Study of interracial marriage in the 1960s. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed household is an improper place to raise the girl, the new husband fights for his parental rights in court, fighting against a judge who represents the prejudices of the era.

The Merchant of Venice

2004

English

7.0

♡ 24

72%

Michael Radford Director

Joseph Fiennes as Bassanio

Lynn Collins as Portia

John Sessions as Salerio

Al Pacino as Shylock

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.

37

2016

English

3.9

♡ 2

22%

35%

Action

based on a true story

Puk Grasten Director

Sophia Lillis as Debbie Bernstein

Thomas Kopache as George Bernstein

Adrian Martinez as Gonzales

Samira Wiley as Joyce Smith

On a March night in 1964, 37 neighbors in Queens, New York, witness the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese. None of them takes action or calls the police. 37 tells the story of a few of these people and what led up to the night when they unexplainably remained passive observers. The film is a convincing portrayal of a borough in change and a time characterized by racism, the Civil Rights Movement and political shifts. The actual event that inspired the film’s plot has been called a symbol for the moment when America lost its innocence. The director Puk Grasten skillfully weaves into her feature film debut various fates, dreams and family conflicts by leading us through an apartment building that comes to bear a collective failure.

Creature Lake

2015

English

3.1

♡ 1

Drazen Baric Director

Jonathan Matthews as John

Elena Semikina as Laura

Mike Kekich as Mike

Vanessa Tavares as Native Indian Girl

Five friends travel onto sacred tribal land while searching for a good place to party. Their lack of respect for the land and locals awakens an ancient, violent guardian who won't let them leave unpunished.

Greased Lightning

1977

English

6.4

♡ 7

51%

Michael Schultz Director

Noble Willingham as Billy Joe Byrnes

Pam Grier as Mary

Bill Cobbs as Mr. Jones

Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

Edge of the City

1957

English

7.2

♡ 5

75%

Martin Ritt Director

Val Avery as Brother

Jack Warden as Charlie Malick

Robert F. Simon as George Nordmann

Ruth White as Katherine Nordmann

A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

2020

English

7.6

♡ 6

Ric Burns Director

Dinah Shore as Self

Lyndon Johnson as Self

Gretchen Sullivan Sorin as Self

Cynthia Seats as (voice)

Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.

Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

2021

English

6.7

♡ 4

Action

african american history

Jonathan Silvers Director

Michel Martin as Narrator

DeNeen L. Brown as Self - Reporter, The Washington post

Pastor Robert Turner as Self - Vernon A.M.E. Church, Tulsa

Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime, and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its past, present, and future.

Betrayed

1988

English

♡ 15

36%

Costa-Gavras Director

Robert Minkoff as Bit

Stephen E. Miller as Buster

Robert Swan as Dean

Richard Libertini as Sam Kraus

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

Conrack

1974

English

7.3

♡ 2

71%

Martin Ritt Director

Paul Winfield as Mad Billy

Madge Sinclair as Mrs. Scott

Jon Voight as Pat Conroy

Hume Cronyn as Skeffington

A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor black families. He finds that the basically illiterate, neglected children there know so little of the world outside their island.

Traffic Stop

2017

English

5.5

100%

Kate Davis Director

Breaion King as Self

Bryan Richter as Self

Breaion King, a 26 year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas - is pulled over for a routine traffic stop that escalates into a violent arrest. Dashcam clips intercut with verite scenes tell a story of racism in law enforcement through the eyes of one of its victims.

The Final Quarter

2019

English

8.0

♡ 2

96%

Action

australian football league (afl)

australian rules football

indigenous australians

racism

Sport

Ian Darling Director

Adam Goodes as Self

Australian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years of Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes' playing career. Made entirely from archival footage, photos and interviews sourced from television, radio and newspapers, the film reviews the national conversation that took place over this period.

Moments Without Proper Names

1987

English

7.4

♡ 1

Action

black america

black filmmakers documentary

Gordon Parks Director

Avery Brooks as

Joe Seneca as

Roscoe Lee Browne as (as Rosco Lee Browne)

Gordon Parks as Self

Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through a non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines his photographs with his poetry, musical compositions and scenes from his films. It also features footage of Parks, plus interpretations of his personal reminiscences performed by actors Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Joe Seneca.

Timepiece

1996

English

6.7

♡ 3

Marcus Cole Director

Kevin Kilner as David Parkin

Naomi Watts as Mary Chandler

Ellen Burstyn as Maud Gannon

Richard Thomas as Richard Evans

Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner comes forward and claims to have commmitted the crime in self defense. All the while, Kilner's family life is in disarray with various crises including his daughter catching meningitis.

We of the Never Never

1982

English

7.0

♡ 2

62%

Igor Auzins Director

Sally McKenzie as Carie

John Jarratt as Dandy

Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Jack

Tony Barry as Mac

Based on the well-loved Australian classic by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, this is the remarkable true story of Jeannie Gunn, a woman who fought to overcome sexual and racial prejudice amid the harsh beauties of the outback. Leaving her Melbourne existence for a new life on her husband's isolated ranch, Jeannie's feisty, good-natured attitude soon wins over the misogynistic stockmen, but she faces a much tougher challenge in trying to change their racist attitudes towards the indigenous aboriginal population.

Ethnic Notions

1986

English

8.0

♡ 4

79%

Marlon Riggs Director

Leni Sloan as Cast: Choreographer

Larry C. Levine as Cast: UC Berkeley

Pat Turner as Cast UMass Boston

Esther Rolle as Narrator

This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.

A Brixton Tale

2021

English

4.8

♡ 4

90%

Darragh Carey Director

Barney Harris as Charles

Lily Newmark as Leah

Michael Maloney as Simon

Jaime Winstone as Tilda

It begins with a chaotic rush of teen hormones when white middle-class teenager Leah gets together with Benji who is black and poor. Leah begins taping Benji and posting these videos of his life revealing his intriguing mix of charisma and shyness – but when this proves boring to audiences, the two of them embark down a path that becomes increasingly violent, ominous and eventually spirals out of control.

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

2021

English

6.7

♡ 3

100%

Dawn Porter Director

DeNeen L. Brown as Self

Regina Goodwin as Self

G.T. Bynum as Self

Phoebe Stubblefield as Self

Comes one hundred years from the two-day Tulsa Massacre in 1921 that led to the murder of as many as 300 Black people and left as many as 10,000 homeless and displaced.

The Right Distance

2007

Italian

6.9

♡ 3

Carlo Mazzacurati Director

Giuseppe Battiston as Amos

Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Bengivenga

Valentina Lodovini as Mara

Andrea Pennacchi as Notabile

The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.

There's Something in the Water

2019

English

6.8

♡ 7

79%

Ellen Page Director

Stephen Colbert as Self

Ellen Page as Self

John Bates as Self - Head of Nova Scotia Water Authority

Justin Trudeau as Self - Prime Minister of Canada

Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.

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The Merchant of Venice

37

Creature Lake

Greased Lightning

Edge of the City

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

Betrayed

Conrack

Traffic Stop

The Final Quarter

Moments Without Proper Names

Timepiece

We of the Never Never

Ethnic Notions

A Brixton Tale

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

The Right Distance

There's Something in the Water