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    Two Trains Runnin' 2016 POSTER

    Two Trains Runnin'

    2016

    English

    7.6

    3

    100%

    100%

    Action

    blues music

    civil rights

    Documentary

    Music

    Sam Pollard Sam Pollard Director Common Common as Narrator Gary Clark Jr. Gary Clark Jr. as Self Dave Dennis Dave Dennis as Self Phil Spiro Phil Spiro as Self
    The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s.
    Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria 2005 POSTER

    Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria

    2005

    English

    7.4

    2

    civil rights

    diner

    Documentary

    drag queen

    police brutality

    riot

    san francisco, california

    Susan Stryker Susan Stryker Director Mollie Menzies Mollie Menzies as Actor Lawrence Helman Lawrence Helman as Actor Gary Fembot Gary Fembot as Actor Ed Hansen Ed Hansen as Self
    The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.
    The Watsons Go to Birmingham 2013 POSTER

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    2013

    English

    6.5

    5

    76%

    76%

    1960s

    Action

    alabama

    civil rights

    Drama

    Family

    family relationships

    flint michigan

    History

    road trip

    Kenny Leon Kenny Leon Director Wood Harris Wood Harris as Daniel LaTanya Richardson Jackson LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Grandma Sands Skai Jackson Skai Jackson as Joetta E. Roger Mitchell E. Roger Mitchell as Mr. Williams
    In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.
    Crip Camp 2020 POSTER

    Crip Camp

    2020

    English

    7.7

    3

    100%

    91%

    1970s

    Action

    black panther party

    bodily disabled person

    civil rights

    Documentary

    hippie

    History

    summer camp

    James Lebrecht James Lebrecht Director Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter as Self - 39th President of the United States Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan as Self - 40th President of the United States Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera as Self - Journalist Tom Harkin Tom Harkin as Self - Senator from Iowa
    Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
    The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears 2021 POSTER

    The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears

    2021

    English

    6.8

    16

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    celebrity

    civil rights

    Crime

    Documentary

    mental breakdown

    News

    paparazzi

    pop star

    Samantha Stark Samantha Stark Director Sharon Osbourne Sharon Osbourne as Self Paris Hilton Paris Hilton as Self Florence Henderson Florence Henderson as Self John O'Hurley John O'Hurley as Self
    Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now reassess her career as she battles her father in court over who should control her life.
    The Uncomfortable Truth 2017 POSTER

    The Uncomfortable Truth

    2017

    English

    7.4

    3

    Action

    civil rights

    Documentary

    institutional discrimination

    racism

    Loki Mulholland Loki Mulholland Director Loki Mulholland Loki Mulholland as Self Luvaughn Brown Luvaughn Brown as Self Joan Mulholland Joan Mulholland as Self
    When the award-winning filmmaker of "An Ordinary Hero", Loki Mulholland, dives into the 400 year history of institutional racism in America he is confronted with the shocking reality that his family helped start it all from the very beginning.
    Coded Bias 2020 POSTER

    Coded Bias

    2020

    English

    6.8

    2

    100%

    60%

    Action

    artificial intelligence

    artificial intelligence (a.i.)

    civil rights

    Documentary

    racism

    sexism

    silicon valley

    Shalini Kantayya Shalini Kantayya Director Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as Self Bill Gates Bill Gates as Self - Co-Founder of Microsoft Serena Williams Serena Williams as Self - Tennis Champion J. Robert Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer as Self - Theoretical Physicist
    Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
    Seberg 2019 POSTER

    Seberg

    2019

    English

    6.0

    37

    36%

    50%

    Action

    actress

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    civil rights

    Drama

    fbi

    History

    infidelity

    Thriller

    Benedict Andrews Benedict Andrews Director Zazie Beetz Zazie Beetz as Dorothy Jamal Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Hakim Jamal Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart as Jean Seberg Margaret Qualley Margaret Qualley as Linette Solomon
    An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.
    LBJ 2016 POSTER

    LBJ

    2016

    English

    6.5

    26

    55%

    54%

    Action

    Biography

    civil rights

    dallas texas

    dallas, texas

    Drama

    History

    lyndon johnson

    the white house

    usa president

    Rob Reiner Rob Reiner Director Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lady Bird Johnson Tim Ransom Tim Ransom as Larry O'Brien Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson as Lyndon B. Johnson Bill Pullman Bill Pullman as Ralph Yarborough
    The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
    King In The Wilderness 2018 POSTER

    King In The Wilderness

    2018

    English

    8.0

    1

    100%

    94%

    Action

    civil rights

    Documentary

    Peter W. Kunhardt Peter W. Kunhardt Director
    A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
    Bloody Sunday 2002 POSTER

    Bloody Sunday

    2002

    English

    7.6

    23

    92%

    90%

    1970s

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    british army

    civil rights

    demonstration

    Drama

    History

    War

    Paul Greengrass Paul Greengrass Director James Nesbitt James Nesbitt as Ivan Cooper Tim Pigott-Smith Tim Pigott-Smith as Maj. Gen. Ford Christopher Villiers Christopher Villiers as Maj. Steele Ian Dray Ian Dray as Sib officer
    The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
    Son of the South 2020 POSTER

