One dream can change the world.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Jim France, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tessa Thompson, Common, Lorraine Toussaint |
Director |
Ava DuVernay |
Screenplay | Paul Webb |
Cinematography | Bradford Young |
Editing | Spencer Averick |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2014 |
Produced by | Cloud Eight Films, Celador Films, Harpo Films, Pathé, Plan B Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Mild impact, infrequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Moderate impact, frequent, realistic, verbal and psychological with accentuating sound effects |
Prejudice | Mild impact, frequent, historical context |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Tense Family Scenes |
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Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 13 + |
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Positive role models |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Metacritic.com 46 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 175 critics | 17 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer : Fueled by a gripping performance from David Oyelowo, Selma draws inspiration and dramatic power from the life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- but doesn't ignore how far we remain from the ideals his work embodied. | 20 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 17 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Outstanding drama about MLK's fight for equal rights. | 20 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 135 users | 15 | |
Rottentomatoes users 38319 users | 11 | |
Internet 13684 Netizens Entertaining, Great Acting, And Definitely Worth Seeing | 15 | |
Average .. 83% | 17 |