Activism Movies, Activism List Movies

Diary of a Chambermaid 1964

7.4 /10

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.

Run Time: 97 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Mar 04, 1964

Director: Director: Luis Buuel,

Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Gret, Michel Piccoli, Franoise Lugagne, Jean Ozenne,

Waking the Dead 2000

6.5 /10

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Mar 24, 2000

Director: Director: Keith Gordon,

Stars: Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Hipp, Hal Holbrook, Ivonne Coll,

Twelve Monkeys 1995

8 /10

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 29, 1995

Director: Director: Terry Gilliam,

Stars: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, David Morse,

The East 2013

6.8 /10

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

Run Time: 116 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: May 31, 2013

Director: Director: Zal Batmanglij,

Stars: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgrd, Elliot Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez,

Suffragette 2015

6.9 /10

Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.

Run Time: 106 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Oct 16, 2015

Director: Director: Sarah Gavron,

Stars: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, AnneMarie Duff, Meryl Streep,

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday 2004

7.1 /10

Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie, her father, and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be servants for the Ryland family. Though they come from completely different backgrounds, Samantha and Nellie become fast friends. The girls turn to each other in happiness and sorrow, adventure and danger.

Run Time: 86 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: Nov 23, 2004

Director: Director: Nadia Tass,

Stars: Mia Farrow, AnnaSophia Robb, Olivia Ballantyne, Kelsey Lewis, Jordan Bridges,

Marianne and Juliane 1981

7.4 /10

Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.

Run Time: 106 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Sep 04, 1981

Director: Director: Margarethe von Trotta,

Stars: Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Julia Biedermann, Ina Robinski, Rdiger Vogler,

In the Heights 2021

7.3 /10

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.

Run Time: 143 Min . MMPA: 11 . Release: Jun 10, 2021

Director: Director: Jon M Chu,

Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz,