Planning a movie night with 'Deacons for Defense' on your favorite screen? Here’s where you can watch it, including ways to watch including rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start watching sooner. 'Deacons for Defense' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Prime Video with Ads, fuboTV, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Prime Video Free with Ads in the US.
Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the RHI Entertainment drama flick. Deacons for Defense starring Forest Whitaker, Jonathan Silverman, Chris Britton, Ossie Davis has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min. The movie received a user score of 62/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 9 engaged users.
Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the plot: "Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash.""
































