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HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.2
/352356/
78
/5123/
79
/4234/
3.9
/227710/
90
/103/
92
/18574/
97
/19/
cc age 10+

Gone with the Wind (1939)
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
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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
8.1
/777067/
80
/18597/
79
/11713/
4.2
/640121/
95
/376/
90
/6135/
96
/57/
cc age 15+

12 Years a Slave (2013)
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
poster
85
8.4
/24995/
81
/701/
81
/650/
4.3
/31406/
94
/95/
90
/120/
83
/29/

The Salt of the Earth (2014)
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
poster
fuboTV
85
8.5
/1843599/
84
/52448/
81
/27304/
4.3
/2757473/
87
/295/
92
/16028/
81
/42/
cc age 18+

Django Unchained (2012)
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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Netflix
84
7.8
/184090/
78
/4253/
77
/1481/
4.2
/312138/
96
/104/
94
/180/
83
/17/
cc age 16+

RRR (2022)
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
poster
81
7.0
/887/
73
/37/
56
/14/
3.7
/1843/
93
/15/
89
/35/
93
/9/

Sankofa (1993)
On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.
poster
81
7.9
/150277/
76
/2975/
75
/2290/
3.9
/115299/
93
/61/
87
/2366/
87
/17/
cc age 14+

Spartacus (1960)
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
poster
80
7.7
/1292/
78
/81/
80
/12/
4.0
/1468/
98
/51/
54
/49/
73
/12/
cc age 13+

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2022)
Jeffery Robinson's talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and interviews.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.4
/322181/
74
/26707/
72
/9456/
3.8
/632561/
94
/362/
84
/2796/
82
/50/
cc age 13+

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.9
/82682/
78
/2508/
78
/1770/
3.8
/50696/
84
/44/
87
/2572/
cc age 9+

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
poster
80
8.0
/208308/
76
/6775/
76
/3796/
4.0
/220787/
86
/96/
88
/4201/
79
/14/
cc age 12+

Planet of the Apes (1968)
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
poster
Crunchyroll
77
7.3
/10600/
71
/1110/
71
/426/
3.6
/24391/
89
/132/
91
/25122/

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coast of the US. According to Blade Runner 2049’s official timeline, this failure leads to cities shutting down, financial and trade markets being thrown into chaos, and food supplies dwindling. There’s no proof as to what caused the blackouts, but Replicants — the bio-engineered robots featured in the original Blade Runner, are blamed.
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Kanopy
77
8.5
/1812289/
84
/43178/
82
/20274/
4.2
/1803777/
80
/260/
87
/1652336/
67
/46/
cc age 16+

Gladiator (2000)
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
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Hulu
76
6.8
/20051/
70
/1205/
70
/339/
3.6
/101096/
81
/256/
95
/2246/
72
/49/
cc age 14+

The Color Purple (2023)
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
poster
76
6.9
/93028/
70
/5976/
68
/1677/
3.7
/484485/
93
/309/
70
/1397/
78
/51/
cc age 17+

Sorry to Bother You (2018)
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
poster
75
8.0
/618010/
78
/13669/
75
/8052/
3.7
/325436/
64
/214/
90
/35204/
64
/39/
cc age 17+

Blood Diamond (2006)
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
6.9
/9931/
70
/553/
65
/201/
3.6
/8469/
96
/91/
72
/58/
88
/22/

Sweet Country (2018)
In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.
poster
Netflix
74
6.7
/35259/
74
/2503/
73
/877/
3.4
/59971/
74
/233/
97
/5289/
66
/41/
cc age 12+

Harriet (2019)
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.6
/3698/
69
/115/
64
/54/
3.7
/16995/
94
/82/
66
/58/
81
/18/
cc age 13+

Daughters of the Dust (1991)
In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.
poster
73
8.0
/166697/
76
/2917/
78
/2583/
4.2
/178924/
70
/164/
89
/3417/
61
/39/

Dogville (2003)
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
poster
73
7.2
/20604/
71
/464/
70
/473/
3.7
/17751/
90
/21/
72
/228/
66
/6/

The Beguiled (1971)
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
7.8
/351678/
76
/9195/
75
/5968/
3.8
/221117/
65
/199/
79
/26585/
68
/37/
cc age 16+

Apocalypto (2006)
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.6
/2810/
67
/135/
63
/50/
3.5
/902/
93
/29/
72
/38/
75
/12/

The Retrieval (2013)
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
poster
72
7.3
/34564/
73
/1208/
71
/707/
3.5
/26736/
84
/152/
82
/627/
64
/35/
cc age 11+

