Racism.
by tizaki | created - 08 Oct 2022 | updated - 2 days ago | PublicThese are movies whose creators are brave enough to include an example of racism within their production. Not doing this as some movies do creates a false reality that there were times and places where people were not discriminated against and that all whyte people were non discriminatory legitimising gaslighting.
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1. The Shape of Water (2017)
R | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones
Votes: 447,876 | Gross: $63.86M
2. Norsk-ish (2020–2023)
22 min | Drama
Three young adults with roots in four cultures try to navigate adulthood with all its awkward situations, insecurities, uncomfortable everyday experiences, and victories.
Stars: Selda Ekiz, Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Nasrin Khusrawi, Amanda Hedvig Lie Strand
Votes: 333
I'm a bit troubled by the scene in episode two where the whyte Norwegian says that he can't find competent multicultural writers. This idea of not being able to find competent people of colour {POC} has been around for ages, including in the USA, where I lived previously. On the other hand, POC know that they have to be more than competent, in fact much better at their jobs than their whyte counterparts, to get ahead.
3.
Growing Up (2022)
Episode:
Amiri
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary
A black queer's experiences growing up.
Director: Elegance Bratton | Star: Matt Merritt
4. Interview with the Vampire (2022– )
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Based on Anne Rice's iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.
Stars: Assad Zaman, Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Eric Bogosian
Votes: 22,341
5.
The Good Fight (2017–2022)
Episode:
The End of Ginni
(2022)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama
Liz gets a strange phone call. Marissa is informed by the FBI that she may be in danger. Ri'Chard asks for Diane's help in a case involving Elsbeth Tascioni.
Director: Lily Mariye | Stars: Christine Baranski, John Slattery, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi
Votes: 295
6.
Sinatra (1992)
Episode:
Part I
(1992)
180 min | Biography, Drama, Music
From his humble beginnings.
Director: James Steven Sadwith | Stars: Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon
Votes: 10
7.
Sinatra (1992)
Episode:
Part II
(1992)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Director: James Steven Sadwith | Stars: Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon
Votes: 10
8. The Walk-In (2022)
45 min | Crime, Drama, History
A journalist tries to uncover the plans of a neo-Nazi organization that has been involved in the murder of an MP.
Stars: Stephen Graham, Andrew Ellis, Leanne Best, Ryan McKen
Votes: 3,626
9. God's Country (II) (2022)
R | 102 min | Thriller
When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
Director: Julian Higgins | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Dan Gravage
Votes: 4,083
10.
East New York (2022–2023)
Episode:
Pilot
(2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Regina Haywood starts a new job as Deputy Inspector of the 74th Precinct in East New York with a vision: she and the squad of the 74th Precinct will not only serve their community - they'll also become part of it.
Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Amanda Warren, Kevin Rankin, Richard Kind, Elizabeth Rodriguez
Votes: 332
11.
The Good Fight (2017–2022)
Episode:
The End of Eli Gold
(2022)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama
Eli Gold's trial is underway, with Marissa Gold as part of his legal team. Liz and Ri'chard attempt to solidify their working relationships leading to a surprise discovery about Ri'chard's history and Liz's father.
Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Christine Baranski, John Slattery, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi
Votes: 346
12. Sidney (2022)
PG-13 | 111 min | Documentary, Biography
Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Halle Berry, Willie Blue
Votes: 1,229
13. A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Follows an investigation into an unsolved murder unveiling a story full of forbidden love, deceit and a secret.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott
Votes: 4,320
14. On the Come Up (2022)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Story centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Facing controversies and with an eviction notice staring down her family, Bri doesn't just want to make it, she has to make it.
Director: Sanaa Lathan | Stars: Jamila Gray, Noa Dior Rucker, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Cooper Jr.
Votes: 748
15. The Indian Doctor (2010–2013)
Not Rated | Drama, History
In a comedy-drama set in the 1960s, a South Wales coal mining community is changed forever following the death of the local doctor, whose replacement comes as quite a shock to the villagers.
Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ayesha Dharker, Jacob Oakley, Mali Harries
Votes: 1,591
16. The Ice Road (2021)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen lake to save the trapped miners.
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne, Amber Midthunder
Votes: 47,716
17. The Invitation (II) (2022)
PG-13 | 105 min | Horror, Thriller
A young woman is courted and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is afoot.
Director: Jessica M. Thompson | Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Sean Pertwee, Hugh Skinner
Votes: 31,589
18.
Summer Love (2022– )
Episode:
Kelly & Craig
(2022)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
When Kelly and Craig become parents to an orphaned joey, they are forced to consider what it would mean to be actual parents - of an Aboriginal child.
Directors: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope | Stars: Richard Davies, Miranda Tapsell, Lana Golja, Nicolette Minster
Votes: 45
19.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021– )
Episode:
What Happens in the Catskills
(2022)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama
Raq focuses on mother-son bonding with Kanan in the Catskills, but they're interrupted when business follows them. Crown disrespects Lou, bringing their simmering beef to a boil. Burke digs into Howard's personal life.
Director: Hernán Otaño | Stars: Patina Miller, London Brown, Malcolm M. Mays, Joey Bada$$
Votes: 127
20. Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (2019 TV Movie)
Documentary
Journey across Benin, West Africa to uncover the 'Agoji' ( a forgotten female army) - or as Europeans labeled them, the 'Amazons'.
Director: Anna Cox | Star: Lupita Nyong'o
Votes: 70
21. Ein Hauch von Amerika (2021)
Drama, History
Set in the 1950s in a small town in Germany with a large-scale US military presence, this historical drama is a powerful story of friendship between two young women during a time of upheaval.
Stars: Elisa Schlott, Reomy D Mpeho, Franziska Brandmeier, Anna Schudt
Votes: 215
22. Easter Sunday (2022)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy
Set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday, the comedy is based on Jo Koy's life experiences and stand-up comedy.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar | Stars: Jo Koy, Lydia Gaston, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada
Votes: 2,636
23.
Worst Week (2008–2009)
Episode:
The Monitor
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Sam brings a friend to fix Dick's painting, and Melanie's sister falls for him. Meanwhile, Sam tries to make amends to Melanie's other sister by helping take care of her children.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Kyle Bornheimer, Erinn Hayes, Nancy Lenehan, Kurtwood Smith
Votes: 44
24.
Worst Week (2008–2009)
Episode:
The Bird
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Sam tries to replace Dick's treasured bird after he accidentally kills it by feeding it avocados. Meanwhile, his first visit with his future sister-in-law does not go smoothly either.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Kyle Bornheimer, Erinn Hayes, Nancy Lenehan, Kurtwood Smith
Votes: 51
25. Cambridge Spies (2003)
59 min | Drama, History
The true story of a group of Cambridge University Students who are recruited to spy for the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.
Stars: Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones, Samuel West
Votes: 2,207
26. Friday Night Lights (2006–2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Sport
A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Aimee Teegarden
Votes: 72,520
27.
Friday Night Lights (2006–2011)
Episode:
Pilot
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sport
New head coach Eric Taylor finds his every move scrutinized as he takes over leadership of Texas's No. 1 high school football team.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Gaius Charles, Zach Gilford
Votes: 1,429
28.
Stay Close (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2021)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Megan's reunion with Ray is cut short. Broome and Erin investigate an anomaly in the pattern of disappearances, leading them to a complicated old case.
Director: Lindy Heymann | Stars: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, Sarah Parish
Votes: 573
29.
October Faction (2020)
Episode:
Presidio
(2020)
TV-MA | 49 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Nothing's as scary as the specters of the past -- or ugly antiques. The Allens find out as much when a patriarch's passing brings them home.
Director: Director X | Stars: Tamara Taylor, J.C. MacKenzie, Aurora Dawson-Hunte, Gabriel Darku
Votes: 496
30. Something the Lord Made (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Cliff McMullen, Yasiin Bey, Luray Cooper, Alan Rickman
Votes: 15,384
31. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield
Votes: 153,980 | Gross: $7.69M
32.
City on a Hill (2019–2022)
Episode:
Gods and Monsters
(2022)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jackie gets a job offer but has no idea what he's getting himself into. Decourcy receives bad news which lands him back in Brooklyn. Siobhan takes on a case against a construction colossus. Jenny volunteers at a community center.
Director: Christoph Schrewe | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks, Matthew Del Negro
Votes: 282
33. The Modern Way (2022)
88 min | Drama
This gritty drama is set within 1980's England against the backdrop of the Mod, Skinhead and Biker subcultures. Danni is a young skinhead struggling with her home life and has fallen in with the wrong crowd. It's up to Terry Harrison, an old friend of the family's to help her out of it.
Director: Giuseppe Monticciolo | Stars: Jake Henderson, Ashley Hodgson, Grace Long, Leon Dean
Votes: 136
34. Rahti (2021)
45 min | Crime, Drama
A young Eritrean woman's life is turned upside down when she is forced to flee to Finland with her husband and daughter.
Stars: Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa, Johannes Holopainen, Alain Azerot, Oona Airola
Votes: 223
35.
Mystery Road: Origin (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2022)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jay discovers Jack was deeply in debt and when Sputty also seems to be involved he becomes suspicious. Jay and Mary grow closer, Anousha acts for Ziggy and the Kelly Gang unexpectedly strikes again.
Director: Dylan River | Stars: Mark Coles Smith, Tuuli Narkle, Daniel Henshall, Toby Leonard Moore
Votes: 106
36.
Mystery Road: Origin (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Young police constable Jay Swan starts a new job in an outback mining town, where he spent his youth. Whilst investigating a series of robberies and pursuing the truth behind a personal tragedy, he meets the love of his life.
Director: Dylan River | Stars: Mark Coles Smith, Tuuli Narkle, Daniel Henshall, Toby Leonard Moore
Votes: 139
37. Black Fox (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Romance, Western
A former slave affects peace between Native American tribes and homesteaders in 1860s around western Texas.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Raoul Max Trujillo, Tony Todd, Janet Bailey
Votes: 483
38. Citizen Ashe (2021)
94 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Explores the tennis career of Arthur Ashe and his impact on tennis and HIV activism.
Directors: Rex Miller, Sam Pollard | Stars: Johnnie Ashe, Beth Barnes, Loretta Burnette, John Carlos
Votes: 371
39. Paper Girls (2022)
TV-MA | 40 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Four young friends' paper routes are disrupted on Hell Day 1988, when they unknowingly time travel to 2019. While searching for a way home, they come face-to-face with their adult selves and learn how to work together to save the world.
Stars: Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, Sofia Rosinsky, Fina Strazza
Votes: 12,038
40. Black Wood (2022)
R | 98 min | Horror, Western
A Native American woman, evades the notorious Dutch Wilder Gang by escaping into the uncharted Black Wood Forest. Once inside, they quickly discover they must help each other for they have unknowingly awaken an ancient ravenous creature.
Director: Chris Canfield | Stars: Bates Wilder, Glenn Morshower, Stelio Savante, Tanajsia Slaughter
Votes: 336
41.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
(2021)
TV-14 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard: How a horrific incident of racial violence became a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way ... See full summary »
Director: Jamila Ephron | Stars: Eliza Briggs, Nathaniel Briggs, Mary James Cottrell, Joseph A. DeLaine Jr.
Votes: 106
42.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Riveted: The History of Jeans
(2022)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The history of jeans, from their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop.
Directors: Michael Bicks, Anna Lee Strachan | Stars: James Sullivan, Kimberly Jenkins, Rabbit Goody, Catherine E. McKinley
Votes: 128
43.
The Shop (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2018)
TV-MA | 26 min | Talk-Show
[HBO] HD. LeBron James, Snoop Dogg, Jon Stewart, and others gather in a barber shop to speak honestly on sports, music, pop culture, and more.
Director: Robert Alexander | Stars: Odell Beckham Jr., Michael Bennett, Jerrod Carmichael, Maverick Carter
Votes: 97
44.
