Where to watch Martin Luther King Jr. in the UK
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Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- American Experience (1988) as Himself (archive footage)
- Mentiras verdaderas (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Kulturzeit (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Dispatches (1987) Cast
- World in Action (1963) Cast
- Explained (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Moonwalker (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- History 101 (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- This Is Pop (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Bobby (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- The Doors (1991) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The David Susskind Show (1959) as Self
- Bill Russell: Legend (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- J. Edgar (2011) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Days That Shook the World (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Race for the White House (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- First Ladies (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- O.J.: Made in America (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- 13th (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Da 5 Bloods (2020) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Origin (2023) as Self (archive voice)
- Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- I Am (2012) as Self
- A History of Antisemitism (2022) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- Bobby Kennedy for President (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- The Century of Icons (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017) as Self (Archival)
- O.J.: Made in America (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019) as Self
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self - Activist (archive footage)
- Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- In Their Own Words (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Ku Klux Klan: An American Story (2020) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Naqoyqatsi (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- The Beach Boys (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Stand (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The Corporation (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- La Californie ! (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The House I Live In (2012) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Folk Britannia (2006) as Self (archival footage)
- The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
- Infamous Assassinations (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- When You're Strange (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- ...So Goes the Nation (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) as Himself
- Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- Imminent Threat (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The Year That Trembled (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- 4 Little Girls (1997) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Great Literary Tour (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- 1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- The Killing of America (1981) as Self (archive footage)
- Hesburgh (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) as Self (archive Footage)
- Death Scenes 2 (1992) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- The Soul of America (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- I Am MLK Jr. (2018) as Self
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Where can I watch Martin Luther King Jr. films in the UK?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Martin Luther King Jr.'s most popular films?
Most-watched Martin Luther King Jr. films currently: Moonwalker (1988), Bobby (2006), Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009), The Doors (1991), J. Edgar (2011).
What TV shows has Martin Luther King Jr. appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), American Experience (1988), Mentiras verdaderas (2011), Basketball: A Love Story (2018), Omnibus (1967).
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