Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 28 Nov 2013 · English

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Shirley

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 15 Mar 2024 · English

Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Movie · 7.9 / 10 · 14 Feb 2019 · English

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

Air

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 5 Apr 2023 · English

Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.

The Beautiful Game

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 22 Mar 2024 · English

A group of advocates to end homelessness organize an annual tournament for homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.

Quiz Show

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 25 Aug 1994 · English

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.

Cry Freedom

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 6 Nov 1987 · English

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

Jesus Revolution

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 23 Feb 2023 · English

In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. Together with local pastor Chuck Smith, they open the doors of a languishing church to an unexpected revival.

Just Mercy

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 25 Dec 2019 · English

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

The Longest Day

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 25 Sept 1962 · English

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"

Something the Lord Made

Movie · 7.9 / 10 · 30 May 2004 · English

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

Coach Carter

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 14 Jan 2005 · English

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.