The Shop (2018– )
Episode:
Barack Obama
(2020)
TV-MA | Talk-Show
Former President Barack Obama joins LeBron James and Maverick Carter to talk sports, politics, and more ahead of the 2020 election.
Director: Robert Alexander | Stars: LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Barack Obama
Votes: 34
45. Booker (1984 TV Movie)
54 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Set in the 1860's South, Booker is the impassioned story of the boy who struggled through slavery to found the Tuskegee Institute. Through the eyes of nine-year-old Booker T. Washington, ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, James Bond III
Votes: 63
46. The Forgiven (III) (2021)
R | 117 min | Drama
A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.
Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Aissam Taamart, Omar Ghazaoui, David McSavage, Anas El Baz
Votes: 9,221
47. The Nightingale (I) (2018)
R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr, Addison Christie
Votes: 35,688 | Gross: $0.39M
48. Another Mother's Son (2017)
103 min | Biography, Drama, War
Lou lives on the Nazi-occupied Island of Jersey during World War 2. She accepts to hide a young Russian POW at her house at the risk of being imprisoned herself and takes care of him as if he was her own son.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Brenock O'Connor, Amanda Abbington, John Hannah, Sophie Skelton
Votes: 1,645
49. Born in Flames (1983)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy
Votes: 2,061
50. Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
PG | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization based on eyewitness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.
Director: Ennio De Concini | Stars: Alec Guinness, Simon Ward, Adolfo Celi, Diane Cilento
Votes: 1,854 | Gross: $1.11M
51.
The Boys (2019– )
Episode:
The Last Time to Look on This World of Lies
(2022)
TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Boys run into a major obstacle in their mission to stop the Seven and turn their attention to Soldier Boy. Homelander continues to make changes that fit his agenda at Vought International.
Director: Nelson Cragg | Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty
Votes: 12,859
52.
The Boys (2019– )
Episode:
Barbary Coast
(2022)
TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tonight at 9/8C on Vought Plus, it's the season finale of #AmericanHero. Three contestants remain, but only TWO will join #TheSeven. Will Starlight choose her old flame Supersonic? Or will someone else be moving into the Seven Tower?
Director: Julian Holmes | Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty
Votes: 12,818
53. The Irishman (2019)
R | 209 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 431,431 | Gross: $7.00M
54. The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021)
109 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.
Director: Leah Purcell | Stars: Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw
Votes: 1,829
55. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
PG | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy
Votes: 36,030 | Gross: $9.81M
56.
Aquarius (2015–2016)
Episode:
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Detective Sam Hodiak and an undercover officer, Brian Shafe, search for a missing teen.
Director: Jonas Pate | Stars: David Duchovny, Grey Damon, Gethin Anthony, Emma Dumont
Votes: 584
57.
Farscape (1999–2003)
Episode:
Premiere
(1999)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module at high speeds but is hit by a radiation wave and is sucked through a wormhole into a distant part of the universe.
Director: Andrew Prowse | Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Virginia Hey, Anthony Simcoe
Votes: 3,961
58. Blindfire (2020)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lives are left in pieces after a white cop responds to a hostage call and kills the Black suspect, only to learn he may have been set up; facing trial, he must find the person responsible while examining his own accountability.
Director: Michael Nell | Stars: Brian Geraghty, Sharon Leal, Bethany Joy Lenz, Jim Beaver
Votes: 782
59.
The Big C (2010–2013)
Episode:
There's No C in Team
(2010)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Cathy still isn't feeling like she can let Paul back in the house or in her life. Adam is still angry with her and avoids her at all cost. And Sean still believes that Cathy is too uptight ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso, John Benjamin Hickey
Votes: 235
60. Dave Chappelle: 8:46 (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 27 min | Short, Comedy
Dave Chappelle addresses George Floyd's death and racial injustice in a stand-up special filmed in Ohio.
Directors: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Aliciana Lopez
Votes: 3,808
61. The Xrossing (2020)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a murder remains unsolved, 3 boys suspect and harass a reclusive indigenous man. One boy decides to break the cycle to make amends, however the inertia of past actions bring multiple characters to a crossroad and thrilling climax.
