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92
8.9
/23705/
84
/313/
84
/254/
4.5
/48739/
100
/56/
98
/90/
cc age 15+

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
poster
The Roku Channel
89
8.3
/29360/
79
/782/
75
/323/
4.4
/52271/
98
/60/
92
/881/
98
/19/
cc age 13+

Hoop Dreams (1994)
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
poster
88
8.5
/1537402/
83
/31500/
81
/15821/
4.3
/1420040/
91
/285/
94
/58094/
85
/39/
cc age 17+

The Departed (2006)
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
poster
Kanopy
85
8.1
/222214/
82
/5094/
80
/4411/
4.5
/925212/
96
/73/
95
/2372/
cc age 16+

La Haine (1995)
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
85
7.4
/349219/
73
/16100/
73
/7401/
4.2
/1342346/
98
/402/
79
/2202/
99
/53/
cc age 15+

Moonlight (2016)
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
poster
82
7.8
/135656/
75
/3501/
74
/2234/
4.0
/184633/
92
/61/
90
/8033/
71
/14/
cc age 16+

Dawn of the Dead (1978)
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
poster
Disney Plus
82
7.3
/900451/
75
/52821/
73
/23111/
3.7
/2591785/
96
/526/
79
/9118/
88
/55/
cc age 12+

Black Panther (2018)
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
poster
82
7.5
/69229/
78
/2140/
74
/851/
3.9
/88164/
84
/45/
93
/2214/
76
/19/
cc age 17+

Menace II Society (1993)
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
poster
The Roku Channel
80
7.6
/27085/
79
/587/
72
/334/
3.9
/23779/
92
/25/
93
/804/

Beautiful Thing (1996)
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.3
/67960/
71
/1499/
69
/910/
3.8
/95903/
91
/151/
79
/1320/
81
/31/
cc age 17+

Fish Tank (2009)
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.5
/12142/
71
/168/
70
/162/
3.9
/8431/
82
/93/
81
/176/
72
/31/

All or Nothing (2002)
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.3
/2353/
74
/143/
73
/81/
3.6
/2306/
100
/14/
85
/48/

Urbanized (2011)
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.1
/3415/
73
/158/
69
/71/
3.5
/3262/
98
/41/
82
/43/
72
/14/

Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.
poster
Kanopy
77
6.9
/10512/
69
/387/
64
/394/
3.7
/39533/
96
/82/
73
/71/
85
/22/
cc age 16+

Girlhood (2014)
Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.
poster
Hoopla
77
7.4
/39770/
73
/632/
72
/517/
3.8
/18994/
89
/35/
89
/437/
70
/15/

Smoke (1995)
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.
poster
MUBI
76
7.3
/52055/
69
/1309/
69
/995/
3.9
/53585/
96
/182/
77
/412/
89
/38/

Two Days, One Night (2014)
Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.
poster
Criterion Channel
74
7.4
/45886/
73
/1088/
72
/980/
3.8
/62301/
68
/19/
90
/1535/
67
/22/

Man Bites Dog (1992)
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.7
/3012/
68
/137/
65
/137/
3.7
/12238/
95
/44/
67
/5/
74
/12/

Gagarine (2020)
Yuri, 16, has lived all his life in Gagarin Towers, a vast red-brick housing project on the outskirts of Paris. He dreams of becoming an astronaut. When plans to demolish Gagarin Towers leak out, Yuri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, he embarks on a mission to save their home, which has become his “starship.”
poster
Kanopy
73
6.9
/2565/
68
/72/
65
/56/
3.6
/4928/
95
/40/
69
/27/
74
/15/
cc age 18+

Bad Hair (2014)
A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.
poster
73
7.5
/16296/
73
/347/
72
/241/
3.9
/14889/
80
/70/
86
/156/
64
/28/

Mondays in the Sun (2002)
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during a protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not.
poster
73
6.9
/24747/
70
/559/
67
/343/
3.7
/23403/
75
/64/
74
/454/
71
/20/
cc age 17+

Clockers (1995)
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.
poster
73
6.7
/115145/
69
/4542/
64
/2202/
3.6
/140735/
91
/186/
75
/3385/
75
/27/
cc age 17+

Attack the Block (2011)
A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.7
/3261/
71
/255/
64
/80/
3.4
/2166/
83
/47/
70
/49/
71
/19/

Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger (2014)
A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.
poster
Hoopla
71
6.9
/1981/
67
/44/
62
/27/
3.5
/1301/
76
/71/
71
/43/
73
/23/

Down in the Delta (1998)
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
poster
Starz
71
7.5
/6018/
72
/214/
70
/83/
3.7
/2681/
84
/37/
88
/126/
61
/16/
cc age 17+

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)
Coming of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
poster
Peacock Premium
69
5.9
/82546/
61
/4989/
60
/1704/
3.0
/320465/
84
/335/
72
/1272/
72
/54/
cc age 16+

