MOVIES AND RACISM
by Dr-Faustus | created - 12 Dec 2017 | updated - 8 months ago | PublicDefinition of racism: 1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability, and that a particular race is superior to others. / 2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
IMDb Watch Now Link: The Myth of Race and the Evolution of Skin Color
IMDb Watch Now Link: The Biology of Skin Color
Wikipedia: Race (human categorization)
Wikipedia: Racism
Film has made a significant contribution in exposing and addressing the cancer of racism in our society, and continues to create awareness to a very real and ongoing global issue.
Listed below are a number of films which address racism, racial issues, and race relations, in whole or in part.
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. - Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word." - Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
Please note: Listing is in reverse chronological order and includes documentaries and short films.
- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Love in Black and White
Documentary | Pre-production
Four part documentary series about interracial life in America from 1940 to present day and how media (television, film and music) has both helped to divide and bring together it's people .
Stars: Carrie Keagan, Tequoia Urbina, Nancy Sutton Pierce, Leland Heflin
2. Unconscious Bias Unarmed
112 min | Documentary | Post-production
It's an epidemic. How many viral videos do we need to see before the live deaths of unarmed black men stop. What is it going to take before we all care asks Dr. Anthony Burrow a professor ... See full summary »
Director: Carolyn Battle-Cochrane
3. Ghost Skins
82 min | Documentary | Post-production
Ghost skin highlights the FBI's findings of white supremacy in the police force, questioning the roles of implicit and explicit bias considering unarmed black men are 5x more likely to be ... See full summary »
Director: Carolyn Battle-Cochrane
4. Klandestine Man
90 min | Documentary | Post-production
Stetson Kennedy waged a lifelong war against racial inequality, institutional segregation and social injustice. An audacious, determined, larger-than-life character, his daring actions ... See full summary »
Directors: Andrea Kalin, Mark Moormann | Star: Stetson Kennedy
5. Strange Fruit: Taking A Stand Through Song (Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History | Post-production
The history of the iconic song "Strange Fruit" and how its incredible power, stemming from the horror of its lynching theme, Billie Holiday's tremendous rendering and its haunting melody, ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Seliger
6. The Black Cowboy
Documentary | Post-production
The Black Cowboy is a look at a little-known chapter in the history of the United States. It is a story that illuminates the often overlooked people who contributed to the building of the ideal that is the American dream.
Director: Charles Westley Perry | Stars: Ernest Marsh, Mary Riitano, Ramontay McConnell, Talisha Lee
7. Django Lives!
Action, Crime, Drama | Announced
The renowned gunslinger fends off racism in 1914 America. He's up in years but still as deadly as ever.
Director: Christian Alvart | Star: Franco Nero
8. Black Wall Street (I)
Biography, Drama | Announced
As the nation is ignited in extreme racism, Negros from across the country seek prosperity in the Promised Land, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Director: Dennis Delemar | Star: Yasmine Mejia
9. I'm Charlie Walker (2022)
78 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of how one desperate man, armed with only his charm and wit, takes on a racist San Francisco corporation in 1971.
Director: Patrick Gilles | Stars: Mike Colter, Dylan Baker, Emma Caulfield Ford, Willie Brown
Votes: 343
10. The Pushback (2020)
95 min | Documentary
The Pushback tells the story of a diverse group of progressive voices across Texas as they fight decades of institutional racism.
Director: Kevin Ford
Votes: 16
11. Painted Down: Breaking Bones, Breaking Barriers
90 min | Documentary | Post-production
Breaking Bones, Breaking Barriers tells a story of diversity, inclusion, and the American dream. The film centers around the pioneer black stuntmen and women who broke racial, gender and ... See full summary »
Director: Nonie L. Robinson | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, Henry Kingi
12. I Talk to Strangers (2020)
Documentary
Young congressional staffer, risks it all to embark on a journey of faith to unite various ethical, racial, political, and socio-economic groups through conversation.
Stars: Zaire Adams, Courtney Askins, Ken Baskett, Natalia Bialobrzewska
14.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Voice of Freedom
(2021)
TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words "all men are ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Rapley | Stars: Marian Anderson, Allida Black, Angela Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Votes: 71
15. 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
16. Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
TV-MA | Documentary, History
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
Stars: Will Smith, Bryan Stevenson, Larry Wilmore, Samira Wiley
Votes: 1,562
17. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Director: Shaka King | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback
Votes: 91,541
18. The Legacy: 75 Years of Blacks on Television (2021– )
30 min | Documentary
A 24 episode docu-series celebrating the amazing 75 year journey of Blacks on television in the United States.
Stars: Donahue Tuitt, Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Regina King
19. Sunday Best (2023)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Examines the groundbreaking career of pioneering television host Ed Sullivan, focusing on his platforming of Black musicians during the civil rights era.
Director: Sacha Jenkins | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick
20. Boiling Point (2021– )
Documentary
Boiling Point investigates instances of police brutality, voter suppression, school segregation, environmental racism and mass incarceration throughout American history, and the impact those injustices have had on equality.
Stars: Heather Ann Thompson, Marc Lamont Hill, Andrew Young, Michael Eric Dyson
Votes: 23
21. Is the UK Innocent? Black Lives Matter (2021)
43 min | Documentary
'Is the UK innocent?' explores the relationship between the transatlantic trade of enslaved African people between the 1600s to 1800s and racism today in the UK.
Director: José Maria Martinelli | Stars: Elizabeth Adofo, Melissa Jacques, Ndan Marshall, Adetola Stephanie Onamade
22. 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
23. Living Legends 66-0 (2021)
114 min | Documentary, History
As the nation was gripped by the Watts riot and civil rights movement, An all-black basketball team in post-riot Compton, California was led by a white head coach called the John Wooden of ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hopwood | Stars: DeMar DeRozan, Michael Hopwood, Ron Knight, Jerry Pim
24. Three Blacks and a Jew Walk Into a Bar
Comedy | Post-production
Three Black Teens persuade their forty-something Jewish Neighbor to drive them from Miami to New York for a wedding. What could go wrong?
Director: Glenn Cutler | Stars: K.C. Clyde, Lee Perkins, Sidnei Barboza, Carter Glade
25. Hanau - Eine Nacht und ihre Folgen (2021)
46 min | Documentary
The murderer-assassin came from the neighborhood: On February 19, 2020, he shot and killed nine young people for racist motives. Survivors and relatives report how they experienced the ... See full summary »
Director: Marcin Wierzchowski | Stars: Gergana Muskalla, Filip Goman, Çetin Gültekin, Emis Gürbüz
Votes: 13
26. Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition (2022)
67 min | Documentary, History, News
Led by John Steinbeck's editor, a group of women activists protest Japanese American incarceration and resist racism in WWII California. Recently in a dusty filing cabinet in Monterey, ... See full summary »
Director: David Schendel | Stars: Allan B. Cruse, Michael Gomes, Boden Kauffman, Emilie Kauffman
Votes: 7
27. Falas Negras (2020 TV Movie)
Drama, History
The special features 22 real testimonials from people like Mandela, Martin Luther King and Marielle Franco, who fought racism and freedom in favor of justice.
Director: Lázaro Ramos | Stars: Heloísa Jorge, Reinaldo Júnior, Izak Dahora, Olivia Araújo
Votes: 43
28. Growing Up Black (2020– )
Documentary
An unfiltered and in-depth look at the differences in the Black experience from one city to the next across the country, exploring issues like personal experiences around systemic racism.
Stars: Cierra Chenier, Arnould Burks, Brandon Odums, Melinda Foy
29. Trial 4 (2020)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary, Crime
Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.
Stars: Sean Ellis, Rosemary Scapicchio, Edward McNelley, Mary Jackie Ellis
Votes: 2,377
30. 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
31. In My Skin (2020)
85 min | Documentary
A doctor mistaken for a thief. A cleaning lady treated like a slave. A mother who lost a son killed by the police. What do they have in common? Their skin color. A documentary that unveils the structural racism rooted in Brazilian society.
Directors: Toni Venturi, Val Gomes
Votes: 13
32. The Tinderbox (2022)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Jewish director Gillian Mosely journeys around Israel and the West Bank, spending time with everyone from a Jewish settler to a political member of Hamas. Alongside the film exposes how, when, and why the conflict began.
Director: Gillian Mosely
Votes: 37
33. Da 5 Bloods (2020)
R | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis
Votes: 55,168
34. When Liberty Burns (2020)
111 min | Documentary
An in-depth analysis on the 40th Anniversary of the life and untimely death of Arthur Lee McDuffie at the hands of Miami Dade police officers.
Director: Dudley Alexis | Stars: Gwendolyn Anderson, Perman Anderson, Edna Buchanan, N.D.B. Connolly
Votes: 24
35. Black Wall Street Burning (2020)
R | 78 min | Drama
This film is a retelling of the worst act of American terrorism and racism in American History. The Tulsa race massacre of 1921, when mobs of white residents rampaged. attacked, and murdered black residents of the Greenwood District.
Directors: Marcus Brown, Notis Studios | Stars: Dan Belcher, Rhonda Blake, Faith Bloomer, Marcus Brown
Votes: 77 | Gross: $0.04M
36. The Banker (2020)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
In the 1960s, two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.
Director: George Nolfi | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long
Votes: 35,767
37.
The IMDb Show (2017– )
Episode:
What to Stream For Black History Month
(2020)
Talk-Show
Host Drew Dorsey takes a look at 5 inspiring documentaries to stream this Black History Month.
Star: Drew Dorsey
Votes: 31
38.
IMDbrief (2018– )
Episode:
Unsung Black Heroes of Film History
(2020)
Short, News
On this IMDbrief, we celebrate four unsung Black heroes of film history and four films to watch to get to know them better.
Star: Albert Lawrence
Votes: 40
39. Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)
109 min | Documentary
An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.
Directors: Nate Adams, Adam Carolla | Stars: Willy T. Ribbs, Phillip Ribbs, Geraldine Ribbs, Marshall Pruett
Votes: 910
40. Black Boys (2020)
95 min | Documentary
BLACK BOYS illuminates the spectrum of black male humanity in America. An intimate, inter-generational exploration, BLACK BOYS strives for insight to black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education and criminal justice.
Director: Sonia Lowman | Stars: Carmelo Anthony, Cris Carter, Harry Edwards, Jemele Hill
Votes: 326
41. Through Her Eyes (2020)
Short, Drama
Based on true life events. Through Her Eyes is a drama about an African American teenager struggling with self-esteem; who after deciding to attend a newly integrated school, must find the ... See full summary »
Director: Trenton Lumpkin | Stars: Deborah Tucker, Tony DeMil, Rayven Symone Ferrell, William Tokarsky
Votes: 25
42. Torn: Dark Bullets (2020)
96 min | Thriller
A raw and unapologetic look into a police shooting, racism, and the connections they share. Without stating that we know the answers, but not being afraid to ask the direct questions.
Director: Daniel Joseph Rizzuto | Stars: Sam Vincent, Dexter Bell, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Karen Holness
Votes: 1,606
43. The Fragile State (2020 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
A recent wave of right-wing violence with a racist and anti-Semitic background has shaken the Federal Republic of Germany. The state promises to show strength to its enemies. The motto that... See full summary »
Directors: Anna Klühspies, Anna Tillack | Stars: Katja Amberger, Katharina König-Preuss, Sebastian Lipp, Stephan Mayer
44. Science of Racism (2019)
51 min | Documentary | Completed
The Science Of Racism is a documentary that explores the intellectual and systematic study of traits and behaviour as it relates to racism through observation and experiment. It also ... See full summary »
Director: Patricia Bebia Mawa
45. EXILED Rohingya (2019)
Documentary
The silence behind the genocide of the Rohingyas in Burma.
Director: Shahida Tulaganova | Stars: Maung Zarni, Rajuma Begum, Khin Nyuit, Mukhammad Sadek
46. Bark (2019)
20 min | Short, Drama
A teenage biracial girl struggles to come to terms with her identity in a racially driven world.
Directors: Laura Coleman, Anthony Penney | Stars: Eva Coleman, Pamela Slagg, Jeannie West, Lisa K. Carter
Votes: 13
47. Human Zoos (2019)
49 min | Documentary, History
Human Zoos tells the story of how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in the early decades of the twentieth century. Often touted as "missing links" ... See full summary »
Director: John G. West | Stars: Ted Williams III, Andres Williams
Votes: 18
48. We Need A Resolution (2019)
8 min | Short, Drama
A 15 year old boy remembers his friend after he was killed because of the colour of his skin. A 1980s short film set in the UK.
Director: Brandon Orgill | Stars: Jack Cunningham-Nuttall, Billy Mhindurwa, Caine Lewis Hodges, Phoenix Pate
49. Each One Teach One (2019)
56 min | Documentary
Each One Teach One is a compelling documentary film that dives deep into the culture surrounding African Americans in America. The main story-line revolves around righteous individuals who ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Panico | Stars: Wayne Gill, Joan Holmes, Christopher Metzler
50. The Price of Protest the Colin Kapernick Story (2019)
52 min | Documentary
Tells the story of the football player Colin Kaepernick and how he became the icon of a protest movement.
