An Unreasonable Man

2006

English

7.9

♡ 1

92%

Henriette Mantel Director

Phil Donahue as Self

Henriette Mantel as Self

Lawrence O'Donnell as Self

Todd Gitlin as Self

An Unreasonable Man is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection. The film examines Nader's advocacy for auto safety features, such as federally mandated seat belts and air bags, as well as his rise to national prominence following an invasion of privacy lawsuit against General Motors.

Her Socialist Smile

2020

English

6.8

♡ 3

92%

Action

american author

deaf and blind

disability rights advocate

Documentary

helen keller

political activist

John Gianvito Director

Carolyn Forché as Narrator

Noam Chomsky as Self

The memory of a particular moment in early 20th century history when, in 1913, Helen Keller (1880-1968), a deaf-blind writer, lecturer and political activist, spoke, for the first time and in public, about socialism and progressive causes.

Truth to Power

2021

English

7.0

♡ 7

83%

Garin Hovannisian Director

The Grammy-winning lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian helps to awaken a political revolution on the other side of the world, inspiring Armenia's struggle for democracy through his music and message.

In Hell

1976

French

5.9

♡ 10

Nikos Papatakis Director

Annick Fougery as

Didot Lyloudis as

Louis Navarre as

André Lambert as L'espion

An actress of political torture movies made by her husband has to finish his latest film and arrange a screening for distributors while the husband, who is also secretly an anarchist revolutionary, is away for some resistance operation.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

2011

English

7.6

♡ 7

92%

Göran Olsson Director

Malcolm X as Self

Ahmir-Khalib Thompson as Self

Melvin Van Peebles as Self

Huey P. Newton as Self

Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.

Bobi Wine: The People's President

2022

English

7.1

♡ 5

100%

Moses Bwayo Director

Barbie Kyagulanyi as Self

Bobi Wine as Self

Kagga Jayson as Self - Guest

Uganda has one the youngest populations in the world and one of its most flagrantly anti-democratic governments. These are ingredients for revolution, and Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi are stirring the pot. When the charismatic Bobi, a musician and member of parliament, announces his campaign for president, Uganda’s youth are ecstatic, filling parks and streets for every speech, and singing Bobi’s anthems of peace and freedom. But then comes the crackdown, orchestrated by Yoweri Museveni, a brutal dictator who has ruled Uganda for 36 years. Bobi and his crew survive arrests, beatings, torture, riots and raids.

Princess Kaiulani

2009

English

6.2

♡ 1

21%

Marc Forby Director

Barry Pepper as Lorrin Thurston

Q'orianka Kilcher as Princess Ka'iulani

Will Patton as Sanford Dole

Julian Glover as Theo Davies

Ka'iulani, a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, is raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American businessmen. After being sent to England as a child by her Scottish father, Ka'iulani returns to Hawaii and becomes a political activist who fights to retain her throne, even though she must leave her English paramour.

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992

English

8.1

♡ 8

78%

94%

Biography

Documentary

manipulation of the media

Mark Achbar Director

Noam Chomsky as Self

Peter Jennings as Self

Tom Wolfe as Self

Jeff Hansen as Self

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Coup d'Etat

1973

Japanese

6.8

♡ 6

Yoshishige Yoshida Director

Seishirô Hara as

Shintarô Nanjô as

Masao Imafuku as

Rentarô Mikuni as Kazuki Kitamura / Ikki Kita

A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower

2017

English

7.3

♡ 2

93%

Joe Piscatella Director

Agnes Chow as Self

Joshua 'Chi-Fung' Wong as Self

When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Joshua becomes an unlikely leader in Hong Kong and one of China’s most notorious dissidents.

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An Unreasonable Man

Her Socialist Smile

Truth to Power

In Hell

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

Bobi Wine: The People's President

Princess Kaiulani

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Coup d'Etat

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower