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Malcolm X(1992)

3h 22min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 698 votes)

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

Selma(2014)

2h 7min | History, Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,016 votes)

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

I Am Not Your Negro(2017)

1h 33min | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 204 votes)

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

We Shall Overcome(2006)

1h 45min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 17 votes)

A drama about a boy who's inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and challenges repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.

Our Friend, Martin(1999)

3.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.

Directed by Michael Maliani, Robert Brousseau, Vincenzo Trippetti - With James Earl Jones

Boycott(2001)

1h 58min | History, Drama, TV Movie
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)

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.

Directed by Clark Johnson - With Jeffrey Wright

MLK/FBI(2021)

1h 44min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Directed by Sam Pollard

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story(2022)

1h 22min | Drama
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

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.

Directed by Denise Dowse

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond(2018)

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Prague Spring, the Chicago riots, the Mexico Summer Olympics, the presidential election of Richard Nixon, the Apollo 8 space mission, the hippies and the Yippies, Bullitt and the living dead. Once upon a time the year 1968.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective(1994)

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Documentary film focuses on the Civil Rights leader's many groundbreaking accomplishments. Footage covers Dr. King's war on poverty and his staunch opposition to the Vietnam War. Also included is his stirring "I Have a Dream" speech.

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald(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.

A Ripple of Hope(2010)

55min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

On April 4th, 1968 the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Robert Kennedy was in the midst of a presidential campaign that was attempting to bridge racial and economic divisions. As word of the assassination spread, riots and fires erupted in cities across the nation. Urged to cancel a rally before a mixed crowd in the inner city of Indianapolis, Robert Kennedy refused. The threat of violence was very real. But the few, simple words he spoke that night are credited with creating a sense of calm that settled over those neighborhoods during chaotic days following Dr. King’s death.

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The March(1964)

33min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the United States Information Agency for use outside the United States – the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act prevented USIA films from being shown domestically without a special act of Congress. In 1990 Congress authorized these films to be shown in the U.S. twelve years after their initial release. In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (Wikipedia)

Directed by James Blue

MLK: The Assassination Tapes(2012)

3.9/5 (with 2 votes)

Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.

Black Thoughts(2020)

30min | Documentary
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.