Selma
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
Actor: Alessandro Nivola, André Holland, Carmen Ejogo, Colman Domingo, David Oyelowo, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar J. Dorsey, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Ava DuVernay