Rustin Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Aug. 28, 2023

Rustin

Release Date: Friday, November 17, 2023 Netflix

Rustin tells the story of the brilliant civil rights mastermind behind 1963’s March On Washington; an openly gay Black man whose influential work as an activist altered the course of history.

Director: George C. Wolfe

Starring: Colman Domingo • Chris Rock • Glynn Turman • Audra McDonald • Jeffrey Wright

PG-13 Biography N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Bayard Rustin, the brilliant strategist behind 1963’s momentous March On Washington and close advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., dedicated his life to the tireless quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy. But as an openly gay Black man, he was all but erased from the civil rights movement he helped build.

Biography Drama

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Who stars in Rustin – Cast List

Colman Domingo
... Bayard Rustin

The Running Man, Dead Man's Wire
Chris Rock
... Roy Wilkins

Madagascar (20th Anniversary), PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
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Glynn Turman
... A. Philip Randolph

Straw, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2
A
Audra McDonald
... Ella Baker

Beauty and the Beast, Origin
Jeffrey Wright
The Batman Part II, Highest 2 Lowest
A
Aml Ameen
The Maze Runner, Till Death
G
Gus Halper
Holler
J
Johnny Ramey
C
CCH Pounder
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avatar 4
M
Michael Potts
Highest 2 Lowest, Rounding
J
Jakeem Dante Powell
D
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Eternity, Lost City of D

Who is making Rustin – Crew List

A look at Rustin behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director George C. Wolfe last helmed Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Blood on the Leaves.

Director: George C. Wolfe
Screenwriters: George C. Wolfe
Dustin Lance Black
Producer: Dustin Lance Black

Studios: Netflix Originals
Production Company: Higher Ground Productions

Production – What we know about the Rustin

Key Facts

Rustin is the first feature film that Higher Ground is producing.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2022

Completed

Changed Rustin movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Dec 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material, some violence, sexual material, language including racial slurs, brief drug use, and smoking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English