friend Sia, an activist who refuses to conform to dominant norms of femininity—struggle to find space and happiness in a conservative Indian city.

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer(1999)

1h 39min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country.

The Yes Men Are Revolting(2014)

1h 30min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Activist-pranksters Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano pull the rug out from under mega-corporations, government officials and a complacent media in a series of outrageous stunts designed to draw awareness to the issue of climate change.

Directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Laura Nix - With Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Bill McKibben, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Benito Mussolini, ...

My Back Page(2011)

2h 21min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

In 1969, Sawada is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama with senior reporter Nakahira. Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs... Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post...

Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita

Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland(2018)

1h 45min | Documentary, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Sandra Bland was a bright, energetic activist whose life was cut short when a traffic stop resulted in a mysterious jail cell death just three days later.

Prime Farmland(2020)

45min | Documentary

This documentary film follows farmers and activists fighting together to stop the Indiana Enterprise Center, a mega-sized industrial park planned west of South Bend, Indiana.

Mrs Mandela(2010)

1h 30min | TV Movie, Drama
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.

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