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HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.7
/103232/
78
/2928/
77
/1916/
3.9
/133088/
73
/126/
94
/7800/
78
/7/
cc age 14+

The Color Purple (1985)
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.5
/376200/
76
/17080/
74
/3403/
4.1
/3312967/
97
/427/
96
/9472/
84
/55/
cc age 16+

Sinners (2025)
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
poster
fuboTV
79
8.2
/671583/
82
/23152/
82
/12518/
3.8
/1036094/
77
/362/
92
/2235/
69
/52/
cc age 13+

Green Book (2018)
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
poster
Curiosity Stream
78
7.5
/66076/
74
/1262/
72
/677/
3.6
/23904/
80
/132/
86
/4778/
65
/32/
cc age 13+

The Great Debaters (2007)
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
poster
Netflix
70
6.8
/4869/
72
/331/
74
/145/
3.2
/4877/
67
/36/
85
/30/
62
/13/
cc age 16+

A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
A tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.
poster
fuboTV
67
6.7
/2267/
65
/52/
59
/41/
3.4
/752/
69
/86/
58
/185/
68
/27/

Honeydripper (2007)
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
poster
MGM Plus
66
6.9
/68474/
69
/2042/
68
/927/
3.2
/27718/
66
/159/
69
/13696/
52
/34/
cc age 18+

Black Snake Moan (2006)
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
poster
72
62
7.1
/3785/
70
/58/
64
/47/
3.5
/4069/
81
/48/
80
/86/

Cabin in the Sky (1943)
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
poster
70
59
6.8
/3990/
66
/66/
66
/51/
3.2
/2519/
88
/8/
65
/38/

Dangerous (1935)
Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his Connecticut home for rehabilitation. He asks his fiancée Gail to free him and offers to sponsor Joyce in a play.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
44
6.3
/3114/
64
/107/
56
/29/
3.0
/619/
80
/10/
89
/18/
cc age 14+

Charming the Hearts of Men (2021)
A romantic drama set during the politically charged early 60s where a sophisticated woman returns to her Southern home town and discovers her options are limited yet discrimination is plentiful. With the help of a Congressional ally, she inspires historic legislation which allows opportunities and protections never before afforded to women.
poster
YouTube TV
65
31
6.7
/1750/
65
/15/
64
/18/
3.3
/856/
63
/9/
65
/5/

Till the End of Time (1946)
Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can't decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.
poster
63
30
6.2
/669/
58
/7/
67
/12/
3.3
/1593/
64
/50/

The Wild Party (1929)
Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets in trouble, her professor has to rescue her. Gossip linking the two escalates until Stella proves she is decent by shielding an innocent girl and winning the professor's respect.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
20
7.1
/946/
70
/40/
61
/12/
68
/14/

A Christmas Memory (1997)
A new version of Truman Capote's 1956 tale based on his own bittersweet upbringing in Alabama. The story deals with a seven-year-old who forms a special friendship with his simple, older cousin whose two sisters and bachelor brother feel he needs better influences and role models and decide to send him to military school after the Christmas holidays.
poster
58
19
6.5
/729/
69
/13/
60
/17/
3.4
/1080/
31
/5/

Finishing School (1934)
Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the director of the school and her mother oppose such a relationship.
poster
59
15
6.5
/700/
56
/14/
61
/19/
3.3
/297/
47
/9/

One Girl's Confession (1953)
Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides the money, then confesses to the crime, secure in the belief that she can dig up the loot upon her release from prison.
poster
The Roku Channel
67
9
6.1
/414/
65
/9/
57
/10/
86
/4/

Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
poster
?
8.0
/31/

The Jazz Age (1929)
When Steve Maxwell and flapper Sue Randall wreck her father's automobile during a drunken escapade, her father exploits the mishap and blackmails Steve's father into supporting an illegal contract in city affairs.
poster
?
8.0
/23/

M for Mississippi: A Road Trip Through the Birthplace of the Blues (2008)
Follows two self-proclaimed blues fanatics -- Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle -- on a week-long road trip the Mississippi Delta in search of the thriving underbelly of "real deal" blues music, characters and culture.
poster
?
6.3
/17/
10
/1/

The Seventh Commandment (1932)
You shall not commit adultery. Also known as Sins of Love.
poster
?
6.3
/48/
70
/1/
52
/2/

College Scandal (1935)
Julie Fresnel is a co-ed at Redgate University and her father, Dr. Henri Fresnel, is the new French professor. Julie attraction from the make students drops a bit when two of her admirers are found murdered. When an attempt on the life of a third one is made. Seth Dunlap, an instructor at the school, decides to turn detective and find the killer. Assisted by his sister, who is in love with the third student, Dunlap begins to follow the the small trail of clues left by the killer.
poster
49
?
5.4
/145/
37
/4/
58
/4/

The Big Game (1936)
A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
poster
?
4.9
/23/
35
/2/

Music Hath Harms (1929)
In Harlem, Bud Peagler's "Barbecue Lunch and Poolroom" (the home of Brunswick Stew), also serves as the meeting place and hangout for many citizens and organizations such as 'The Sons and Daughters of The I Will Arise Society," and also Mosby's Blues Blowers. It is also where Roscoe Driggers hangs out. Roscoe claims to be the world's champion cornet player, although he can't play a note, even a sour one. But when the chance to earn $500 for playing his cornet at the big concert held by the "Over the River Burying Society" arises, Roscoe signs up. Roscoe needs $500 in order to buy a beauty shop for his manicurist-fiancée, Zenia Sprowl. Roscoe makes plans for his buddy Sam Ginn, who can play a cornet, to hide under the stage and play while Roscoe fakes it on the stage. But Sam gets taken out by some dudes who have a bone to pick with Roscoe. No sweat, though, as another of Roscoe's musician friends, Willie Trout, sees this and takes Sam's place under the stage....with his saxophone.
poster
Hoopla
41
?
4.6
/231/
42
/4/
37
/9/

Common Law Wife (1961)
Shug, a rich old man, throws out his longtime live-in mistress and moves in his young, sexy niece, who's just returned home after making a living as a stripper in New Orleans. The mistress doesn't intend to go without a fight, however, and while Shug tries to make peace between the two women, he doesn't realize that his niece has her own plans for him.
poster
55
?
5.8
/462/
16
/3/
59
/8/

Girls on Probation (1938)
A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.
poster
?
6.7
/69/
55
/2/
60
/3/

Counterfeit (1936)
A cop goes undercover to infiltrate and break up a counterfeiting ring.
poster
MGM Plus
50
?
5.5
/149/
50
/1/
45
/2/

Campus Rhythm (1943)
Radio singer Joan Abbott, known as the "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush", does not want to renew her contract with the cereal sponsor, as she wants to go to college. But her guardian, her Uncle Willie signs the contract in order to pay off his own debts. But this time Joan won't take no for an answer and enrolls under an assumed name. When Joan goes missing, the radio institutes a search for Joan via a publicity stunt.
poster
Cultpix
?
4.0
/20/
40
/1/

Teen Age (1944)
Teen-Age is another "exposé" film of the 1940s, cheaply made but widely distributed. In the guise of a warning against wartime juvenile delinquency, the film offers the exploitational tale of a bunch of wild, unsupervised kids at large in a small community. With nothing but time on their hands, the young protagonists become involved with petty theft, inevitably leading to some pretty serious consequences.
poster
63
?
6.0
/354/
65
/2/
60
/4/

Below the Sea (1933)
A wealthy woman funds an underwater expedition to explore for marine life, but what she doesn't know is that her "colleagues" have other intentions.
poster
38
?
4.2
/226/
30
/4/
38
/8/
20
/5/

Country Blue (1973)
Bobby Lee (Jack Conrad) has just been released from jail and wants to make a better life for he and girlfriend Ruthie (Rita George).
poster
62
?
6.3
/565/
75
/4/
65
/4/
46
/5/

Juke Girl (1942)
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.
poster
61
?
6.0
/282/
55
/2/
70
/6/

Start Cheering (1938)
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
poster
61
?
5.6
/319/
65
/6/
64
/5/
3.0
/237/

Dangerous Years (1947)
Jeff Carter has put an end to the town's delinquency with a boys' club. Young hoodlum Danny shows up and influences teenagers Doris, Willy and Leo. They hang out at a juke joint where Eve works. When Jeff tries to stop a robbery planned by Danny, he is killed and Danny goes on trial.
poster
59
?
6.3
/512/
60
/5/
49
/7/
3.3
/521/

The Scar of Shame (1929)
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.


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