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Kanopy
81
7.8
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78
/845/
76
/418/
3.9
/32418/
93
/15/
87
/608/

12 Angry Men (1997)
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
78
7.4
/577/
78
/34/
79
/7/
3.9
/922/
95
/21/
67
/4/

Between the World and Me (2020)
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
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Kanopy
78
7.5
/229035/
79
/9325/
73
/3525/
3.8
/140946/
88
/76/
88
/4616/
58
/17/
cc age 13+

The Hunt for Red October (1990)
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
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Disney Plus
74
7.8
/208497/
78
/9492/
78
/5261/
4.0
/1086975/
87
82
/55/
cc age 11+

Isle of Dogs (2018)
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
poster
73
6.8
/14275/
67
/161/
63
/192/
3.4
/5295/
86
/57/
65
/147/
71
/28/

Cookie's Fortune (1999)
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
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Amazon Prime Video
72
6.7
/29728/
72
/964/
65
/495/
3.3
/13874/
100
/12/
73
/680/
64
/17/
cc age 17+

Hamburger Hill (1987)
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
74
72
7.1
/7723/
75
/332/
71
/127/
3.3
/2817/
86
/7/
79
/153/
cc age 13+

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
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The CW
71
7.1
/41403/
70
/1008/
69
/531/
3.4
/5589/
82
/61/
73
/946/
64
/12/
cc age 14+

Nothing But the Truth (2008)
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Disney Plus
70
6.7
/90159/
72
/6980/
72
/1991/
3.0
/546351/
72
/218/
91
/4573/
53
/39/
cc age 6+

Lilo & Stitch (2025)
The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
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Kanopy
69
6.7
/25395/
70
/1470/
65
/952/
3.3
/30099/
81
/219/
69
/184/
66
/39/
cc age 15+

Ben Is Back (2018)
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
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Disney Plus
71
69
6.4
/5182/
70
/361/
69
/313/
3.4
/45161/
84
/68/
cc age 7+

Let It Shine (2012)
A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, trust and agreement while his religious parents have strictly dislike his interests.
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Peacock Premium
67
6.1
/6594/
65
/421/
63
/215/
3.1
/14740/
74
/115/
81
/1623/
62
/27/
cc age 13+

The Photograph (2020)
When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.
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Netflix
67
6.4
/7393/
66
/497/
61
/236/
3.2
/8175/
94
/48/
63
/79/
62
/14/
cc age 15+

Uncorked (2020)
Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.
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67
6.7
/16333/
68
/338/
65
/296/
3.4
/7501/
61
/38/
70
/396/
cc age 15+

The Last Supper (1995)
A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.
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67
6.5
/90620/
69
/2924/
64
/1466/
3.1
/37318/
78
/120/
53
/1384/
73
/35/
cc age 12+

Space Cowboys (2000)
Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious ‘Ikon’ communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash to Earth.
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Disney Plus
64
6.2
/9784/
65
/310/
62
/199/
3.1
/6648/
75
/16/
50
/300/
cc age 10+

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
62
6.4
/4222/
75
/463/
63
/105/
3.1
/3757/
69
/35/
55
/42/
cc age 15+

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
poster
61
6.4
/2831/
69
/88/
61
/43/
3.4
/990/
27
/11/
76
/63/

Panther (1995)
In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.
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Fandango at Home Free
65
61
6.4
/8752/
67
/250/
62
/167/
3.0
/2923/
73
/134/

Beyond the Law (1993)
Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes. Just how far 'beyond the law' will Saxon go?
poster
60
5.7
/15008/
67
/544/
57
/246/
3.2
/11311/
61
/46/
44
/22/
cc age 10+

The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
poster
57
5.9
/149289/
63
/7939/
62
/3972/
2.8
/392657/
64
/137/
53
/3734/
50
/24/
cc age 16+

Final Destination 5 (2011)
Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death’s sinister agenda.
poster
56
6.5
/60664/
70
/2003/
69
/1227/
3.2
/42017/
36
/45/
64
/1811/
46
/18/
cc age 15+

Dangerous Minds (1995)
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
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Netflix
55
6.0
/103005/
64
/7818/
64
/2998/
2.5
/101892/
61
/185/
46
/378/
51
/35/
cc age 15+

