Selma
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 128 min · ★ 7.4 · 89% critics
In segregated Alabama, a determined voting-rights campaign builds toward a dangerous march that draws national attention. As peaceful protesters face violent resistance, the struggle pushes political leaders and the country to confront injustice.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (2,323 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you value emotional civil rights dramas like Till or The Butler; Not for you if you avoid heavy historical violence or stories centered on injustice.
Pros: powerful emotions; strong performances; inspiring history | Cons: disputed accuracy; intense brutality; slow beginning
Themes
- alabama
- civil rights
- martin luther king
- based on true story
- president
- protest march
- woman director
- selma
- 1960s
- african american history
- inspirational
- informative
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
David Oyelowo
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Carmen Ejogo
as Coretta Scott King
Tom Wilkinson
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
Giovanni Ribisi
as Lee White
Tim Roth
as Gov. George Wallace
André Holland
as Andrew Young
Colman Domingo
as Ralph Abernathy
Common
as James Bevel
Stephan James
as John Lewis
Omar J. Dorsey
as James Orange
Directed by Ava DuVernay