Rustin Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Aug. 28, 2023

Rustin

Release Date: Friday, November 17, 2023 Netflix

Daniel Sladek, Chris Rock, David Permut, CCH Pounder, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Bill Irwin, Aml Ameen, Kevin Mambo, Alex G. Scott, Jeffrey Wright, Dustin Lance Black, George C. Wolfe, Audra McDonald, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Barack Obama, Michael Potts, Adrienne Warren, Gus Halper, Carra Patterson, Mark R. Wright, Cotter Smith, Jakeem Dante Powell, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Johnny Ramey, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Lilli Kay, Frank Harts, Ayana Workman, Jamilah Nadege Rosemond, Grantham Coleman, Michelle Obama, Chris Taaffe

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.

PG-13 Biography N/A

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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.

Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Cited as official plot version

Biography Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Rustin.

Colman Domingo
... Bayard Rustin

Sing Sing, Michael
Chris Rock
... Roy Wilkins

Grown Ups, Amsterdam
G
Glynn Turman
... A. Philip Randolph

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

Respect, Origin
Jeffrey Wright
No Time to Die, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
A
Aml Ameen
Till Death, Parallel
G
Gus Halper
Holler
J
Johnny Ramey
C
CCH Pounder
Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Naked Gun
M
Michael Potts
The Piano Lesson, Rounding
J
Jakeem Dante Powell
D
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Golden, Lost City of D

Crew Behind the Film

The Rustin behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director George C. Wolfe last directed 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

Additional Information

MPA 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