Protest Movies, Movies about Protest

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) ... ...

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.

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Rang de Basanti

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.

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Gandhi

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.

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Argo

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.

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Seed: The Untold Story

A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.

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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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Hunger

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

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Shut Up and Sing

A documentary on the The Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.

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How to Change the World

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 »

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Incident at Oglala

This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge reservation in S. Dakota where two FBI agents were killed.

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Before Stonewall

The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement.

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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.

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Everyday Rebellion

A documentary about modern and creative forms of non-violent protest and civil disobedience.

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The Long Walk Home

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.

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Across the Universe

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.

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The Last Black Man in San Francisco

A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.

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Medium Cool

A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon

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.

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Born on the Fourth of July

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.

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The Best of Enemies

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.

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Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

Documentary presenting the realities of coming out in lesser developed countries.

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Titus

Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.

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Fahrenheit 11/9

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.

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Rosa Luxemburg

After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists.

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Sorry to Bother You

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.

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Get on the Bus

A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.

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The Matador

The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter.

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Women Art Revolution

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 »

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Beyond Rangoon

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 »

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We Were Strangers

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.

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