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A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: Paul Webb
Production: N/A
Year: 2014
MetaScore: 80/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: $52,076,908
Released: 09 Jan 2015
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 58 wins & 91 nominations total
You're here. - Selma 00:15 You're here. I feel good about where we are. We have a strong case. - Selma 00:20 I feel good about where we are. We have a strong case. I'd rather people be upset and hate me - Selma 00:08 I'd rather people be upset and hate me Troopers, withdraw! - Selma 00:05 Troopers, withdraw! Fifteen or 20 nightsticks could be seen through the gas, - Selma 00:16 Fifteen or 20 nightsticks could be seen through the gas, Suddenly, there was a sharp sound, like a gunshot, - Selma 00:17 Suddenly, there was a sharp sound, like a gunshot, Those still on their feet retreated. - Selma 00:25 Those still on their feet retreated. Seventy million people are watching this. - Selma 00:13 Seventy million people are watching this. This is an unlawful assembly. - Selma 00:30 This is an unlawful assembly. Give 'em two minutes. Stand right there. - Selma 00:06 Give 'em two minutes. Stand right there. Andy. It's Bayard. Everybody there? - Selma 00:17 Andy. It's Bayard. Everybody there? Can you swim? - Selma 00:11 Can you swim? The troopers were waiting 300 yards beyond the end of the bridge. - Selma 00:16 The troopers were waiting 300 yards beyond the end of the... There were young and old, - Selma 00:08 There were young and old, Do you love any of the others? - Selma 00:04 Do you love any of the others? Do you love me? - Selma 00:13 Do you love me? If I ask you something, - Selma 00:18 If I ask you something, That wasn't me. - Selma 00:19 That wasn't me. Jimmie gone. - Selma 00:18 Jimmie gone. Sir? - Selma 00:11 Sir? Help me. - Selma 00:11 Help me. Stop! Leave him be! - Selma 00:15 Stop! Leave him be! I'm tired. - Selma 00:07 I'm tired. I didn't mean that. - Selma 00:12 I didn't mean that. Get that nigger woman! - Selma 00:07 Get that nigger woman! In the courthouse sits the heart of the matter, - Selma 00:32 In the courthouse sits the heart of the matter, He's Bull Connor. - Selma 00:29 He's Bull Connor. Hello? - Selma 00:20 Hello? Good people in those parts though. - Selma 00:05 Good people in those parts though. - Sister Boynton. - Mr. Orange. - Selma 00:04 - Sister Boynton. - Mr. Orange. Ms. Nash. - Selma 00:14 Ms. Nash. Annie Lee Cooper! - Selma 00:11 Annie Lee Cooper! No Sheriff Clark - Selma 00:07 No Sheriff Clark Mr President - Selma 00:13 Mr President But when you have people come inside the White House - Selma 00:13 But when you have people come inside the White House But we must march - Selma 00:06 But we must march Well Mr President - Selma 00:24 Well Mr President How in Christ's sake does Malcolm X slip into my state - Selma 00:13 How in Christ's sake does Malcolm X slip into my state If the Lord Jesus and Elvis Presley come visiting and they said - Selma 00:15 If the Lord Jesus and Elvis Presley come visiting and they... Either King stops and Wallace stops - Selma 00:08 Either King stops and Wallace stops This information coming from the FBI I assume - Selma 00:11 This information coming from the FBI I assume We shouldn't even be thinking about 1965 - Selma 00:07 We shouldn't even be thinking about 1965 We shall overcome - Selma 00:05 We shall overcome People actually say that they will stop the blood - Selma 00:09 People actually say that they will stop the blood We negotiate We demonstrate We resist - Selma 00:06 We negotiate We demonstrate We resist God was the first to cry - Selma 00:04 God was the first to cry Use their power to keep us away from the ballot box - Selma 00:05 Use their power to keep us away from the ballot box Can you swim - Selma 00:04 Can you swim What happens when a man stands up and says enough is enough - Selma 00:05 What happens when a man stands up and says enough is enough We need your involvement here Mr President - Selma 00:16 We need your involvement here Mr President Hey hey hey what you need guns for - Selma 00:44 Hey hey hey what you need guns for Selma it is - Selma 00:04 Selma it is I'll be damned if I'm gonna let history - Selma 00:08 I'll be damned if I'm gonna let history There is no Negro problem There is no Southern problem - Selma 00:10 There is no Negro problem There is no Southern problem Are you trying to shit me George Wallace - Selma 00:07 Are you trying to shit me George Wallace We will not wait any longer - Selma 00:12 We will not wait any longer Those that have gone before us say No more - Selma 00:19 Those that have gone before us say No more Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson - Selma 00:49 Who murdered Jimmie Lee Jackson Our lives are not fully lived - Selma 00:10 Our lives are not fully lived Tiring of this - Selma 00:35 Tiring of this They seek to make us one mongrel unit - Selma 00:06 They seek to make us one mongrel unit

Cast

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - David Oyelowo
Coretta Scott King - Carmen Ejogo
Gunnar Jahn - Jim France
Girl #1 - Trinity Simone
Girl #2 - Mikeria Howard