Selma

Genre: Biography

Worldwide gross$67.8M

The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 58 wins & 91 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama, History

Director

Ava DuVernay

Cast

David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey

Released

9 January 2015

Runtime

2h 8m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

99,253

Metascore

79

Rotten Tomatoes

99

Box office

$52,076,908

Budget

$20,000,000

Edition

Base