The read
Scores higher than 93% of the 643 2010s history movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes99%
Metacritic79/100
2,365 audience votes
Key crew
- Ava DuVernayDirector
- Paul WebbWriter
- Jason MoranOriginal Music Composer
- Ava DuVernayWriter
Cast
- David OyelowoDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Carmen EjogoCoretta Scott King
- Tom WilkinsonPresident Lyndon B. Johnson
- Giovanni RibisiLee White
- Tim RothGov. George Wallace
- André HollandAndrew Young
- Colman DomingoRalph Abernathy
- CommonJames Bevel
- Stephan JamesJohn Lewis
- Omar J. DorseyJames Orange
- LaKeith StanfieldJimmie Lee Jackson
- Oprah WinfreyAnnie Lee Cooper
Stills
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Themes
alabamacivil rightsmartin luther kingbased on true storypresidentprotest marchwoman directorselma1960safrican american historyinspirationalinformative
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