    Son of the South

    2020

    English

    6.2

    17

    59%

    89%

    1960s

    Action

    based on true story

    Biography

    civil rights

    Drama

    historical drama

    klansmen

    racism

    Barry Alexander Brown Barry Alexander Brown Director Lucas Till Lucas Till as Bob Zellner Lucy Hale Lucy Hale as Carol Anne Sienna Guillory Sienna Guillory as Jessica Mitford Julia Ormond Julia Ormond as Virginia Durr
    In civil rights era Montgomery, Alabama, Klansman's grandson Bob Zellner must choose which side of history to be on during the Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence to change the world around him
    Boycott 2001 POSTER

    Boycott

    2001

    English

    7.1

    5

    78%

    78%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    civil rights

    Drama

    History

    martin luther king

    protest

    racial segregation

    racist

    Clark Johnson Clark Johnson Director Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert C. Treveiler Robert C. Treveiler as Jail Clerk CCH Pounder CCH Pounder as Jo Ann Robinson Bill Erwin Bill Erwin as Loading Dock Man #2
    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.
    Ghosts of Mississippi 1996 POSTER

    Ghosts of Mississippi

    1996

    English

    6.7

    15

    43%

    62%

    Action

    assassin

    civil rights

    Drama

    History

    racism

    racist

    trial

    widow

    Rob Reiner Rob Reiner Director Diana Bellamy Diana Bellamy as Barbara Holder William H. Macy William H. Macy as Charlie Crisco Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers Thomas Kopache Thomas Kopache as Thorn McIntyre
    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.
    Civil: Ben Crump 2022 POSTER

    Civil: Ben Crump

    2022

    English

    5.9

    2

    88%

    70%

    Action

    Biography

    civil rights

    demagogue

    Documentary

    george floyd

    political documentary

    social documentary

    victim

    Nadia Hallgren Nadia Hallgren Director Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson as Self Al Sharpton Al Sharpton as Self Gayle King Gayle King as Self Helen Crump Helen Crump as Self
    Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking while Black victims, Crump challenges America to come to terms with what it owes his clients.
    Riotsville, U.S.A. 2022 POSTER

    Riotsville, U.S.A.

    2022

    English

    6.7

    1

    1960s

    civil rights

    Documentary

    History

    political unrest

    social justice

    woman director

    Sierra Pettengill Sierra Pettengill Director Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan as Self Robert Curvin Robert Curvin as Self - Former Chairman, Neward CORE John Harrington John Harrington as Self - Fraternal Order of Police Leonard Kowalewski Leonard Kowalewski as Self - Newark Police
    An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.
    The Gospel of Eureka 2018 POSTER

    The Gospel of Eureka

    2018

    English

    6.3

    82%

    58%

    civil rights

    Documentary

    drag queen

    evangelical christianity

    faith

    lgbt

    Music

    Donal Mosher Donal Mosher Director Anita Bryant Anita Bryant as Self Mx Justin Vivian Bond Mx Justin Vivian Bond as Self - Narrator
    Faith, love and civil rights collide on voting day in a small Southern town that hosts a famous performance of the last days of Christ and an infamous gospel drag show.
    Reggie 2023 POSTER

    Reggie

    2023

    English

    7.1

    1

    100%

    91%

    Action

    baseball

    civil rights

    Documentary

    major league baseball (mlb)

    mlb

    social documentary

    Sport

    sports documentary

    Alex Stapleton Alex Stapleton Director Bill Russell Bill Russell as (archive footage) Magic Johnson Magic Johnson as Self LeBron James LeBron James as Self Julius Erving Julius Erving as Self
    One of sport’s first and most influential megastars, beloved baseball icon and 5-time World Series champion Reggie Jackson contemplates his legacy as a trailblazing Black athlete fighting for dignity, respect, and a seat at the table in this intimate and revealing documentary exploring his life and barrier-busting career.
    Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale 2022 POSTER

    Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale

    2022

    English

    7.1

    Action

    amusement park

    civil rights

    detroit, michigan

    Documentary

    ferry boat

    magical realism

    magic realism

    Aaron Schillinger Aaron Schillinger Director Martha Reeves Martha Reeves as Narrator
    For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US and Canada. When the vessel comes under threat of ruin, a doctor, psychic and amusement park fanatic unite to save their beloved steamship from the scrapyard. Interweaving local lore and mythology, "Boblo Boats" explores the whitewashed history of amusement parks and one crew's crusade to bring back the memories.
    The League 2023 POSTER

    The League

    2023

    English

    7.5

    2

    96%

    81%

    baseball

    civil rights

    Documentary

    History

    Sport

    sports

    Sam Pollard Sam Pollard Director Jabari Gray Jabari Gray as Newspaper Reporter Ernie Banks Ernie Banks as Self Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio as Self David Scott David Scott as Various
    The triumphs and challenges of Negro League baseball in the early 20th century. Through rare footage and interviews with iconic players like Satchel Paige and Buck O'Neil, as well as Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, the film highlights the league's pivotal role in Black communities and the impact of integration.
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