Here we've displayed a list of the best Protest films : The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), Rang de Basanti(2006), Gandhi(1982), Argo(2012), Seed: The Untold Story(2016), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), Hunger(2008), Shut Up and Sing(2006), How to Change the World(2015), Incident at Oglala(1992), Before Stonewall(1984), Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony(2002) ... ...
Documentary
Ireland|Netherlands|UK|Germany|France|Finland
2003
74 Minutes
Donnacha O'Briain
president george w. bush news reporter documentarian protester hugo chavez gritty powerful fiery venezuela protest street u.s. capitol coup d'état political unrest revolution uprising politics foreign relations underdog
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
Comedy, Drama
India
2006
160 Minutes
Aamir Khan Soha Ali Khan Alice Patten Sharman Joshi Madhavan Atul Kulkarni
student actor filmmaker revolutionary police officer granddaughter patriotic playful passionate india college new delhi war memorial police brutality government repression filmmaking indian independence movement protest death growing up
The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|India
1982
188 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Candice Bergen Edward Fox John Gielgud Trevor Howard John Mills Martin Sheen Rohini Hattangadi Ian Charleson Athol Fugard Roshan Seth
mohandas gandhi politician photographer inspiring moving profound india south africa imperialism social change empowerment protest rise quest sacrifice 1940s
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
120 Minutes
Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Alan Arkin John Goodman Victor Garber Tate Donovan Clea DuVall Scoot McNairy Rory Cochrane Christopher Denham Kerry Bishé
cia agent specialist hostage revolutionary ambassador wife brutal tense suspenseful thrilling tehran, iran cia office canada united states airplane protest iran hostage crisis on the run political intrigue schemes
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Documentary
USA
2016
94 Minutes
Jon Betz
farmer activist executive anthropologist politician narrator emotional engaging chilling farm office factory forest protest street farming extinction food corporate greed activism
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
Drama, Music, Documentary, History
USA|France|UK
2009
82 Minutes
John Legend Dan Sturman Wyclef Jean Joss Stone Richie Havens Anthony Hamilton Angie Stone
martin luther king jr. rosa parks john legend the roots wyclef jean engaging emotional inspiring rousing montgomery, ala. washington, d.c. protest sit-in civil rights movement music protest music social change protest racism discovery
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 »
Drama, History
Ireland|UK
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Stuart Graham Brian Milligan Liam McMahon Helena Bereen Laine Megaw Lalor Roddy
inmate officer terrorist mother priest orderly bleak uneasy prison ireland hunger strike prison life irish republican army death politics protest fall discovery 1980s
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
singer musician reporter the dixie chicks politician disheartening intense texas south carolina politics rebellion music protest iraq war revenge rivalry 2000s
A documentary on the The Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.
Documentary
Canada|UK|Netherlands
2015
113 Minutes
filmmaker hunter nature gory alaska protest change organization protection transformation
In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life,... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1992
89 Minutes
fbi agent native american shocking disheartening pine ridge reservation south dakota reservation life protest stand-off trial native americans injustice wretched excess quest 1970s
This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S. Dakota where two FBI agents were killed.
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
1984
87 Minutes
Allen Ginsberg Harry Hay Frank Kameny Audre Lorde Donna Smith
allen ginsberg activist professor gay man lesbian spirited powerful greenwich village stonewall inn new york city homosexuality homophobia riots civil rights protest underdog discovery 1920s
The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.
Documentary
South Africa|USA
2002
108 Minutes
singer f.w. de klerk nelson mandela protester musician journalist uplifting engaging south africa concert stage protest music protest apartheid political repression songwriting rebellion rise pursuit quest
Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Documentary
Austria|Switzerland|Germany|Greece|Belgium
2013
118 Minutes
Andy Bichlbaum Arash T. Riahi Mike Bonanno Srdja Popovic Inna Shevchenko
arab inspiring iran protest rebellion resistance civil disobedience fall
A documentary about modern and creative forms of non-violent protest and civil disobedience.
Drama
USA
1990
97 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Whoopi Goldberg Dwight Schultz Ving Rhames Dylan Baker Erika Alexander Lexi Randall Richard Habersham Jason Weaver
nanny wealthy woman african-american boss husband daughter inspiring passionate melodramatic montgomery, ala. bus road house community civil rights protest racism justice cross-cultural relations transformation
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
Musical, Romance
USA|UK
2007
131 Minutes
Evan Rachel Wood Jim Sturgess Joe Anderson Dana Fuchs Martin Luther McCoy T.V. Carpio Eddie Izzard Bono Salma Hayek Spencer Liff Nicholas Lumley
expatriate brother sister pretty woman musician singer creative spirited passionate liverpool, england new york city new jersey bus docks city apartment romance vietnam war peace activism performance
The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Drama
USA
2019
121 Minutes
Jimmie Fails Jonathan Majors Rob Morgan Tichina Arnold Danny Glover Mike Epps Finn Wittrock Thora Birch Jamal Trulove Daewon Song
african-american young man charming hedonistic lighthearted san francisco abandoned house protest abandoned spaces house building discovery adventure 2010s
A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.
