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Kanopy
89
8.6
/857997/
85
/13573/
84
/7895/
4.6
/959916/
91
/163/
97
/15603/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
poster
The Roku Channel
89
8.3
/29256/
79
/770/
75
/320/
4.4
/50913/
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
Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/3514/
81
/163/
74
/64/
4.4
/17109/
100
/12/

Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.2
/25243/
79
/388/
80
/635/
4.3
/37427/
91
/33/
94
/189/
84
/7/

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
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Netflix
86
8.2
/38971/
81
/2462/
78
/771/
4.3
/115785/
97
/105/
90
/240/
81
/29/
cc age 16+

13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
poster
86
8.2
/75633/
81
/2286/
78
/979/
4.1
/66013/
95
/133/
92
/1196/
79
/32/
cc age 14+

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
poster
83
7.7
/109091/
77
/3011/
75
/1801/
4.3
/171505/
89
/83/
91
/2301/
73
/15/
cc age 13+

Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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Kanopy
82
8.0
/1482/
81
/156/
75
/25/
3.9
/6450/
95
/100/
96
/25/
82
/19/
cc age 10+

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.
poster
82
7.5
/15885/
75
/518/
72
/225/
3.8
/10536/
88
/40/
91
/402/
81
/28/

Fresh (1994)
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.
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Kanopy
82
7.4
/16858/
73
/298/
71
/247/
4.0
/17763/
98
/42/
80
/548/
81
/15/

You, the Living (2007)
In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.
poster
82
7.5
/37317/
71
/648/
69
/698/
3.7
/25169/
95
/158/
82
/1385/
92
/31/

The Class (2008)
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
poster
82
7.5
/68726/
78
/2082/
75
/841/
3.9
/79133/
84
/45/
93
/2211/
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
Kanopy
81
7.2
/375/
73
/15/
72
/9/
3.7
/624/
98
/61/
75
/8/
88
/18/

Quest (2017)
For over a decade, this portrait of a North Philadelphia family and the creative sanctuary offered by their home music studio was filmed with vérité intimacy. The family's 10-year journey is an illumination of race and class in America, and it's a testament to love, healing and hope.
poster
81
7.9
/5465/
79
/215/
75
/75/
3.9
/3254/
94
/65/
85
/143/
77
/24/
cc age 16+

The House I Live In (2012)
In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.3
/59962/
71
/1596/
73
/1148/
3.8
/98669/
96
/51/
80
/1125/
89
/7/
cc age 14+

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.1
/94873/
69
/1468/
66
/917/
3.6
/76160/
91
/157/
82
/5415/
85
/31/
cc age 16+

Half Nelson (2006)
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.5
/227813/
76
/8373/
75
/4356/
3.8
/293449/
88
/74/
90
/17214/
72
/15/
cc age 17+

The Crow (1994)
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
poster
78
7.4
/22766/
73
/716/
71
/343/
3.6
/22763/
86
/139/
81
/2578/
72
/30/
cc age 8+

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
poster
Peacock Premium
78
7.6
/41927/
77
/1120/
72
/576/
3.8
/37379/
90
/51/
90
/1220/
73
/23/
cc age 16+

The Commitments (1991)
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
poster
76
7.3
/2676/
76
/33/
70
/24/
3.5
/1091/
78
/41/
69
/23/

Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
poster
76
7.5
/15328/
75
/648/
73
/397/
4.1
/30620/
77
/22/
88
/950/
65
/9/
7.9
/47228/

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.
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Starz
76
7.0
/12126/
74
/295/
68
/154/
3.9
/23562/
79
/33/
89
/751/
65
/16/
cc age 13+

Crooklyn (1994)
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
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Hoopla
76
7.7
/459260/
75
/7503/
72
/3711/
3.0
/142749/
73
/239/
88
/29740/
66
/36/
cc age 16+

Crash (2005)
In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.0
/16129/
72
/636/
68
/245/
3.9
/44497/
87
/31/
78
/253/
67
/25/

Deep Cover (1992)
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
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Hoopla
75
7.3
/23524/
75
/694/
76
/419/
3.5
/26775/
89
/63/
79
/718/
77
/11/
cc age 13+

Stand and Deliver (1988)
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
poster
75
7.6
/91694/
78
/2839/
79
/2358/
3.7
/196882/
69
/124/
87
/14587/
64
/29/
cc age 13+

Freedom Writers (2007)
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
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Kanopy
74
6.5
/3040/
72
/243/
65
/51/
3.2
/3006/
97
/34/
89
/19/
65
/9/
cc age 14+

Critical Thinking (2020)
Based on a true story from 1998, five Latino and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
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Hoopla
74
7.4
/35244/
75
/702/
74
/491/
3.8
/34333/
67
/33/
87
/1943/
71
/14/
cc age 12+

An Affair to Remember (1957)
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
poster
fuboTV
74
7.0
/32640/
74
/1143/
71
/430/
3.6
/35996/
81
/32/
90
/1660/
60
/17/
cc age 17+

Juice (1992)
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
poster
73
7.5
/248957/
76
/4800/
76
/3725/
3.8
/155780/
73
/56/
85
/3007/
49
/18/
cc age 18+

Sleepers (1996)
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
6.7
/11852/
70
/220/
65
/188/
3.4
/7311/
87
/133/
75
/389/
70
/34/
cc age 15+

Girlfight (2000)
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
poster
Netflix
72
6.8
/24944/
66
/1239/
66
/785/
3.5
/83630/
87
/67/
71
/30/
73
/22/
cc age 16+

Athena (2022)
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
poster
Hulu
72
7.3
/92516/
75
/1981/
71
/1159/
3.5
/30838/
74
/127/
79
/2685/
62
/27/
cc age 14+

Finding Forrester (2000)
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
poster
72
6.7
/4051/
64
/57/
64
/51/
3.5
/1069/
90
/83/
63
/170/
78
/18/

O'Horten (2007)
Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?
poster
72
6.9
/17332/
67
/255/
64
/210/
3.3
/6126/
79
/38/
70
/293/
64
/15/

Grand Canyon (1991)
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
poster
72
6.8
/7287/
75
/255/
67
/94/
3.4
/3124/
78
/9/
83
/152/
64
/16/

South Central (1992)
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
poster
Netflix
72
7.3
/187504/
76
/5312/
75
/3166/
3.8
/252073/
63
/146/
85
/10576/
57
/36/
cc age 14+

Coach Carter (2005)
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/16773/
71
/416/
70
/288/
3.6
/9025/
74
/81/
78
/697/
63
/25/
cc age 17+

City of Men (2007)
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
71
7.2
/10185/
74
/265/
68
/144/
3.5
/6712/
85
/20/
77
/224/
cc age 8+

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
poster
Starz
71
7.5
/5982/
72
/212/
71
/80/
3.7
/2284/
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
72
71
7.0
/9457/
73
/407/
71
/365/
3.6
/11659/
78
/240/

Crows Zero (2007)
The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.
poster
71
7.4
/24317/
78
/966/
73
/329/
3.5
/17254/
71
/21/
85
/1299/
58
/13/
cc age 14+

Lean On Me (1989)
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
poster
70
6.6
/5024/
71
/166/
67
/55/
3.3
/2288/
58
/24/
90
/382/

Jason's Lyric (1994)
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.
poster
70
6.6
/25973/
69
/684/
64
/483/
3.5
/23490/
81
/37/
69
/1115/
58
/12/
cc age 16+

Fame (1980)
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
poster
69
6.6
/1618/
54
/10/
55
/22/
3.4
/567/
75
/12/
83
/12/
67
/15/

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Rafi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.
poster
Hoopla
68
6.6
/18008/
71
/643/
69
/210/
3.3
/11606/
50
/22/
82
/711/
cc age 16+

Above the Rim (1994)
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
poster
MGM Plus
68
6.4
/35355/
68
/1245/
64
/512/
3.2
/23161/
82
/123/
62
/863/
66
/29/
cc age 13+

Barbershop (2002)
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.
poster
AMC+
80
68
7.6
/2580/
78
/96/
75
/42/
4.0
/7544/
92
/53/
86
/71/
73
/15/
cc age 16+

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.


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