In honor of the Black Lives Matter movement sweeping the country, Apple has been offering a selection of free iTunes movie rentals. Here is an incomplete list of the movies.
Glory
Drama – 1989
Tomatometer – 93%
Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman. Director Edward Zwick.
Considered one of the classics by many, Glory tells the epic story of the first black regiment to fight for the north in the civil war.
Ali
Drama – 2001
Tomatometer – 68%
Starring Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight. Director Michael Mann.
Will Smith plays Muhammad Ali “The Greatest”.
Antwone Fisher
Drama – 2002
Tomatometer – 79%
Starring Derek Luke, Joby Bryant, Denzel Washington. Director Denzel Washington.
Denzel Washington’s directorial debut tells the true-life-inspired story of Antwone Fisher, a troubled sailor who embarks on a remarkable journey to confront his painful past and connect with the family he never knew.
Monsters and Men
Drama – 2018
Tomatometer – 86%
Starring John David Washington, Anthony Ramos, Kelvin Harrison Jr. Director Reinaldo Marcus Green.
A young father witnesses the police shooting of an unarmed black man and what ensues.
Selma
Drama – 2015
Tomatometer – 99%
Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo. Director Ava DuVernay.
Nominated for Best Picture and winning Best Original Song (Glory) at the 87th Academy Award, Selma tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for African-Americans, culminated in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama that helped brought forth the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
