Selma
2014 · 127 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 97,211 VOTES · DIR. Ava DuVernay
Overview
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,942 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:52 KING: I accept this honor for our lost ones
00:07:24 It's all right this time.
00:11:33 Let's not start another battle
00:16:24 he's a non-violent degenerate.
00:23:02 There she is! There's our girl!
00:26:16 I think of these efforts as one effort.
00:29:45 KING: That's enough.
00:34:36 I promise you!
00:38:07 Can't even read the menu
00:42:32 I have myself and the truth.
00:46:20 if the Lord Jesus and Elvis Presley
00:51:53 He a Army man.
00:56:51 Doc, we gotta start with banning these laws that
00:59:57 Digging for things that simply are not there, Lee?
01:06:32 when their blood is up.
01:10:39 REED: About 525 Negroes had left Brown's Chapel
01:17:30 Help!
01:21:56 Then you're back in control.
01:25:15 of our moral certainty.
01:34:11 And he was brave enough to follow that answer
01:38:31 We need voting, not marching. You know that.
01:44:09 you hear? I want an answer.
01:48:09 Are you trying to fuck over your President?
01:55:23 We heard them say we don't deserve to be here.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,942
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:00:52
Final line01:55:23
Production Record
DirectorAva DuVernay
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$66,787,908
IMDb votes97,211