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1. Across the Universe (2007)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs
Votes: 114,309 | Gross: $51.66M
2. Rustin (2023)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen
Votes: 12,586
3. Loving (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford
Votes: 36,395 | Gross: $7.70M
4. Get on the Bus (1996)
R | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer
Votes: 6,044 | Gross: $5.73M
5. John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley
Votes: 1,056
6. The Great Depression (1993– )
Documentary, History
Stars: Joe Morton, Gore Vidal, Ossie Davis, Maya Angelou
Votes: 37
7. Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
83 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on Bayard Rustin, best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Directors: Nancy D. Kates, Bennett Singer | Stars: Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Jackson, John Rodgers, Louis John
Votes: 226
8. All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary
The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don't even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.
Directors: Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus | Stars: Carolyn Abrams, Robert Abrams, Stacey Abrams, Debo Adegbile
Votes: 2,061
9. Family Prayers (1993)
PG | 108 min | Drama
Coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Jewish boy in the 1960s whose parents decide to break up.
Director: Scott M. Rosenfelt | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Tzvi Ratner-Stauber, Julianne Michelle
Votes: 188
10. 12th & Delaware (2010)
TV-14 | 81 min | Documentary, Drama
The abortion battle continues to rage in unexpected ways on one corner in an American city.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Votes: 602
11. An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
The amazing true story of one white Southern woman's courage to choose her convictions and join the Civil Rights Movement. By the time she was 19, Joan Trumpauer was shot at, attacked, and ... See full summary »
Director: Loki Mulholland | Stars: Luvaughn Brown, Dion Diamond, Eric Etheridge, Reginald Green
Votes: 82
12. Breath of Freedom (2014)
TV-PG | 92 min | Documentary
In World War II. African-American GIs liberate Germany from Nazi rule while racism prevailed in their own army and home country. Returning home they continue fighting for their own rights in the civil rights movement.
Director: Dag Freyer | Stars: Colin Powell, John Lewis, Lonnie Bunch, Leon Bass
Votes: 34
13. Illegal Love (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Family, History
In 2008 French filmmaker Julie Gali traveled to the US to film the election of Barack Obama. In spite of this victory for civil rights, it soon became apparent that the rights of another ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Gali | Stars: Frédéric Anscombre, Dominique Besnehard, Dustin Lance Black, Julian Bond
Votes: 29
14. The March (1964)
33 min | Documentary, Short, History
A 1964 documentary film about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington.
Director: James Blue | Stars: Carl Rowan, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, James Farmer
Votes: 114
15. Julian Bond (2012)
32 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
As Julian Bond traces his roots back to slavery, the audience is confronted with a unique opportunity to observe the 20th century through the eyes of one of its key witnesses. Now in his ... See full summary »
Director: Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Star: Julian Bond
16. The Bus (1965)
62 min | Documentary
The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all over the country journeyed to ... See full summary »
Director: Haskell Wexler
Votes: 50
17. Klaxon. My Dear Sweet Friend (2022)
75 min | Documentary, Adventure, Fantasy
360 VR film with interactive elements, a poetic journey through the intimate world of memories and thoughts of a woman, going through several stages of her life and her different selves.
Director: Nikita Shokhov | Stars: Pearl Bedford, Heidi Dorris, Greta Lind, Fiona Rae Brunner
18. From Pain to Power: A Revolt Special (2020)
22 min | Documentary, Short
REVOLT and AGA Agency present a powerful and timely look at the fight for social justice in America, starting at the March on Washington and spreading to the streets. Featuring T.I., Tamika... See full summary »
Directors: Jon Eckhaus, Steve Raze Julien | Stars: Tip 'T.I.' Harris, Drumma Boy, Benjamin Crump, Sybrina Fulton
19. We Have A Dream (2016)
18 min | Short
"There is something that I must say to my people...This is Our Hope!" (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 28 August 1963). During the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, leaders within the American ... See full summary »
Director: Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham | Stars: Menachem Begin, David Ben-Gurion, Eugene Carson Blake, Eva Jessye Choir
20. March On (2013)
92 min | Documentary, News
March On is a film project dedicated to documenting the National Equality March in Washington D.C. on October 11, 2009. As we capture this moment in time, we will tell the stories of ... See full summary »
Director: Laura McFerrin
21. Ron Paul Revolution March (2008 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Steven L. Anderson
Votes: 9
22. Our Bodies, Our Choice! (2005)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary of the March for Women's Lives, starring The Radical Cheer and Noise Bloc! The March for Women's Lives took place in April, 2005. Over a million people marched to demand ... See full summary »
Directors: Skunkrising Midnight, Crystal Uchino
Votes: 9
23.
America Undercover (1983– )
Episode:
Why Am I Gay?: Stories of Coming Out in America
(1993)
TV-MA | Documentary
Three gay men and a lesbian couple speak about their lives: a New York City police officer, Michael Callen of The Flirtations, a client of an "ex-gay" ministry, and a lesbian couple leading... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg | Stars: Michael Callen, Dean Hamer, Gilbert Herdt, Richard Isay
Votes: 15
24.
The Century: America's Time (1999– )
Episode:
1929-1936: Stormy Weather
(1999)
Not Rated | Documentary
The Great Depression rocks America.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Peter Jennings, Bill Bailey, Marvin Belli, Smedley Butler
Votes: 12
25.
The Great Depression (1993– )
Episode:
The Road to Rock Bottom
(1993)
Documentary, History
As the Great Depression progressed economic collapse took its toll on rural America. Crops went unsold, farm mortgages were called in by banks, hungry farmers protested, and robberies ... See full summary »
Stars: Smedley Butler, Herbert Hoover, Douglas MacArthur, Joe Morton
Votes: 8
26.
Prohibition (2011)
Episode:
A Nation of Drunkards
(2011)
TV-PG | 95 min | Documentary, History
The 19th century was a period of growth both for alcoholic beverages and the temperance movement. Washingtonian societies - made up of men who had taken a pledge to forgo all alcoholic ... See full summary »
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Michael Lerner, Daniel Okrent, Pete Hamill
Votes: 224
27.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights
(2013)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
Whitney Young was one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil rights era. As head of the National Urban League, he fought for the rights of thousands but was often criticized by the very people he was trying to help.
Directors: Taylor Hamilton, Christine Khalafian | Stars: Amiri Baraka, Julian Bond, Bonnie Boswell, Ramsay Clark
Votes: 24
28.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
John Lewis Marches On
(2013)
TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show
Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis revisit the 1963 March on Washington. How did it transform America?
Stars: Martin Luther King, John Lewis, Bill Moyers, Bayard Rustin