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Selma

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
Selma is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.
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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.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.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
  • Writer
    • Paul Webb
  • Stars
    • David Oyelowo
    • Carmen Ejogo
    • Oprah Winfrey
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    93K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Writer
      • Paul Webb
    • Stars
      • David Oyelowo
      • Carmen Ejogo
      • Oprah Winfrey
    • 342User reviews
    • 385Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 58 wins & 91 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Coretta Scott King
    Oprah Winfrey
    Oprah Winfrey
    • Annie Lee Cooper
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • President Lyndon B. Johnson
    Jim France
    Jim France
    • Gunnar Jahn
    Trinity Simone
    • Girl #1
    Mikeria Howard
    • Girl #2
    Jordan Rice
    Jordan Rice
    • Girl #3
    Ebony Billups
    • Girl #4
    Nadej K. Bailey
    Nadej K. Bailey
    • Girl #5
    • (as Nadej Bailey)
    Elijah Oliver
    • Boy #1
    Clay Chappell
    • Registrar
    Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi
    • Lee White
    Haviland Stillwell
    Haviland Stillwell
    • President's Secretary
    André Holland
    André Holland
    • Andrew Young
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Bayard Rustin
    Colman Domingo
    Colman Domingo
    • Ralph Abernathy
    Omar J. Dorsey
    Omar J. Dorsey
    • James Orange
    • (as Omar Dorsey)
    • Director
      • Ava DuVernay
    • Writer
      • Paul Webb
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The explosion in the opening scene is the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which occurred in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. The 4 young girls killed in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley.
    • Goofs
      When MLK meets with LBJ in the Oval Office, Johnson is seated at the Resolute Desk. When Lyndon B. Johnson took office in 1963, he found he was too large for the desk, and commissioned a plainer replacement which was built by the Senate cabinet shop.
    • Quotes

      Martin Luther King Jr.: Our lives are not fully lived if we're not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe.

    • Crazy credits
      Martin Sheen is not listed in the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Chris Pine/David Oyelowo/Bobby Flay (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      One Morning Soon
      Written by Traditional
      Performed by Joyce Collins & Johnita Collins
      Courtesy of Tompkins Square, LLC

    User reviews342

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    7/10
    Good
    It was a good movie, I also liked the acting.

    Music was also good.
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    • Why is the movie titled Selma?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Selma: El poder de un sueño
    • Filming locations
      • Selma, Alabama, USA(foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge - scene of Bloody Sunday)
    • Production companies
      • Pathé
      • Harpo Films
      • Plan B Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,076,908
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $571,450
      • Dec 28, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $67,782,762
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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