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John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Jul 3, 2020
98 min
Documentary
4.1/ 10
8 votes

Overview

The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.

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TMDB
4.1/10
8 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
1,081 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
70/100
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5 wins & 11 nominations

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"Thousands of protests. 45 arrests. 33 years in congress."

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Released

Original Language

en

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Production Companies

CNN FilmsAGC StudiosJustFilms / Ford FoundationParticipantTrilogy FilmsMagnolia PicturesTIME Studios

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