{"id":161573,"date":"2014-06-05T18:01:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T18:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/12-inspiring-films-on-social-change-you-need-to-see\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:33:45","slug":"12-inspiring-films-on-social-change-you-need-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/stories\/12-inspiring-films-on-social-change-you-need-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"12 inspiring films on social change you need to see"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Films are great. They can capture your imagination and educate you about issues you might not know much about. But the best thing about films is that they tell you a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it can be hard to really understand what discrimination, poverty or suffering are like when it doesn\u2019t affect you personally. The journey a films takes you on can immerse you in other lives for a few hours and help you empathize with people you\u2019ve never met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Films can motivate you, inspire you to live a bit differently and even transform your beliefs. So next time you\u2019re going to settle down to a film with friends or family, why not watch one of these incredible films about social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-mandela-long-walk-to-freedom\">1. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>In a line:<\/strong> The story of Nelson Mandela, from childhood to anti-apartheid activist, prisoner and eventually to President of South Africa. (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best part:<\/strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">When Mandela (Idris Elba) ignores his lawyer\u2019s advice and you realize just how much he sacrificed for the cause he believed in.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-philadelphia\">2. Philadelphia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> High-flying lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) is dismissed from his job when it\u2019s revealed that he has AIDS, so he hires homophobic lawyer Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) for his case. (1993)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When Joe sees the discrimination Andrew faces and it changes his mind about representing him.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-v-for-vendetta\">3. V for Vendetta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-06-at-1.19.56-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-06 at 1.19.56 PM\" class=\"wp-image-84342\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> Set in a dystopian future, the UK is being ruled by an oppressive regime, which imprisons those deemed to be different. But agitators like \u2018V\u2019 (Hugo Weaving) are standing up for freedom and revolution with the help of Evey (Natalie Portman). (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When Evey reads&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #39b4ea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k2W0-z8EnaM\">Valerie\u2019s (Natasha Wightman) note<\/a><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">, where she writes that even though she doesn\u2019t know the reader, she loves her, with all her heart.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-gandhi\"><strong>4. Gandhi<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-06-at-1.21.16-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-06 at 1.21.16 PM\" class=\"wp-image-84343\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> The life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and his struggle for independence from colonial rule. (1982)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When Gandhi (Ben Kingsley) defines non-violence resistance:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">\u201cI, for one, have never advocated passive anything. We must never submit to such laws. And I think our resistance must be *active* and provocative!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-braveheart\"><strong>5. Braveheart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wingclips.com\/system\/movie-clips\/braveheart\/never-take-our-freedom\/images\/braveheart-movie-clip-screenshot-never-take-our-freedom_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>In a line:<\/strong> Story of William Wallace who led the Scottish uprising in response to English invasions in the 14th Century. (1995)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When William Wallace (Mel Gibson) says, \u201cThey may take our lands, but they will never take our freedom\u201d \u2013 with excellent face paint.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-the-grapes-of-wrath\"><strong>6. The Grapes of Wrath<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twentyfourframes.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/grapes-of-wrath-lc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> Set during the Great Depression, an Oklahoma family is forced to become migrant workers and end up in California. (1940)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best part:&nbsp;<\/strong>When Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) sums up inequality in&nbsp;one line:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #4c4c4c\">\u201cOne guy with a million acres and a hundred thousand farmers starvin\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-pay-it-forward\"><strong>7. Pay it Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-06-at-1.40.15-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-06 at 1.40.15 PM\" class=\"wp-image-84346\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> A young boy comes up with a social movement that could change the world. (2000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>Best part:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">When Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) explains Pay It Forward to Eugene (Kevin Spacey).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-made-in-dagenham\"><strong>8. Made in Dagenham<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line<\/strong>: The story of the car manufacturer Ford\u2019s sewing machinists strike of 1968 in Dagenham, England, which played a significant role in passing of the Equal Pay Act 1970 in the UK. (2010)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When the journalist asks Rita (Sally Hawkins) how they\u2019ll cope and she says:&nbsp;\u201cCope? How will we cope? We\u2019re women. Now, don\u2019t ask such stupid questions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-persepolis\"><strong>9.Persepolis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/persepolis-image.jpg\" alt=\"persepolis-image\" class=\"wp-image-84347\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> The story of one young Iranian girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution, written by and loosely based on the life of Marjane Satrapi. (2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">When Marji rocks out in her room.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-tsotsi\"><strong>10. Tsotsi<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Tsotsi.jpg\" alt=\"Tsotsi\" class=\"wp-image-84348\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> An adaptation of a novel, Tsotsi is about the life of a street boy in South Africa who discovers a baby in the back seat of a car he steals. (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When Tsotsi has to change the baby\u2019s diaper, and thinks using a knife and newspaper is a good idea\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-water\"><strong>11. Water<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/index_061-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"index_06[1]-thumb\" class=\"wp-image-84349\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> In India, there was a time when scripture dictated the fate of widows, who are powerless and left to exist in poverty. This film explores the social restrictions imposed on women and the movement that wanted change. (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">Best part<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\"><strong>:<\/strong> When you realize you can help break the cycle by supporting&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #39b4ea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.org\/\">Girls not Brides<\/a><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-thunderheart\"><strong>12. Thunderheart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.one.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/MV5BMTkwMjE3MzgzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDA4NTgwMw@@._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg\" alt=\"MV5BMTkwMjE3MzgzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDA4NTgwMw@@._V1_SX640_SY720_\" class=\"wp-image-84350\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a line:<\/strong> In South Dakota, followers of the American Indian Movement seize the &nbsp;town of Wounded Knee in protest against federal government policy regarding Native Americans. 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