George C. Wolfe has directed the upcoming American biographical drama movie ‘Rustin’ which is centered upon the life of Bayard Rustin, a gay civil rights activist who assisted in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
American actor-director Colman Domingo has been cast to portray the titular character in the upcoming movie Rustin. It is set to be released in theatres on November 3, 2023, and will premiere on Netflix on 17th November this year.
Following is a list of other films that you might be interested in if you are waiting for ‘Rustin’ to be released.
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Milk (2008)-
Gus Van Sant directed this biographical movie based on the American activist and politician Harvey Milk who became the first openly gay official in California to be elected to public office.
The plot travels through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The film delves into the difficulties that he had to overcome while fighting for gay rights.
American actor and film director Sean Penn portrayed Harvey Milk in the movie. It was nominated for eight Academy Award nominations including win for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor for Penn. It was released in the United States on November 26, 2008.
Pride (2014)-
Matthew Warchus directed this British historical comedy-drama movie The plot finds the gay and lesbian activists of London and the striking miners of 1984 Wales lending their support to each other to fight against Margaret Thatcher, the conservative press, and the police.
It began with a group of gay and lesbian activists raising money to help families of miners who were participating in the British miners’ strike of 1984 which eventually leads to the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign.
Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Joseph Gilgun, and Ben Schnetzer are cast members of the movie.
It was at Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2014, and was released in the United Kingdom on 12th September that year.
Malcolm X (1992)-
Spike Lee directed this epic biographical drama movie that revolves around the African-American human rights activist and Muslim minister Malcolm X, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement.
The plot finds him during his imprisonment in the ’50s and becoming a Black Muslim and the leader in the Nation of Islam and eventually navigates the legacy of racial pride following his assassination in 1965.
American actor-director profile Denzel Washington portrayed the role of Malcolm X in the movie. It was nominated for two Academy Award nominations.
The Colour Room (2021)-
Claire McCarthy directed this British biographical drama movie which is about Clarice Cliff, the 1920s/30s ceramic artist.
The plot is centered upon Cliff, a working-class woman whose determination helps to break the glass ceiling and revolutionize the 20th-century workplace and eventually leads to her becoming the head of the factory creative department.
‘Bridgerton‘ famed Phoebe Dynevor portrayed Clarice Cliff in the movie. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2021.
The Inspection (2022)-
Elegance Bratton directed this American drama film the plot of which revolves around a young gay black man named Ellis French who goes through brutal training at a Marine Corps boot camp and has to seek approval from his mother who is homophobic.
American actor and singer Jeremy Pope portrayed Ellis French in the movie. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022, and was released in the United States on 18th November that year.
Salt of the Earth (1954)-
Herbert J. Biberman directed this American drama movie that revolves around the 1951 strike against Empire Zinc Company of Grant County, New Mexico.
Although in the plot of the movie that company is identified as “Delaware Zinc”. The setting also gets changed to “Zinctown, New Mexico”.
The movie explores the reaction of the striking miners, police, and the company during the strike.
Actual miners with their families are used in the movie as actors in the neorealist style. ‘Salt of the Earth’ is one of the first films to advance feminist political and social perspectives. The movie was released in New York City on March 14, 1954.
The Color Purple (1985)-
Steven Spielberg directed this epic coming-of-age period drama movie that is adapted from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winner same named 1982 novel.
Cast members of the movie include Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey, etc. It was released in the United States on December 18, 1985.
On the Basis of Sex (2018)-
Mimi Leder directed this American biographical legal drama that is based on the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and her early cases.
British actress Felicity Jones portrayed Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the movie. It was released in the United States on December 5, 2018.
Lincoln (2012)-
Steven Spielberg directed this biographical historical drama movie that is based on his 2005 biography ‘Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
The plot covers the final four months of the legendary President of the United States who abolished slavery. Daniel Day-Lewis portrayed Abraham Lincoln in the movie. It was nominated for twelve Oscars including Day-Lewis winning for Best Actor.
It premiered at New York Film Festival on October 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on 16th November that year.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)-
This biographical film casts Idris Elba as South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela and is based on his autobiographical book of 1994- ‘Long Walk to Freedom’.
It premiered at Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2013.