Director: Annebeth Jacobsen | Star: Colin Kaepernick
Votes: 227
51.
The Unknown (2019– )
Episode:
Colin Kaepernick
(2019)
27 min | Documentary
Colin Kaepernick has made fans and enemies around the world from on simple action - kneeling. While he may now be fighting a legal battle for his return to the field, there's a lot more to ... See full summary »
52. We Are the Radical Monarchs (2019)
95 min | Documentary
WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS documents an Oakland-based alternative to the Girl Scouts - specifically for girls of color, ages 8-13. The girls earn badges for units on social justice, such ... See full summary »
Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Votes: 76
53. Imaginary Walls (2019)
52 min | Documentary
At a time when racial friction has reached a new level, it turns out that the solution to racism is quiet and introspective.
Director: Anita Casalina | Stars: Aeeshah Clottey, Kokomon Clottey
54. El Credo (2019)
87 min | Documentary
In a community marked by youth unemployment and precariousness, a neo-Nazi organization makes its way violently until it finds itself a mobilized society that faces the hatred of racism, xenophobia and discrimination.
Director: Alan R. Sasiain | Stars: Daniel Adler, Rosana Anesi, Lucas Baima, Gerardo Barboza
Votes: 94
55. Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation (2019)
85 min | Documentary
An exploration into the fate of the post-modern man.
Director: Peter D. Hutchison
Votes: 100
56. The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
R | 121 min | Drama
A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.
Director: Joe Talbot | Stars: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold
Votes: 21,969 | Gross: $4.52M
57. Iron Grit (2019)
105 min | Documentary
In 1979, a city official seeks to get elected as the first Black mayor in Birmingham, Alabama in the midst of racial unrest after the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black girl by a White police officer.
Director: Jamel Lajuan | Stars: Richard Arrington, Jim Bagget, Philip Blanton, Jim Brucke
58. Reconstruction: America after The Civil War (2019– )
Documentary
A comprehensive and compelling history of the United States immediately following the Civil War.
Stars: Martha S. Jones, Andia Winslow, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Mark Lund
Votes: 224
59. True First Documentary: Shirley Chisholm (2019)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Shirley Chisholm the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first ... See full summary »
Director: Kimberly Stephens | Stars: Crystal Usher, Jalil Stephens, Darrell Morton Jr., Larry E. Jones Jr.
60. Isaac Pope: The Spirit of an American Century (2019)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Intimate view of 100 years of American history seen through Isaac Pope, an African-American centenarian who's a spellbinding storyteller and unsung hero of war, the civil rights and workers... See full summary »
Director: Rock Grant | Stars: Sarone Cannon, Patricia Harris, Kyle Hatzinger, Charles Johnson
61. Harriet (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn
Votes: 30,744
62. Fiela se Kind (2019)
120 min | Drama
A coloured woman living in the arid Karoo takes in a lost white child and raises him as her own. Nine years later, the boy is removed and forced to live in the Knysna Forest with a family of woodcutters who claim that he is theirs.
Director: Brett Michael Innes | Stars: Zenobia Kloppers, Luca Bornman, Wayne Smith, Drikus Volschenk
Votes: 110
63. Britain's Ultra Nationalists (2019 Video)
57 min | Documentary
Journalist Aran Tori travels across Britain tracking down the nation's Far Right Extremists. The combination of BREXIT and Donald Trump presidency has empowered the Ultra Nationalist cause,... See full summary »
Director: Aran Tori | Stars: Aran Tori, Gerard Batten, Ivan Humble, Oswald Mosley
Votes: 118
64. Everything - The Real Thing Story (2019)
94 min | Documentary, Music
Dubbed 'the black Beatles' by the British tabloids, the 'other' four lads from Liverpool recount their incredible story from the tough streets of Toxteth to the bright lights of New York.
Director: Simon Sheridan | Stars: Jacob Anderson, Eddie Amoo, Chris Amoo, Dave Smith
Votes: 191
65. When They See Us (2019)
TV-MA | 75 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez
Votes: 137,961
66. Luce (I) (2019)
R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
Director: Julius Onah | Stars: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tim Roth
Votes: 15,124 | Gross: $1.78M
67. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
PG-13 | 120 min | Documentary
This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Stars: Toni Morrison, Hilton Als, Oprah Winfrey, Russell Banks
Votes: 922 | Gross: $0.88M
68. Mr. Jane and Finch (2019)
44 min | Documentary, Short
Winston LaRose is an 80-year-old community activist affectionately known as Mr.Jane and Finch. He has dedicated the last 25 years to supporting residents who live in the troubled community ... See full summary »
Director: Ngardy Conteh George | Star: Winston LaRose
Votes: 8
69. 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
70. Negro Terror (2019 Video)
55 min | Documentary, Music
A portrait of a punk band and their role in the vibrant and eclectic underground music scene from which they were born. The idiosyncratic personalities of these three musicians demonstrates... See full summary »
Director: John Rash
Votes: 43
71. The Black Feminist Documentary (2019)
Documentary
Black Feminist is a feature length documentary film surrounding the double edged sword of racial and gender oppression that black women face in America. This documentary is told through ... See full summary »
Director: Zanah Thirus | Stars: Jessica Abell, Veronica Appleton, Rae Chardonnay, Chevonne Collins
72. Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded (2022)
88 min | Documentary
"Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded", is an honest and unflinching documentary that portrays the extraordinary true life story of Major James Capers, Jr., an American hero, who ... See full summary »
Director: Ashley Cusato | Stars: Ronald L. Bailey, John L. Borst, Doc Lowell Burwell, James Capers Jr.
Votes: 7
73. Emanuel (2019)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
An inside look at the tragic event that took place in Charleston, South Carolina at the Emanuel AME Church, where 9 innocent churchgoers were gunned down.
Director: Brian Tetsuro Ivie | Stars: George Howard Adams, A.R. Bernard, Nadine Collier, Brien Gregorie
Votes: 312 | Gross: $1.20M
74. American Masters: Charley Pride (2019 TV Special)
Documentary
The first black superstar in the all white world of country music, Pride played down his racial difference and tried to avoid controversy.
Director: Barbara Hall | Stars: Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Charley Pride
Votes: 24
75. The Other Boys of Summer (2019)
42 min | Documentary, Short
The story of racism, segregation and Civil Rights in America told through the lives of the Negro League baseball players. Features exclusive interviews with the men who played alongside of Jackie Robinson.
Director: Lauren Meyer | Stars: Monte Irvin, Mamie Johnson, Minnie Minoso, Jim Robinson
76. Door Ajar - The M.B. Mayfield Story (2019)
75 min | Documentary
From inside a broom closet through a cracked door, an African American janitor listens and learns art in segregated Mississippi. 1949 Segregated Mississippi While driving through Ercu, ... See full summary »
Director: John Reyer Afamasaga | Stars: James Meredith, Roy Turner, David Mcgee, Betty Gammel
77. City on a Hill (2019–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In early 1990s Boston, ADA, Decourcy Ward, forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr. Together, they take on a case that changes the city's entire criminal justice system.
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks, Jill Hennessy
Votes: 15,557
78. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi
Votes: 441,812 | Gross: $33.37M
79. The Man Who Saw Too Much (2019 TV Special)
62 min | Documentary, History, War
Alan Yentob tells the story of Boris Pahor, at 106 the oldest known survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. A Slovenian from Trieste, Pahor wrote his novel Necropolis about his time in Natzweiler camp for political prisoners.
Directors: Jill Nicholls, Alan Yentob | Stars: Boris Pahor, Allan Corduner, Nicholas Farrell, Josef Kramer
Votes: 60
80. The Best of Enemies (2019)
PG-13 | 133 min | Biography, Drama, History
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Director: Robin Bissell | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche
Votes: 19,607 | Gross: $10.21M
81. Just Mercy (2019)
PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Charlie Pye Jr.
Votes: 75,800
82. Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (2019)
75 min | Documentary
An inventive feature documentary capturing the vivid life of Bill Traylor, who in his late 80s, living homeless on the street in the thriving segregated black neighborhood of Montgomery, ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Wolf | Stars: Russell G. Jones, Jason Samuels Smith, Greg Tate, Sharon Washington
Votes: 29
83. The Day Shall Come (2019)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
An impoverished preacher who brings hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI who plan to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.
