My Top Ten Civil Rights Movies:

28 July, 2023 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog of the month for July, One Night in Miami…, I have gathered My Top Ten Civil Rights Movies! If you’re looking for the best civil rights film, you came to the right place, have a look at my favorite movies that involve the civil rights movement!

10. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

Directed by Daniel Petrie Screenplay by Lorraine Hansberry Based on "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry Produced by Philip Rose, and David Susskind, Starring: Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Stephen Perry, with Cinematography by Charles Lawton Jr., and Edited by William A. Lyon, and Paul Weatherwax, with Music by Laurence Rosenthal, and Distributed by Columbia Pictures (1961)

9. Fruitvale Station (2013)

Directed and written by Ryan Coogler, Produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, and Forest Whitaker, Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Ahna O'Reilly, Octavia Spencer, with Cinematography by Rachel Morrison, and Edited by Claudia Castello, and Michael P. Shawver, with Music by Ludwig Göransson, Production company: Significant Productions, and Distributed by The Weinstein Company (2013)

8. Hidden Figures (2016)

Directed by Theodore Melfi, Screenplay by Allison Schroeder, and Theodore Melfi, Based on "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee Shetterly, Produced by Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, and Theodore Melfi, Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, and Glen Powell, with Cinematography by Mandy Walker, Edited by Peter Teschner, with Music by Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, and Benjamin Wallfisch, Production companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, Levantine Films, and Distributed by 20th Century Fox (2016)

7. Selma (2014)

irected by Ava DuVernay, Written by Paul Webb, Produced by Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner, Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tim Roth, and Oprah Winfrey, with Cinematography by Bradford Young, and Edited by Spencer Averick, with Music by Jason Moran, Production companies: Pathé, Cloud Eight Films, Plan B Entertainment, Harpo Films, Ingenious Media, and Redgill Selma Productions, and Distributed by Paramount Pictures (North America), 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom), Pathé Distribution (France) (2014)

6. Malcolm X (1992)

Directed by Spike Lee, Screenplay by Arnold Perl, and Spike Lee, Based on "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X, and Alex Haley, Produced by Marvin Worth, and Spike Lee, Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, and Spike Lee, with Cinematography by Ernest Dickerson, and Edited by Barry Alexander Brown, with Music by Terence Blanchard, Production company: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, with Distributed by Warner Bros. (United States), Largo International (International) (1992)

5. One Night in Miami… (2020)

Directed by Regina King, Screenplay by Kemp Powers, Based on "One Night in Miami" by Kemp Powers, Produced by Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, and Jody Klein, Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr., with Cinematography by Tami Reiker, and Edited by Tariq Anwar, with Music by Terence Blanchard, Production companies: ABKCO, Snoot Entertainment, Royal Ties Productions, Germano Studios, Hit Factory, and Capital Studios, Distributed by Amazon Studios (2020)

4. Loving (2016)

Directed by Jeff Nichols, Screenplay by Jeff Nichols, Based on "The Loving Story" by Nancy Buirski, Produced by Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, Nancy Buirski, Sarah Green, Marc Turtletaub, and Peter Saraf, Starring: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, and Michael Shannon, with Cinematography by Adam Stone, and Edited by Julie Monroe, with Music by David Wingo, Production companies: Big Beach, and Raindog Films, and Distributed by Focus Features (2016)

3. The Color Purple (1985)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Screenplay by Menno Meyjes, Based on "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg, and Quincy Jones, Starring: Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, and Oprah Winfrey, with Cinematography by Allen Daviau, and Edited by Michael Kahn, with Music by Quincy Jones, Production companies: Amblin Entertainment, and The Guber-Peters Company, Distributed by Warner Bros. (1985)

2. Mississippi Burning (1988)

Directed by Alan Parker, Written by Chris Gerolmo, Produced by Frederick Zollo, and Robert F. Colesberry, Starring: Gene Hackman, and Willem Dafoe, with Cinematography by Peter Biziou, and Edited by Gerald Hambling, with Music by Trevor Jones, and Distributed by Orion Pictures (1988)

1. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

Directed by Rob Reiner, Written by Lewis Colick, Produced by Nicholas Paleologos, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Frederick M. Zollo, Charles Newirth, and Jeff Stott, Starring: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, with Cinematography by John Seale, and Edited by Robert Leighton, with Music by Marc Shaiman, Production companies: Columbia Pictures, and Castle Rock Entertainment, and Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (1996)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Civil Rights Movies! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

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