Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "human-rights"

51. Amos & Andrew (1993)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad idea.

Director: E. Max Frye | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin

Votes: 9,916 | Gross: $9.75M

52. Crip Camp (2020)

R | 106 min | Documentary, History

Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.

Directors: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham | Stars: James Lebrecht, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Joseph O'Conor, Ann Cupolo Freeman

Votes: 8,265

53. Titicut Follies (1967)

Unrated | 84 min | Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside the Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater where people stay trapped in their madness.

Director: Frederick Wiseman

Votes: 5,132

54. Romero (1989)

PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez

Votes: 2,462 | Gross: $1.32M

55. Bandit Queen (1994)

Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.

Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav

Votes: 5,339 | Gross: $0.40M

56. Closet Land (1991)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

In a drab police state, an author of children's books is interrogated by a sadistic, secret policeman. She's under suspicion of embedding anti-government messages in her stories.

Director: Radha Bharadwaj | Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman

Votes: 3,064 | Gross: $0.26M

57. The Laramie Project (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, History

The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.

Director: Moisés Kaufman | Stars: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney

Votes: 6,967

58. In the Time of the Butterflies (2001 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.

Director: Mariano Barroso | Stars: Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Edward James Olmos, Mía Maestro

Votes: 2,493

59. Neon City (1991)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.

Director: Monte Markham | Stars: Michael Ironside, Vanity, Lyle Alzado, Valerie Wildman

Votes: 1,267

60. Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.

Director: Jim Loach | Stars: Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Stuart Wolfenden, Lorraine Ashbourne

Votes: 5,918

61. Hidden Agenda (1990)

R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller

When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Frances McDormand, Maurice Roëves, Robert Patterson, Bernard Bloch

Votes: 4,636 | Gross: $1.03M

62. Dalton's Dream (2023)

90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A moving portrait of Dalton Harris, the final winner of The X Factor UK, as he navigates harassment over his sexuality and representing his home country.

Directors: Kim Longinotto, Franky Murray Brown | Star: Dalton Harris

Votes: 21

63. Hanna K. (1983)

R | 111 min | Drama

An Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by The Military Court System in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. It's a tough case because of a strong political background.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne, Mohammad Bakri

Votes: 959 | Gross: $0.11M

64. Johnny Tremain (1957)

Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Family, War

Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot

Votes: 1,953

65. The Clonus Horror (1979)

R | 90 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

In a seemingly perfect society, one member discovers the truth about the outside world, as well as their ultimate purpose.

Director: Robert S. Fiveson | Stars: Peter Graves, Rick DiAngelo, Eugene Robert Glazer, Eileen Dietz

Votes: 2,686

66. Shahid (2012)

Not Rated | 129 min | Biography, Drama

The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.

Director: Hansal Mehta | Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Prabhleen Sandhu, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Baljinder Kaur

Votes: 17,785

67. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring

Votes: 16,833 | Gross: $0.27M

68. Chinese Box (1997)

R | 99 min | Drama, Romance

The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui

Votes: 3,604 | Gross: $2.20M

69. The Net (2016)

114 min | Drama

A North Korean fisherman breaks his boat engine by accident and drifts down to South Korea. After enduring brutal investigations in the South, he eventually gets sent back to North Korea.

Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Ryu Seung-beom, Lee Won-geun, Kim Young-min, Choi Gwi-hwa

Votes: 4,637

70. A Blast (2014)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

Against the backdrop of an ongoing socio-economic collapse, a disillusioned mother of three is trapped in a vicious circle of terrible decisions and sharply ruthless actions. What can drive a perfectly normal individual to great extremes?

Director: Syllas Tzoumerkas | Stars: Angeliki Papoulia, Basile Doganis, Maria Filini, Themis Bazaka

Votes: 969

71. The Red Chapel (2009)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Comedy

Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.

Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Tommy Kenter, Jacob Nossell

Votes: 2,168 | Gross: $0.01M

72. The True Cost (2015)

PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Drama, News

The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

Director: Andrew Morgan | Stars: Livia Giuggioli, Stella McCartney, Richard D. Wolff, Vandana Shiva

Votes: 7,305

73. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

TV-14 | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary that weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.

Stars: Peter Coyote, George F. Will, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Votes: 2,662

74. The Favorite (1989)

R | 104 min | Adventure

The true story of Aimee Dubuca De Rivery, a French girl sold into slavery to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Maud Adams, Amber O'Shea, James Michael Gregary

Votes: 329

75. Stolen Dreams (2009)

85 min | Drama

Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and ... See full summary »

Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Nanda Costa, Amanda Diniz, Kika Farias, Marieta Severo

Votes: 587

76. The Comedians (1967)

Approved | 150 min | Drama

A cynical Welsh hotel owner secretly romances a diplomat's wife in Haiti, under the violent reign of the despot "Papa Doc" Duvalier.

Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov

Votes: 2,311 | Gross: $5.20M

77. I Witness (2003)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.

Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Jeff Daniels, James Spader, Portia de Rossi, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 1,589

78. The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

The story of the man who brought high-ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice.

Director: Lars Kraume | Stars: Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Lilith Stangenberg, Jörg Schüttauf

Votes: 6,131 | Gross: $0.28M

79. Freedom Riders (2010)

Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, History

The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.

Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam

Votes: 430

80. The Marijuana Conspiracy (2020)

124 min | Drama

In 1972, young women looking for a fresh start in life endure isolated captivity in a true 98-day human experiment studying the effects of marijuana on females.

Director: Craig Pryce | Stars: Julia Sarah Stone, Hannah Vandenbygaart, Daniel DeSanto, Craig Burnatowski

Votes: 209

81. Harami (2020)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An orphan teenage pickpocket working in the trains of Mumbai along with his gang, embarks on a life-altering journey when faced by the daughter of one of his victims who's committed suicide after being robbed.