Director: Christopher Morris | Stars: Andrel McPherson, Miles Robbins, Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick
Votes: 4,183
84. Blinded by the Light (2019)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra, Lee Barnett
Votes: 27,331 | Gross: $11.90M
85. Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare (2019)
Documentary
Hidden Colors 5 is the final installment of the critically acclaimed Hidden Colors documentary series. In this installment, the film explores the history of warfare as it relates to global ... See full summary »
Director: Tariq Nasheed | Stars: Shahrazad Ali, Claud Anderson, David Banner, Chuck D
Votes: 126
86. The Australian Dream (2019)
105 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
"The Australian Dream" is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deeper, more powerful story about race, identity, and belonging.
Director: Daniel Gordon | Stars: Adam Goodes, Stan Grant, Nova Peris, Gilbert McAdam
Votes: 948
87. There's Something in the Water (I) (2019)
73 min | Documentary
The injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in her home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.
Directors: Ian Daniel, Elliot Page | Stars: Elliot Page, Ingrid Waldron, Louise Delisle, Michelle Francis-Denny
Votes: 479
88. nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (2019)
98 min | Documentary
The story of the killing of Colten Boushie and his family's pursuit of justice.
Director: Tasha Hubbard | Star: Tasha Hubbard
Votes: 81
89. White Savior: Racism in the American Church (2019)
62 min | Documentary
A documentary exploring the historic roots and ongoing relationship between racism and American Christianity.
Director: Aaron J. Christopher | Star: Ashe Jaafaru
Votes: 283
90. Good Hope (2019)
84 min | Documentary
A feature-length, 'state of the nation' cinema documentary which explores the recent crisis of confidence in South Africa, and what the next generation and civil society are doing to create a brighter future.
Director: Anthony Fabian | Stars: Siya Kolisi, Justice Malala, Adriaan Basson, Thulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela
Votes: 7
91. White Riot (2019)
80 min | Documentary, Music
Rock Against Racism was formed in 1976, prompted by Eric Clapton. It blends fresh interviews with archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches.
Director: Rubika Shah | Stars: Red Saunders, Roger Huddle, Kate Webb, Syd Shelton
Votes: 938
92. The Color of Your Skin (2019)
55 min | Documentary
It's one thing to want to stand out from the crowd. It's quite another to be held back for the things that make you different. Worse still to be attacked for what makes you, you. Your voice... See full summary »
Director: Jon-Paul Gates | Star: Jon-Paul Gates
Votes: 64
93. Black, White & US (2019)
76 min | Documentary
White families in an all-white society and believe racism doesn't exist anymore until they adopt a black child.
Director: Loki Mulholland
Votes: 33
94. The Tree Remembers (2019)
88 min | Documentary
Derived from the proverb, "What the axe forgets, the tree remembers", the film presents the current situation in Malaysia. For fifty years, the racial conflicts in the 13 May Incident ... See full summary »
Director: Kek Huat Lau | Stars: Hassan Muthalib, Mahat Akiya, Aluej bin Angah, Itam bin Aman
Votes: 42
95. Tribalism Is Killing Us (2019)
110 min | Documentary
Tribalism, racism, discrimination and losing white privilege - a montage film asking why it is that we still live in a divided world. At a time when our headlines are dominated by ethnic ... See full summary »
Director: Tina Gharavi
Votes: 197
96. Cultural Clash (2019)
140 min | Drama, Thriller
When a Nigerian family with traditional values move to the ghetto from their Roswell Mansion to survive hard times, they soon find out that money is the least of their problems. Yinka and ... See full summary »
Director: Omodada Pro | Stars: Benjamin Levy Aguilar, Tairat Baoku, Yemi Blaq, Germaine Brooks
97. The SixTripleEight (2019)
72 min | Documentary
In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women's Army Corps "WACs" to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. The 6888th ... See full summary »
Director: James Theres
Votes: 9
98. The People Vs The People (2019)
Documentary
The People Versus The People is a documentary film that seeks to look at how we as oppressed groups have internalized certain toxic behaviours, often operating from a place of hatred. ... See full summary »
Director: Rasethaba Lebogang
99. No, Yes (2019)
82 min | Documentary
A powerful indictment against racism, through the eyes of strong characters, moving, convincing. A hot topic of the day, first discussed in Tunisia.
Director: Mahmoud Jemni
Votes: 14
100. The Final Quarter (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Australian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years of footballer Adam Goodes' playing career.
Director: Ian Darling | Star: Adam Goodes
Votes: 506
Tell Your Friends