Director: Steven J. Mihaljevich | Stars: Kelton Pell, Luke J. Morgan, Jacob O'Neill, Jamie Smith
Votes: 265
62. Norma Rae (1979)
PG | 114 min | Drama
A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle
Votes: 12,845 | Gross: $22.23M
63. Ragtime (1981)
PG | 155 min | Drama
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif
Votes: 10,564 | Gross: $21.02M
64. On Thin Ice (2021)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
Athletes who have struggled for acceptance due to race, religion, sexual orientation, and other prejudices, endure conflict in their quest to level the playing field.
Director: Keli Price | Stars: Robbie Rogers, Evander Holyfield, Aimee Mullins, Apolo Ohno
Votes: 56
65.
Atlanta (2016–2022)
Episode:
Rich Wigga Poor Wigga
(2022)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Down on his luck, a mixed-race high school senior attempts to win a full scholarship to college by proving he is "black".
Director: Donald Glover | Stars: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz
Votes: 2,336
66. Who Is Bozo Texino? (2005)
57 min | Documentary
Travels on trains and interviews with hobos attempt to discover the history and rightful owner of an oft-seen graffiti moniker on trails. In the process, much is learned about hobo culture, life in America, and the value of rambling.
Director: Bill Daniel | Star: Bill Daniel
Votes: 51
67. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
G | 123 min | Drama
When deaf-mute Singer moves to a new town to be near his hospitalized friend, he makes an indelible impression on the lives of those around him.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Chuck McCann, Peter Mamakos
Votes: 4,734
68. Notes from the Field (2018 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama
Shining a light on a lost generation of American youth, Anna Deavere Smith brings to life the stories of 18 real-life people, among them current and former inmates, protesters, educators and politicians.
Director: Kristi Zea | Stars: Ashley Nicole Baptiste, Anna Deavere Smith
Votes: 371
69. On These Grounds (2021)
108 min | Documentary
A viral video shows a white policeman removing a black teenage girl from a classroom who refuses to leave. One woman helps the girl, faces the officer, and dismantles the system.
Director: Garrett Zevgetis
Votes: 127
70. A Crime on the Bayou (2020)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Washington, D.C. attorney Richard Sobol stands up to a racist legal system to defend Gary Duncan, a Black teenager wrongfully accused of assaulting a boy in 1966 New Orleans.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Stars: Gary Duncan, Richard Sobol, Lolis Eric Elie, Robert A. Collins
Votes: 141
71. Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
54 min | Documentary, History
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Dan Akira, Joseph McBride, Tamlyn Tomita, Nancy Wang Yuen
Votes: 250
72. We Own This City (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Tells the story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it.
Stars: Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, Josh Charles
Votes: 27,673
73. The Professionals (1966)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode
Votes: 18,850 | Gross: $19.54M
74. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.
Director: Xavier Burgin | Stars: Rusty Cundieff, Ernest R. Dickerson, Robin R. Means Coleman, Jordan Peele
Votes: 2,094
75. The Loyola Project (2022)
88 min | Documentary
In 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago broke racial barriers and changed college basketball forever.
Director: Patrick Creadon | Stars: Judy van Dyck, Rich Rochelle, John Crnokrak, Rick Telander
Votes: 48
76. Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021)
PG-13 | 117 min | Documentary
Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.
Directors: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler | Stars: Chief Egunwale Amusan, Josephine Bolling McCall, Gwen Carr, Tiffany Crutcher
Votes: 1,232
77. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
R | 180 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey
Votes: 1,584,863 | Gross: $116.90M
78. Catch a Fire (2006)
PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History
A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Derek Luke, Tim Robbins, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu
Votes: 11,045 | Gross: $4.29M
79. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Max von Sydow, Yûki Kudô, Reeve Carney
Votes: 14,568 | Gross: $14.38M
80. Women of the Movement (2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
An anthology series that chronicles the civil rights movement as told by the women behind it.
Stars: Adrienne Warren, Cedric Joe, Carter Jenkins, Julia McDermott
Votes: 1,726
81.
