Cinemas in Melbourne that were set to screen a controversial documentary on the Men's Rights movement have cancelled the screening after a petition was circulated calling the film "misogynistic propaganda".

The Red Pill was to have its Australian premiere at the Palace Kino cinema in Melbourne next month, hosted by Men's Rights Melbourne.

It's the project of filmmaker Cassie Jaye, who initially set out to document the Men's Rights Activists (MRA) movement from a feminist perspective. However, after interviewing members of the MRA community, she found many of their arguments convincing and shifted her focus.

The main argument point of this community is that feminism has granted women privileges that they exploit for personal gain at the expense of men, while men lack "positive identity" in a culture and era that has demonised their masculinity.