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1. 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: 12,561
2. Selma (2014)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 95,527 | Gross: $52.08M
3. 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: 119,769 | Gross: $116.63M
4. Respect (2021)
PG-13 | 145 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
Director: Liesl Tommy | Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess
Votes: 17,856
5. All the Way (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination, and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Frank Langella
Votes: 15,252
6. Path to War (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 165 min | Biography, Drama, War
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill
Votes: 4,120
7. Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022)
82 min | Biography, Drama, Music
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.
Director: Denise Dowse | Stars: Keith David, Corbin Bleu, Janet Hubert, Vanessa Williams
Votes: 164
8. Kennedy (1983)
282 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biography of the 1961-1963 Presidency of John F. Kennedy with Martin Sheen and Blair Brown. Covers the momentous presidential years and the lives, loves, and triumphs of one of the most controversial families of the twentieth-century.
Stars: John Shea, E.G. Marshall, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Andrew Rayden
Votes: 590
9. Our Friend, Martin (1999 Video)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Drama, Family
While on a school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.
Directors: Michael Maliani, Robert Brousseau, Vincenzo Trippetti | Stars: Edward Asner, Angela Bassett, Lucas Black, Theodore Borders
Votes: 1,152
10. King (1978)
271 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.
Stars: Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Tony Bennett, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 444
11. Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War (1987)
200 min | Drama
This is the story of feud between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and the Kennedys. It shows how much Hoover hated them and how they tried to stand up to him. From the day John Kennedy was ... See full summary »
Stars: Heather Thomas, Robert Pine, Jack Warden, Richard Anderson
Votes: 40
12.
Rugrats (1991–2003)
Episode:
A Rugrats Kwanzaa
(2001)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Aunt T. visits the Carmichaels to celebrate Kwanzaa, she tells Susie the holiday is a time to honor the legacy of our great people.
Director: Anthony Bell | Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cree Summer
Votes: 149
13.
Clone High (2002–2003)
Episode:
A Room of One's Clone: The Pie of the Storm
(2003)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Abe is stuck in the middle of a Civil War between Joan and Cleo when they are forced to move in together. And by "Civil War" I mean "girl fight" and by "move in together" I mean "roll around ripping each other's clothes off."
Directors: Ted Collyer, Harold Harris, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Will Forte, Phil Lord, Michael McDonald, Christa Miller
Votes: 228
14.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Atlanta
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, History
John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola from wine and cocaine, the FBI tries to take down Martin Luther King Jr., and Stetson Kennedy infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan. Guest starring Bill Hader, Simon Helberg, Kevin Nealon and more.
Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Jenny Slate, James Atkinson, Mark Gagliardi
Votes: 248
15.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Game Changers
(2018)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
The early history of hip hop. Berry Gordy invents the Motown sound. Nichelle Nichols is known for her activism on and off the screen.
Director: Derek Waters | Stars: Derek Waters, Questlove, Carl Tart, Ashley Nicole Black
Votes: 111
16.
Genius (2017– )
Episode:
Aretha: Do Right Woman
(2021)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.
Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Malcolm Barrett, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Votes: 207
17.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Trailblazers
(2019)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
Bessie Coleman becomes the first female aviator in American history; in 1957, the Little Rock Nine fight back against racial segregation in order to attend Little Rock Central High School.
Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Lyric Lewis, Amber Ruffin, Samira Wiley
Votes: 95