The Premise (2021)
Episode:
Social Justice Sex Tape
(2021)
TV-MA | 32 min | Comedy, Drama
When a white, woke, twenty-something ally to social justice causes discovers video evidence of a disputed police incident in the background of his highly embarrassing sex tape, a savvy ... See full summary »
Director: Kitao Sakurai | Stars: Ben Platt, Ayo Edebiri, Jermaine Fowler, Talia Balsam
Votes: 439
82. The Knick (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, History
A look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.
Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance
Votes: 52,572
83. Passing (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
"Passing" follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.
Director: Rebecca Hall | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Bill Camp
Votes: 16,535
84. American Rust (2021–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A compelling family drama that explores the tattered American dream through the eyes of complicated and compromised Chief of Police Del Harris in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania.
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, David Alvarez, Julia Mayorga
Votes: 11,080
85. Colin in Black & White (2021)
TV-14 | 30 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
This drama series from Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay explores Kaepernick's high-school years and the experiences that led him to become an activist.
Stars: Jaden Michael, Nick Offerman, Mary-Louise Parker, Colin Kaepernick
Votes: 8,349
86. The War at Home (1996)
R | 123 min | Drama
Haunted by his experiences in the Vietnam War, a young man returns home and has trouble adjusting back to civilian life, his family and his stern father.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Votes: 2,599 | Gross: $0.04M
87. The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.
Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 9,232
88. Amsterdam (2022)
R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola
Votes: 93,389
89. Stephen (2021)
60 min | Crime, Drama, History
Follows the Lawrences and their quest for justice 18 years after the death of Stephen Lawrence.
Stars: Sharlene Whyte, Steve Coogan, Hugh Quarshie, Jonjo O'Neill
Votes: 1,541
90. Uprising (2021)
TV-14 | 177 min | Documentary
Uprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.
Stars: Peter Bleksley, Alex Wheatle, George Rhoden, George Ruddock
Votes: 340
91. Sitting in Limbo (2020 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen during the Windrush immigration scandal.
Director: Stella Corradi | Stars: Pippa Bennett-Warner, Andrew Dennis, Nadine Marshall, CJ Beckford
Votes: 758
92. White Rabbit (I) (2018)
TV-MA | 71 min | Comedy, Drama
A dramatic comedy following a Korean-American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.
Director: Daryl Wein | Stars: Vivian Bang, Nana Ghana, Nico Evers-Swindell, Tracy Hazas
Votes: 392
93. Goodbye World (2013)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
When a mysterious terrorist attack causes chaos in the cities, a group of friends take refuge in their countryside cabin. But the challenges of living in a post-apocalyptic world soon take their toll on relationships within the group.
Director: Denis Henry Hennelly | Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kid Cudi, Mckenna Grace, Kerry Bishé
Votes: 7,363
94. United Shades of America (2016–2022)
42 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
W. Kamau Bell travels America and dives into issues in America such as racism, incarceration, and more.
Stars: W. Kamau Bell, Russell Peters, Mark Nykanen, Chad McMullan
Votes: 910
95. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
Director: Sacha Jenkins | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Steve Allen, Ernie Anderson, Lucille Armstrong
Votes: 742
96. The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama
In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself with the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
Director: Bryan Buckley | Stars: Al Pacino, Evan Peters, Melanie Griffith, Barkhad Abdi
Votes: 11,160
97. The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History
Mrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
Director: Nancy Buirski | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Recy Taylor, Robert Corbitt, Alma Daniels
Votes: 666
98. Two Distant Strangers (2020)
Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
A man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
Directors: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe | Stars: Joey Bada$$, Zaria, Vincent Mordente, Ana González
Votes: 20,276
99. Them (2021– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Anthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.
Stars: Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Alison Pill
Votes: 25,507
100. Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, History
The path to the new world, an unsettling and intricate story of genocides. Conquest, slavery and the fabrication of "Whiteness".
Stars: Raoul Peck, Josh Hartnett, Caisa Ankarsparre, Fraser James
Votes: 2,978
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