Rustin

Rustin

Own your power.

Directed by George C. Wolfe

Produced by Higher Ground, Bold Choices

2023108 min6.5 / 10

A biographical drama about a pivotal civil rights organizer navigating systemic racism and personal persecution while orchestrating a transformative moment in American history.

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

Questions people ask

  • Does Rustin end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Rustin scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Rustin violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Rustin easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Rustin sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rustin, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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