Movies like King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

20 movies like King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, ordered by similarity : John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums(1965), The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show(2020), Two Trains Runnin'(2016), I Am Not Your Negro(2016), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), The Fight(2020), The Possibilities Are Endless(2014), Malcolm X(1972), Obey Giant(2017), Confessions of a Superhero(2007), Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer(2007), By the People: The Election of Barack Obama(2009) ...

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

The tribute features newsreel clips of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., from 1955 to 1968, including his "I Have a Dream" speech.

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John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums

John F. Kennedy's years as president.

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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.

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Two Trains Runnin'

In June of 1964, two groups of young men travel to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.

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I Am Not Your Negro

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

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Soundtrack for a Revolution

Tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for ... See full summary »

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The Fight

The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense... See full summary »

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The Possibilities Are Endless

Imagine your mind has been wiped: memories, knowledge, experiences, language - every word you ever spoke, has vanished. If eventually you found the words, what would you say? For Edwyn Collins, 'The Possibilities Are Endless'.

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Malcolm X

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

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Obey Giant

The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.

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Confessions of a Superhero

Chronicles the lives of four mortal men and women who work as characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard.

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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006.

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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.

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Koyaanisqatsi

A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.

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Facing Ali

Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.

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Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

The profile of controversial journalist George Seldes and a piercing examination of America's news media. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, with readings of writings by Ed Asner, this Academy ... See full summary »

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Darfur Now

An examination of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

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American Hardcore

Filmmaker Paul Rachman recalls the 1980s American punk-rock movement and features interviews and performance footage with such bands as Black Flag and Circle Jerks.

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Tickling Giants

While the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government.

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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

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