Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "student-activist"

1. The Butler (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda

Votes: 119,720 | Gross: $116.63M

2. How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline.

Director: Daniel Goldhaber | Stars: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck

Votes: 10,036

3. Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)

TV-14 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The story of Cardo Dalisay as he faces terrorists, drug dealers, and other criminals in the Philippines.

Stars: Coco Martin, Jaime Fabregas, Malou Crisologo, Susan Roces

Votes: 452

4. State of Siege (1972)

Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber

Votes: 6,056 | Gross: $1.13M

5. Getting Straight (1970)

R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with anti-establishment student protests.

Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, Robert F. Lyons, Jeff Corey

Votes: 1,644 | Gross: $3.86M

6. Something in the Air (2012)

Not Rated | 122 min | Drama

In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.

Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton, Felix Armand

Votes: 4,708 | Gross: $0.07M

7. Dragon Seed (1944)

Passed | 148 min | Drama, History, War

The lives of a small Chinese village are turned upside down when the Japanese invade it, and a heroic young woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against these invaders.

Directors: Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff

Votes: 1,340

8. Moral (1982)

TV-MA | 140 min | Drama

Joey, Kathy, Sylvia, and Maritess, best friends from 1979 to 1982, navigate drug use, singing dreams, unconventional relationships, and housewife roles, depicting personal battles and societal challenges during that period.

Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Stars: Lorna Tolentino, Gina Alajar, Sandy Andolong, Anna Marin

Votes: 161

9. The Seventies (2002)

TV-14 | 128 min | Drama

A middle-class Filipino family struggles to survive in the era of dictatorship.

Director: Chito S. Roño | Stars: Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin

Votes: 592

10. U Belt (2004)

Drama

College life is no party and friends Maggs and Koko know this very well. They receive support from their families which is not enough to pay for all the expenses. To augment their allowance... See full summary »

Director: Donn T. Remo | Stars: Michelle Estevez, Maricar Fernandez, Danna Garcel, Aleck Bovick

Votes: 23

11. The Year That Trembled (2002)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War

The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.

Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Charlie Finn, Jay R. Ferguson, Meredith Monroe

Votes: 224

12. United Red Army (2007)

Not Rated | 190 min | Crime, Drama

The film outlines Japanese students movements in the 60s, then shows the formation of the Japanese United Red Army, a communist armed resistance group.

Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Maki Sakai, Arata Iura, Akie Namiki, Gô Jibiki

Votes: 882 | Gross: $0.00M

13. Sierra Madre (1981)

Action

FPJ PLAYS A UNDERCOVER SOLDIER WHO PURSUES A BANDIT THAT OUT TO BE A LABOR LEADER. THIS IS A GOOD ACTION FILM BUT IS, UNFORTUNATELY, ANTI-LABOR.

Director: Pablo Santiago | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Ramon Revilla, Liz Alindogan, Rosemarie de Vera

14. Incident at Dark River (1989 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Thriller

Frustrated by the polluted river which ultimately killed his daughter, a man teams up with a social activist to take down the company responsible.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Mike Farrell, Tess Harper, Helen Hunt, Arthur Rosenberg

Votes: 67

15. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
Episode: Next Victim (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the car of a bigoted and controversial college radio talk show host is bombed Hoffs and Booker investigate.

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen

Votes: 102

16. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: A Short Course in War (1971)

TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama

Student activists protesting for academic changes at their college take over the administrative building, and hold Julie and an elderly and ill female teacher hostage. Meanwhile, a ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 45

17. Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994)
Episode: Slater's War (1993)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Slater's involvement with an student activist leads him to embrace his Hispanic heritage.

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Anne Tremko

Votes: 92

18. Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991–2022)
Episode: Kwintas (2011)

TV-14 | Biography, Drama, Romance

Zandro (Zanjoe Marudo), a student-activist who is known as a ladies' man in their campus. He was able to manage three girlfriends at a time. But then he fell in love with Knoll (Bea Alonzo)... See full summary »

Director: Dado C. Lumibao | Stars: Bea Alonzo, Zanjoe Marudo, Jodi Sta. Maria, Wendy Valdez