Selection of FREE Movies That Highlight Racial Injustices; Selma, Antwone Fisher, Just Mercy


Many digital media stores and streaming services are offering a selection of movies that highlight racial injustices to watch for FREE (regularly $3.99-$5.99 each to rent) for a limited time. The Criterion Collection is also offering many movies that focus on Black Lives available to watch for FREE (normally behind a paywall, $10.99/month) for a limited time.

Just Mercy in 4K UHD Digital Download for $3.99, FREE to Rent

The Microsoft Store and Vudu have Just Mercy + Bonus Content as a digital download for purchase for $3.99 (regularly $19.99) for a limited time. They are also offering it as a digital rental in SD, HD or UHD for FREE (regularly $3.99) for a limited time.

FandagoNow and Google Play have it for rent for FREE (regularly $3.99) but for purchase is $1 more ($4.99) for a limited time.

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

The Upside Digital HD Movie Rental for 99-Cents

Amazon is offering The Upside as a digital HD movie rental for 99-cents (regularly $5.99) for a limited time. Apple also has it in iTunes as a digital HD movie rental for the same price for a limited time. For rentals, you have 30 days to watch but once you start, you have 48 hours to finish.

Philip is a disabled white billionaire, who feels that life is not worth living. To help him in his day to day routine, he hires Del, an African American parolee, trying to reconnect with his estranged wife. What begins as a professional relationship develops into a friendship as Del shows his grouchy charge that life is worth living.

Demolition Man HD Rental for FREE

FandangoNow offers its VIP members a FREE rental of Demolition Man in HD for a limited time. If you are not a VIP member, it’s Free to sign up and you can skip the payment portion.

This 1993 classic stars Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes as a Los Angeles policeman and his ruthless nemesis in this epic action-packed adventure about their obsessive pursuit and war of vengeance from 1996 — when they are sentenced to frozen incarceration as inmates of a futuristic penitentiary — into 2032 when they re-enter a bewildering and pacifist society.

FREE MLB.TV Premium, $2 Dunkin’ Donuts Credit, VUDU Movie Rental for T-Mobile Customers

T-Mobile is offering its customers stuff every Tuesday for FREE through it’s T‑Mobile Tuesdays app for iPhone and Android. Not on an iOS or Android device? Visit T‑MobileTuesdays on the web.

The Free stuff this week:

  • MLB.TV Premium Subscription for FREE ($112.99 value)
  • $2 Dunkin’ Donuts Credit for FREE
  • VUDU Movie Rental for FREE (up-to $5)
  • FREE Samsung Gear VR w/ Controllers and Oculus bonus content via rebate when you preorder the new Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+