Drama
USA
1969
110 Minutes
Robert Forster Verna Bloom Peter Bonerz Mariana Hill Harold Blankenship Sid McCoy Christine Bergstrom Robert McAndrew William Sickinger Beverly Younger
tv reporter political activist cameraman widow police officer hippie fiery engaging raw intense chicago democratic national convention tv station protest protest social change media anti-war movement counterculture vietnam war
A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
musician wife senator activist inspiring engaging concert stage new york city washington, d.c. peace john lennon protest vietnam war richard nixon quest transformation 1970s
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Drama
USA
1989
144 Minutes
Tom Cruise Willem Dafoe Kyra Sedgwick Raymond J. Barry Caroline Kava Bryan Larkin Jerry Levine Josh Evans Jamie Talisman Anne Bobby Frank Whaley
veteran marine mother father girlfriend dark powerful moving gritty suburbia new york state vietnam battlefield mexico family home vietnam war horrors of war protest post-traumatic stress disorder paralysis
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Drama, History
USA
2019
133 Minutes
Taraji P. Henson Sam Rockwell Babou Ceesay Nick Searcy Wes Bentley Anne Heche Bruce McGill John Gallagher Jr. Nicholas Logan Gilbert Glenn Brown Caitlin Mehner
klansman civil rights activist mother child politician council member tense passionate emotional inspiring moving north carolina city hall school hospital protest classroom ku klux klan segregation racism
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Documentary, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2003
70 Minutes
narrator gay/lesbian disturbing inspiring intense jamaica malaysia disco africa south america homosexuality bigotry culture clash protest forbidden love sacrifice 2000s
Documentary presenting the realities of coming out in lesser developed countries.
Drama, History
UK|Italy|USA
1999
162 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Jessica Lange Alan Cumming Colm Feore James Frain Laura Fraser Harry Lennix Angus Macfadyen Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Kenny Doughty Osheen Jones
titus andronicus queen hostage son daughter brother dark intricate rome war marriage protest violence execution revenge fall rivalry ancient rome
Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Biography, Drama
West Germany|Czechoslovakia
1986
122 Minutes
Barbara Sukowa Daniel Olbrychski Otto Sander Adelheid Arndt Jürgen Holtz Doris Schade Hannes Jaenicke
marxist lover pacifist philosopher wife politician intricate passionate berlin prison political rally protest world war i social injustice murder imprisonment rosa luxemburg sacrifice underdog 1920s
After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
LaKeith Stanfield Tessa Thompson Jermaine Fowler Omari Hardwick Terry Crews Kate Berlant Michael X. Sommers Danny Glover Steven Yeun Armie Hammer Robert Longstreet
telemarketer friend co-worker ceo amusing hilarious outlandish unrestrained madcap oakland, calif. office protest office building conference room apartment materialism wealth relationships success social issues
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1996
120 Minutes
Richard Belzer De'aundre Bonds Andre Braugher Thomas Jefferson Byrd Gabriel Casseus Albert Hall Hill Harper Harry Lennix Bernie Mac Wendell Pierce Roger Guenveur Smith
gang member actor cop bus driver charming emotional powerful bus washington, d.c. race relations protest politics quest discovery underdog 20th century
A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.
Documentary
USA|Spain
2008
75 Minutes
Stephen Higgins
animal athlete doctor protester matador mother tense thrilling spain bullfight hospital protest bullfighting man vs. beast ambition animal cruelty underdog quest rise 2000s
The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter.
Documentary
USA
2010
83 Minutes
activist feminist artist dancer filmmaker yoko ono passionate confident gripping spirited berkeley, calif. new york city art gallery museum college san francisco feminism gender roles sexism protest
Through intimate interviews, provocative art, and rare, historical film and video footage, this feature documentary reveals how art addressing political consequences of discrimination and ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|USA
1995
100 Minutes
Patricia Arquette Frances McDormand Spalding Gray U Aung Ko Victor Slezak Adelle Lutz Tiara Jacquelina Jit Murad
tourist sister professor rebel passionate disturbing profound burma thailand rally protest military resistance american tourists discovery escape 1980s
Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1949
106 Minutes
Jennifer Jones John Garfield Pedro Armendáriz Gilbert Roland Ramon Novarro
revolutionary sister student spy police officer suspenseful engaging cuba house university bank cemetery political repression protest resistance terrorism assassination tunneling revenge adventure
In 1930's Cuba, a bank clerk and an American mercenary assist a revolutionary group in a plan to kill the President but the Cuban Secret Police chief and the dictator's military complicate the plan's execution.