The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

March 31st, 20212h 11min

Music, Drama, History
65%

Overview

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid


Released on: 1965-10-15
Drama

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time mast...

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man


Released on: 2005-06-02
Romance, Drama, History

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise co...

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success


Released on: 1957-07-04
Drama

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his B...

Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures


Released on: 1994-09-12
Drama, Fantasy

Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, broodi...

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker


Released on: 1962-05-23
Drama

The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller w...

The Queen

The Queen


Released on: 2006-09-15
Drama, History

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day


Released on: 1993-11-05
Drama, Romance

A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by t...

Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima


Released on: 2006-12-09
Action, Drama, War

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II...

Frida

Frida


Released on: 2002-08-29
Drama, Romance

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous ...

The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton

The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton


Released on: 2003-03-27
Documentary, History

A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved ...

First They Killed My Father

First They Killed My Father


Released on: 2017-02-18
War, Drama, History

A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reig...

Gandhi

Gandhi


Released on: 1982-12-01
Drama, History

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...

Kolya

Kolya


Released on: 1996-05-15
Drama, Comedy

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly tak...

JFK

JFK


Released on: 1991-12-20
Drama, Thriller, History

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates


Released on: 2001-02-28
Drama, War, History, Romance

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

Jayhawkers

Jayhawkers


Released on: 2014-03-07
Drama

A group of unlikely allies modernized college sports and changed a small Midwestern town, serving as...

Day of Despair

Day of Despair


Released on: 1992-10-30
Drama

Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco.

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert


Released on: 2023-06-09
Drama, History

When Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch meet for the first time in Paris in the summer of 1958, they a...

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy


Released on: 1989-12-13
Drama

The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, ...

The Straight Story

The Straight Story


Released on: 1999-10-15
Drama

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle...