Rustin (2023)

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Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

• Released: 2023-11-03
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 227 votes

Directed by George C. Wolfe.

Top cast

• Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin
• Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph
• Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins
• Gus Halper as Tom
• Johnny Ramey as Elias Taylor
• CCH Pounder as Dr. Anna Hedgeman
• Michael Potts as Cleve Robinson
• Audra McDonald as Ella Baker
• Jeffrey Wright as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell

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Where to watch Rustin

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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