Project Power (2020)
An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.
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Hoopla
53
5.8
/9090/
67
/326/
64
/164/
2.9
/5953/
32
/127/
65
/1023/
44
/31/
cc age 12+

Joyful Noise (2012)
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
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fuboTV
53
6.4
/18441/
66
/692/
62
/329/
2.9
/3933/
29
/140/
53
/1407/
45
/33/
cc age 14+

Extraordinary Measures (2010)
Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist, Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of his children. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.
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85
52
8.3
/1804/
82
/53/
71
/26/
4.0
/1122/
100
/7/
95
/19/

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
poster
51
5.9
/93896/
69
/12873/
57
/2172/
2.6
/85455/
41
/185/
41
/763/
42
/35/
cc age 17+

Office Christmas Party (2016)
When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…
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Amazon Prime Video
65
51
6.6
/3463/
65
/105/
66
/65/
3.1
/1455/
69
/41/

Hurricane Season (2010)
Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs.
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Starz
49
6.3
/305523/
66
/19752/
59
/8816/
2.2
/167056/
26
/276/
52
/4997/
38
/41/
cc age 14+

Terminator Genisys (2015)
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.
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Kanopy
46
5.7
/40199/
60
/1345/
58
/713/
2.8
/10037/
26
/58/
38
/606/
28
/17/
cc age 18+

The Divide (2012)
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.
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fuboTV
50
43
5.3
/2593/
60
/582/
66
/97/
2.4
/1689/
33
/6/
44
/18/
cc age 13+

Heist 88 (2023)
A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.
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Amazon Prime Video
43
5.3
/30859/
58
/879/
55
/692/
2.5
/10528/
18
/22/
28
/295/

D-Tox (2002)
A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at an isolated detox clinic in the wilds of Wyoming. But the therapeutic sanctuary becomes a nightmarish hellhole when a major snowstorm cuts off the clinic from the outside world and enables a killer on the inside to get busy.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
41
5.4
/220155/
63
/26587/
55
/7505/
1.9
/206410/
15
/315/
35
/2589/
34
/44/
cc age 13+

The Mummy (2017)
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
poster
46
26
5.1
/1761/
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/64/
51
/60/
2.5
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24
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Holy Matrimony (1994)
A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.
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fuboTV
70
23
7.2
/597/
62
/15/
66
/11/
3.3
/1435/
88
/12/

The Boys Next Door (1996)
Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.
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Plex
68
16
7.3
/702/
60
/9/
60
/13/
81
/10/

Blind Faith (1998)
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie did it, and although Charlie confesses, John wants to find out the real truth.
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Hoopla
68
14
6.9
/636/
60
/13/
72
/6/
3.3
/529/
76
/10/

The Piano Lesson (1995)
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
poster
62
11
5.9
/809/
55
/15/
49
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86
/1/

Ambushed (1998)
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Ku Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.
poster
53
9
6.6
/466/
58
/16/
38
/14/
50
/5/

The Affair (1995)
A black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of her relationship with him as she discovered he had been having an affair with his secretary.
poster
70
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8.0
/259/
83
/6/
48
/7/

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.
poster
61
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6.7
/203/
63
/8/
53
/3/

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.
poster
?
8.2
/44/
20
/1/

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)
Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.
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?
6.2
/93/
45
/2/

Percy & Thunder (1993)
A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé.
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?
6.2
/13/
10
/1/

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992)
This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Wallach, Linda Hunt and Karen Allen.
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?
10
/1/

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992)
This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Wallach, Linda Hunt and Karen Allen.
poster
45
?
7.1
/175/
20
/1/

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom.
poster
?
6.0
/39/
10
/1/
57
/3/

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers is a 1991 American short documentary film directed by Bill Couturié. It shows footage from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, overlaid with readings of letters from US troops fighting in each war. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
poster
?
8.4
/22/
90
/1/

The Groveland Four (2018)
July, 1949: four young black men are wrongly accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The Groveland Four” included a race riot, torture, multiple murders, two trials and a Supreme Court reversal. Though widely covered by the national press, the case has been largely forgotten... even though it helped lay a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.


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