John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

98 mins | Documentary | July 3, 2020

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.

John Lewis: Good Trouble

98 mins | Documentary | July 3, 2020

John Lewis: Good Trouble
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, CNN Films, Trilogy Films, AGC Studios, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, TIME Studios
Original title John Lewis: Good Trouble
Directors Dawn Porter
Writers

Cast

John Lewis

as Self

Bill Clinton

as Self

Hillary Clinton

as Self

Nancy Pelosi

as Self

Stacey Abrams

as Self

Cory Booker

as Self

Ilhan Omar

as Self

Jamila Thompson

as Self

Beto O'Rourke

as Self

Eric Holder

as Self

Rashida Tlaib

as Self

Xernona Clayton

as Self

Ayanna Pressley

as Self

James Clyburn

as Self

Michael Collins

as Self

Colin Allred

as Self

Brenda Jones

as Self

Marc Veasey

as Self

Samuel Lewis

as Self

Anthony Johnson

as Self

Ruth Berg

as Self

Henry Lewis

as Self

Malcolm X

as Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage) / Self (Archival Footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self (archive footage) / Self (Archival Footage)

Julian Bond

as Self (archive footage)

Elijah Cummings

as Self (archive footage)

Diane Nash

as Self (Archival Footage)

George W. Bush

as Self (Archival Footage)

Barack Obama

as Self (Archival Footage)

Ronald Reagan

as Self (Archival Footage)