John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)

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

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.

Cast (44)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

John Lewis

Self

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Bill Clinton

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Hillary Clinton

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Nancy Pelosi

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Stacey Abrams

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Cory Booker

Self

Ilhan Omar

Self

Jamila Thompson

Self

Beto O'Rourke

Self

Eric Holder

Self

Rashida Tlaib

Self

Xernona Clayton

Self

Ayanna Pressley

Self

James Clyburn

Self

M

Michael Collins

Self

James Sensenbrenner

Self

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Sheila Jackson Lee

Self

J

James M. Lawson Jr.

Self

Colin Allred

Self

B

Brenda Jones

Self

M

Marc Veasey

Self

R

Rosa Lewis-Tyner

Self

S

Samuel Lewis

Self

A

Anthony Johnson

Self

R

Ruth Berg

Self

B

Bernard LaFayette Jr.

Self

E

Ethel Lewis-Tyner

Self

J

John Miles Lewis

Self

R

Rachelle DeAnne O'Neil

Self

H

Henry Lewis

Self

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Julian Bond

Self (archive footage)

Elijah Cummings

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive Footage)

Diane Nash

Self (archive Footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive Footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive Footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive Footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive Footage)

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