The Loving Story
Nancy BuirskiWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Free: Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Jane Alexander Lindsay Almond Jr. Edward L. Ayers Leon M. Bazile Hugo Black William J. Brennan
Plot
This documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history.
Sinekatalog’s take
A lucid documentary on the interracial couple behind a landmark legal fight, using archival material to keep things intimate. It is moving without melodrama. Essential for anyone interested in civil rights history.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,026 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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