Movies Like Our Friend, Martin

The Help is a 2011 period drama film based on Kathryn Stockett's novel. The story revolves around the lives of Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, two...

Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports film based on the true story of coach Herman Boone's efforts to integrate a high school...

Selma is a 2014 historical drama film depicting the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr. and others.

Glory is a 1989 American historical war drama film depicting the struggles and heroism of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the...

Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker, loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of three civil...

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan, based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer...

The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington. It is based on the true story of debate coach Melvin B....

The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels, inspired by the...

Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary. It follows the story of a teacher, Erin Gruwell, who...

42 is a 2013 biographical sports film that depicts the story of how Branch Rickey, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson to the...

I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary film and a social critique essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript,...

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis is a 1970 American documentary film showcasing the journey of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from a...