Movies like Malcolm X

20 movies like Malcolm X, ordered by similarity : The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show(2020), I Am Not Your Negro(2016), Two Trains Runnin'(2016), Citizen Jane: Battle for the City(2016), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis(1970), Atomic Homefront(2017), Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art(2015), Ballet 422(2014), Fastest(2011), Obey Giant(2017), Harriet(2019) ...

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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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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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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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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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Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.

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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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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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Atomic Homefront

A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.

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Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art

Set in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest, the film unearths the history of land art during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. Troublemakers is ultimately a story ... See full summary »

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Ballet 422

From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.

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Fastest

Shot around the world in 2010 and 2011 and narrated by Ewan McGregor, 'Fastest' captures the intense and thrilling reality of the MotoGP World Championship, documenting a pivotal moment in ... See full summary »

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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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Harriet

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

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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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Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.

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Apollo 11

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

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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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Jane

A penitent bounty hunter goes to work with at Risk Kids and realizes he needs their help as much as they need his.

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Free Solo

Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.

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The Times of Harvey Milk

A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay city supervisor.

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Western Stars

Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album 'Western Stars'.

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