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Selma

2015·2h 8m·PG-13
DramaBiographyHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
99,287 votes
Metascore
79
Metacritic

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.

Selma is a 2015 drama biography movie directed by Ava DuVernay, starring Oprah Winfrey, Carmen Ejogo, David Oyelowo. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 99,287 votes and runs 2h 8m.

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Director
Ava DuVernay
Stars
Oprah Winfrey
Carmen Ejogo
David Oyelowo
Tom Wilkinson
Creators
Paul Webb
Details
2015-01-09
128 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United Kingdom, France, United States
★ English, Portuguese
Keywords
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