Director: Shyam Madiraju | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Rizwan Shaikh, Dhanshree Patil, Harsh Rajendra Rane

Votes: 1,143

82. Ge.hen'nah (2010)

12 min | Short, Drama

A drama set in a small rural town in Lebanon about Yvette who is past 30, unmarried, devoutly religious and still living with her parents. Today, she is preparing to go to a retreat. It's a... See full summary »

Director: Mauro Mueller | Stars: Christine Choueiri, Khitam Al Lahham, Boutros Rouhana, Laura Kossaify

Votes: 10

83. Attica (1980 TV Movie)

97 min | Drama

The true story of the events leading up to and during the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility riot and the aftermath.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 541

84. Two Autumns in Paris (2019)

100 min | Drama

A striking political activist and refugee from Paraguay escapes to Paris and falls in love with a rich law student changing their lives forever. The beauty of their love is challenged by a fervent devotion to fighting for a cause.

Director: Gibelys Coronado | Stars: Maria Antonieta Hidalgo, Francisco Villarroel, Slavko Sorman, Raúl Amundaray

Votes: 63

85. Rosa Luxemburg (1986)

Not Rated | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists.

Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Adelheid Arndt

Votes: 1,928

86. Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968)

X | 90 min | Documentary

It shows contraceptives for teen girls, lesbian nightclubs, wife swapping, porno movies, biker gangs, and Walpurgis Night celebrations. It also examines Sweden's purported drug, drinking and suicide problems.

Director: Luigi Scattini | Stars: Edmund Purdom, Enrico Maria Salerno, Jean Topart, Marie Liljedahl

Votes: 334

87. The Circle (2000)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.

Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Maryiam Palvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Mojgan Faramarzi, Elham Saboktakin

Votes: 6,711 | Gross: $0.67M

88. Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)

119 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence and in the end, against all the odds, something truly remarkable happens.

Director: Andreas Dresen | Stars: Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Nazmi Kirik

Votes: 1,307

89. In My Country (2004)

R | 105 min | Drama, Romance

A journalist and a poetess meet during the hearings of South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Director: John Boorman | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Samuel L. Jackson, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane

Votes: 2,955 | Gross: $0.16M

90. Carga (I) (2018)

113 min | Drama

A lorry, a road and an unpredictable destiny, all intersecting in a human trafficking network. Caught up in this web, Viktoriya has only one chance: fight to survive.

Director: Bruno Gascon | Stars: Michalina Olszanska, Vítor Norte, Rita Blanco, Sara Sampaio

Votes: 679

91. Mariposas Verdes (2017)

101 min | Drama

Mateo an intelligent and popular school-boy falls in love with Daniel, but when that relationship is made public, Mateo is at a crossroads, and will have to decide between fighting his adversaries, or giving up everything.

Director: Gustavo Nieto Roa | Stars: Deivi Duarte, Kevin Bury, Cecilia Suárez, Maria Helena Doering

Votes: 718

92. More Than I Want to Remember (2022)

14 min | Animation, Short

One night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14-year-old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs. As her family scatters to the surrounding forests to save themselves, Mugeni finds herself ... See full summary »

Director: Amy Bench | Star: Mugeni Ornella

Votes: 247

93. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

In this weekly show, the former Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to explore the larger grim trends shaping our fragmented world.

Stars: Hasan Minhaj, Joyelle Johnson, Arnab Goswami, Andrew Yang

Votes: 7,944

94. Freedom Road (1979 TV Movie)

186 min | Drama

A former slave Gideon Jackson, after fighting in the civil war returns home as a free man and becomes a U.S. senator. Will he ever achieve real equality with his former white master?

Director: Ján Kadár | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann

Votes: 207

95. Beyond the Neon (2022)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A dangerous social experiment performed by a reckless YouTuber and his film crew exposes human trafficking in Las Vegas.

Director: Larry A. McLean | Stars: Joseph Saladino, Frank Pesce, Cynthia Lucero, Gila Goodman

Votes: 3,267

96. We Put the World to Sleep

Adventure, Drama, Horror | Post-production

Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Tofei and Duru Yücel's trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) and Pure.

Director: Adrian Tofei | Stars: Adrian Tofei, Duru Yücel, Erisse Peterson, Andreea Enciu

97. Town Bloody Hall (1979)

88 min | Documentary

Infamously macho author Norman Mailer shares a 1971 NYC panel with an audience of intellectual women and famous feminists receiving a lively critique revealing the sophisticated political, literary discourse of early Women's Lib movement.

Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer, Diana Trilling, Jacqueline Ceballos

Votes: 413

98. The Mark of Cain (2007)

R | 87 min | Drama, War

Uses detailed research and explosive new testimonies by soldiers who have served in Iraq to tell an emotional fictional story of two young men very much out of their depth.

Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Gerard Kearns, Matthew McNulty, Naomi Bentley, Elliot Cowan

Votes: 1,555

99. Aswang (2019)

85 min | Documentary

When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug dealers, users, and small time street criminals. ASWANG follows ... See full summary »

Director: Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac | Stars: Ciriaco Santiago III, Jomari, Orly Fernandez, Vincent Go

Votes: 514

100. Twice Colonized (2023)

91 min | Documentary, Drama

Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter who has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her youngest son unexpectedly passes away, Aaju embarks on a personal journey to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice.

Director: Lin Alluna | Stars: Aleqa Hammond, Paninnguaq Heilmann, Asta Helms, Anne Kirstine Hermann

Votes: 107