Candyman (2021)
A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.
poster
69
6.5
/14110/
66
/381/
62
/217/
3.3
/8871/
73
/77/
59
/184/
67
/11/
cc age 17+

Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the middle of Bloomingdales. He is befriended by the black security guard and falls in love with the Italian immigrant from behind the perfume counter. We follow his life as he works his way through the American dream and tries to find work as a musician.
poster
69
6.7
/108639/
69
/3836/
67
/1743/
3.7
/259508/
79
/82/
64
/3012/
61
/15/
cc age 16+

Candyman (1992)
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
poster
68
6.7
/20235/
69
/479/
62
/193/
3.3
/8849/
77
/1262/

Kidulthood (2006)
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
poster
YouTube TV
66
6.6
/63356/
67
/4554/
66
/1362/
3.3
/59531/
75
/198/
72
/734/
60
/41/
cc age 15+

Stillwater (2021)
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
poster
The Roku Channel
66
6.8
/7786/
71
/350/
70
/177/
3.3
/4049/
70
/88/
56
/77/
53
/15/
cc age 13+

Finding Your Feet (2017)
A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.
poster
Starz
64
6.4
/29316/
71
/3137/
68
/939/
2.9
/14867/
49
/94/
93
/1309/
54
/23/
cc age 15+

Black and Blue (2019)
Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
poster
Kanopy
75
64
7.1
/2561/
73
/70/
70
/60/
3.8
/6030/
89
/45/
72
/92/
75
/11/

24 City (2008)
As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
poster
77
64
7.3
/5894/
71
/119/
67
/126/
3.8
/14710/
100
/14/
78
/19/

Full Moon in Paris (1984)
Feeling suffocated by a possessive boyfriend, work and suburban life, a young woman starts spending the weekends in her Paris apartment in order to reclaim some of her lost freedom.
poster
63
6.4
/3817/
62
/40/
60
/77/
3.3
/2568/
65
/63/
50
/53/
67
/24/

The Flower of Evil (2003)
Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.
poster
76
63
7.5
/6436/
73
/167/
71
/136/
3.9
/39559/
86
/24/

Wasp (2003)
Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go out with her, she lies and tells him that she is just babysitting the kids. This will be her first date in years.
poster
63
7.0
/2859/
74
/35/
62
/38/
3.6
/1128/
35
/20/
82
/90/

TwentyFourSeven (1998)
In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Darcy opens a boxing club, aiming to bring the rival gangs together.
poster
63
6.7
/12995/
68
/252/
62
/149/
3.9
/25191/
53
/107/
74
/623/
56
/39/
cc age 16+

Bamboozled (2000)
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
poster
Kanopy
62
6.4
/6838/
69
/177/
65
/103/
3.1
/2805/
46
/28/
73
/374/

Losing Isaiah (1995)
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
poster
71
61
6.9
/3342/
70
/65/
66
/148/
3.6
/4542/
78
/18/
73
/48/
71
/8/

Games of Love and Chance (2003)
A group of teenagers living in a housing project in the outskirts of Paris rehearse a scene from Marivaux's play of the same name. Krimo is determined not to take part, but after developing feelings for Lydia, he quickly assumes the main role and love interest in the play.
poster
Hoopla
70
60
6.5
/3441/
68
/110/
63
/53/
3.4
/1358/
90
/52/
70
/74/
71
/14/
cc age 15+

My Brother the Devil (2012)
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
6.4
/35729/
67
/867/
64
/532/
3.2
/26868/
42
/113/
70
/1680/
48
/25/
cc age 14+

Hardball (2001)
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
poster
Criterion Channel
59
6.1
/1228/
58
/11/
59
/39/
3.4
/1172/
71
/7/
51
/6/

Métisse (1993)
Lola is pregnant, and she isn’t sure who the father is: Félix, a Jewish delivery boy, or Jamal, a black law student.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
6.2
/13643/
72
/642/
60
/153/
3.7
/31899/
23
/22/
87
/1208/
36
/20/

Belly (1998)
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
poster
Netflix
66
58
6.7
/4108/
69
/353/
68
/87/
3.5
/6909/
67
/6/
59
/12/

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
poster
Hulu
58
6.7
/225755/
73
/18917/
67
/5786/
3.1
/219371/
52
/211/
62
/1303/
50
/43/
cc age 16+

The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
poster
Kanopy
62
57
6.6
/7995/
69
/437/
65
/406/
3.2
/4484/
71
/7/
62
/18/
40
/4/

Paulette (2012)
Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.
poster
Netflix
56
3.6
/33224/
46
/716/
51
/455/
2.5
/24774/
88
/80/
14
/396/
67
/16/
cc age 15+

Cuties (2020)
Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a group of dancers named “the cuties” at school, and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity—upsetting her mother and her values in the process.


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