Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on January 16th. It is important to remember that he is more than a civil rights activist but a man of faith, a loving husband, and a strategic visionary.
If your way of commemorating Martin Luther is through movies, no worries. Here is a list of Movies for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to get you packed.
Movies for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo (Actors)
Selma
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote.
In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Angela Bassett (Actors)
Malcolm X
Filmmaker Spike Lee, star Denzel Washington and other talents vividly portray the life and times of the visionary leader.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Rep. John Lewis, Rev. Al Sharpton, Van Jones (Actors)
I Am MLK Jr.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Martin Luther King, Jr., J. Edgar Hoover (Actors)
MLK/FBI
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr (Actor)
One Night in Miami
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier (Actors)
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Clifford Alexander, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte (Actors)
King in the Wilderness
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard (Actors)
The Help
In 1960s Mississippi, a young journalist roils her community when she interviews the domestic staff who serve the town’s wealthy white families but have remained largely invisible until now. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Jessica Chastain star.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Universal Music Group (Director) - Shem Bitterman (Writer) - Yves Simoneau (Producer)
Betty and Coretta
Coretta Scott King and Dr. Betty Shabazz develop a friendship after the tragic deaths of their husbands; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and through their strength and dignity they carried on the civil rights movement becoming role models for millions of women all over the world.
Boycott
Jeffrey Wright stars as the young Martin Luther King Jr. in this powerful film that recreates the start of the Civil Rights movement.
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