Belle (2013)
Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.
poster
Hoopla
72
7.3
/86603/
73
/2023/
70
/1369/
3.5
/48065/
78
/68/
79
/1630/
64
/23/
cc age 15+

Amistad (1997)
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
poster
Starz
72
7.2
/122855/
75
/4458/
73
/2966/
3.4
/53754/
72
/199/
78
/3089/
65
/47/
cc age 13+

The Butler (2013)
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
poster
76
71
7.0
/7712/
71
/187/
65
/108/
3.6
/3260/
94
/63/
78
/124/
84
/16/

War Witch (2012)
Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.
poster
71
7.4
/26350/
72
/474/
69
/310/
3.4
/6494/
68
/123/
85
/4570/
65
/29/
cc age 10+

Amazing Grace (2006)
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.8
/16533/
68
/565/
69
/328/
3.3
/3722/
79
/14/
69
/270/

Little Big Soldier (2010)
The story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the capture, which includes five acres of land, and most importantly, honorable discharge from the army.
poster
68
6.7
/4951/
70
/122/
64
/112/
3.3
/1857/
70
/10/
57
/37/

The Scalphunters (1968)
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
poster
68
6.6
/9877/
69
/498/
65
/223/
3.2
/3882/
85
/40/
68
/93/
63
/9/

Eden (2013)
After a night out with friends, Hyun Jae accepts a late night ride home from a young fire fighter. What begins as a night of promise quickly turns into a nightmare when she is abducted and imprisoned outside Las Vegas as a sex slave.
poster
Hoopla
67
6.1
/9956/
65
/167/
58
/105/
3.3
/5979/
71
/126/
70
/436/
58
/24/

Beloved (1998)
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
poster
66
6.6
/22546/
74
/1941/
65
/557/
3.1
/14103/
72
/269/
71
/622/
69
/50/
cc age 17+

The Birth of a Nation (2016)
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
poster
65
7.2
/26212/
67
/404/
68
/376/
3.5
/18112/
50
/104/
75
/550/
46
/29/

Manderlay (2005)
In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.
poster
65
6.8
/54159/
72
/1838/
69
/1022/
3.4
/20539/
61
/28/
68
/832/
59
/9/

Enemy Mine (1985)
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
poster
71
64
7.3
/8350/
68
/128/
66
/136/
3.4
/3736/
73
/11/
81
/109/
cc age 8+

Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
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Disney Plus
64
6.2
/9748/
65
/309/
62
/198/
3.1
/6312/
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.
poster
Netflix
63
6.4
/1277/
66
/156/
64
/84/
3.2
/5176/
59
/41/
82
/18/
58
/17/
6.8
/6647/
cc age 14+

The Deer King (2021)
Following a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. One day, his solitary existence is upended when a pack of wild dogs carrying a deadly and incurable disease attack, leaving only Van and a young girl named Yuna as survivors. Finally free, the pair seek out a simple existence in the countryside but are pursued by nefarious forces. Intent on protecting Yuna at all costs, Van must uncover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom—and its possible cure.
poster
62
6.9
/67441/
74
/6285/
68
/1574/
3.3
/33514/
48
/193/
64
/758/
53
/38/
cc age 16+

Free State of Jones (2016)
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
poster
61
6.9
/16243/
66
/606/
64
/290/
2.7
/11519/
50
/16/
72
/513/
54
/6/

Song of the South (1946)
Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
60
7.8
/2729/
75
/70/
66
/25/
3.6
/1123/
90
/10/
86
/55/
77
/8/

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
poster
69
59
7.1
/11468/
66
/119/
69
/135/
3.4
/1573/
75
/6621/

The Warrior (2001)
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
63
59
6.4
/5327/
62
/193/
57
/79/
3.3
/2674/
79
/62/
56
/460/
62
/21/

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2005)
Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.4
/1419/
70
/30/
57
/18/
50
/16/
62
/9/

Shadrach (1998)
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
poster
Apple TV
58
6.3
/30539/
69
/2170/
78
/1201/
3.1
/20808/
45
/155/
58
/127/
53
/41/
cc age 16+

Emancipation (2022)
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
poster
57
6.2
/76834/
65
/2342/
62
/1377/
2.9
/22564/
39
/157/
41
/2162/
55
/35/
cc age 15+

The Eagle (2011)
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.
poster
Starz
56
6.5
/173731/
69
/7481/
65
/3831/
2.8
/51951/
31
/78/
63
/10465/
44
/14/
cc age 18+

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.


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