Where to watch Martin Luther King Jr. in the UK
Find every Martin Luther King Jr. film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 11 May 2026.
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia…
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- American Experience (1988) as Himself (archive footage)
- Basketball: A Love Story (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Kulturzeit (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Mentiras verdaderas (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Explained (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Dispatches (1987) Cast
- Bobby (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- World in Action (1963) Cast
- The Doors (1991) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- History 101 (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- This Is Pop (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- J. Edgar (2011) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Race for the White House (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Bill Russell: Legend (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- 13th (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- O.J.: Made in America (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Da 5 Bloods (2020) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The David Susskind Show (1959) as Self
- First Ladies (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Origin (2023) as Self (archive voice)
- Days That Shook the World (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- I Am (2012) as Self
- Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self - Activist (archive footage)
- Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- O.J.: Made in America (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Naqoyqatsi (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019) as Self
- What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- In Their Own Words (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- The Corporation (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) as Himself
- The Century of Icons (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- ...So Goes the Nation (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- The Beach Boys (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- A History of Antisemitism (2022) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
- When You're Strange (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Ku Klux Klan: An American Story (2020) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- The House I Live In (2012) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Invasion (2011) as archive footage
- 4 Little Girls (1997) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Infamous Assassinations (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Stand (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue (2017) as Self (Archival)
- Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- La Californie ! (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Chasing Trane (2017) as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
- Bobby Kennedy for President (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Great Literary Tour (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- The Killing of America (1981) as Self (archive footage)
- The Year That Trembled (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Folk Britannia (2006) as Self (archival footage)
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- The Janes (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- 2012: Time for Change (2010) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Soul of America (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- All Power to the People! (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- Hesburgh (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Death Scenes 2 (1992) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) as Self (archive Footage)
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- 1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond (2018) as Self (archive footage)
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Where can I watch Martin Luther King Jr. films in the UK?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Martin Luther King Jr.'s most popular films?
Most-watched Martin Luther King Jr. films currently: Bobby (2006), The Doors (1991), Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009), J. Edgar (2011), 13th (2016).
What TV shows has Martin Luther King Jr. appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), American Experience (1988), Basketball: A Love Story (2018), Omnibus (1967), Kulturzeit (1995).
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