Amazon’s Black Employee Network Recommended Watching

by IMDb-Editors | Public

Movie and TV show recommendations from Amazon's Black Employee Network, an affinity group providing a support structure for Black employees at Amazon while championing diversity throughout the company.
90 titles
12 Years a Slave 1. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.1
13th 2. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

8.2
A Bronx Tale 3. A Bronx Tale (1993)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama

7.8
A Raisin in the Sun 4. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

Approved | 128 min | Drama

8
Africa's Great Civilizations 5. Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History

7.2
American History X 6. American History X (1998)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama

8.5
American Son 7. American Son (2019)

TV-MA | 90 min | Drama

5.9
Anita: Speaking Truth to Power 8. Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (II) (2013)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, History

6.8
Becoming 9. Becoming (II) (2020)

PG | 89 min | Documentary, Biography

7
Belle 10. Belle (2013)

PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

7.3
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise 11. Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016)

TV-PG | 240 min | Documentary

7.3
Black Earth Rising 12. Black Earth Rising (2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Thriller

7.5
Boyz n the Hood 13. Boyz n the Hood (1991)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

7.8
Chi-Raq 14. Chi-Raq (2015)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

5.9
Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed 15. Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary

7.3
Crime + Punishment 16. Crime + Punishment (2018)

112 min | Documentary

7.4
Crown Heights 17. Crown Heights (2017)

R | 94 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.7
Dear White People 18. Dear White People (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

6.4
Dear White People 19. Dear White People (2014)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.2
Django Unchained 20. Django Unchained (2012)

R | 165 min | Drama, Western

8.5
Do Not Resist 21. Do Not Resist (2016)

Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary

7
Do the Right Thing 22. Do the Right Thing (1989)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

8
Eyes on the Prize 23. Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)

TV-PG | 360 min | Documentary, History

9.2
February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four 24. February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary

7.6
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 25. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

8.7
Free State of Jones 26. Free State of Jones (2016)

R | 139 min | Action, Biography, Drama

6.9
Freedom Riders 27. Freedom Riders (2010)

Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, History

8
Freedom Summer 28. Freedom Summer (2014)

PG | 113 min | Documentary, History

7.8
Fruitvale Station 29. Fruitvale Station (2013)

R | 85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.5
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 30. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Approved | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

7.8
Harriet 31. Harriet (I) (2019)

PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Biography, Drama

6.7
Higher Learning 32. Higher Learning (1995)

R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.5
Hoop Dreams 33. Hoop Dreams (1994)

PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

8.3
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror 34. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

7.5
I Am Not Your Negro 35. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History

7.9
If Beale Street Could Talk 36. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

7.1
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child 37. Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (2010)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

7.1
Juice 38. Juice (1992)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7
Just Mercy 39. Just Mercy (2019)

PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.6
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History 40. Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History (2019 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 62 min | Comedy

5.6
King In The Wilderness 41. King In The Wilderness (2018)

TV-14 | 111 min | Documentary

8
LA 92 42. LA 92 (2017)

R | 114 min | Documentary, Crime, History

8.2
La haine 43. La haine (1995)

Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama

8.1
Les Misérables 44. Les Misérables (2019)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.6
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 45. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)

TV-MA | 144 min | Documentary, History

7.8
Lionheart 46. Lionheart (2018)

TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy

5.7
Love & Basketball 47. Love & Basketball (2000)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

7.2
Malcolm X 48. Malcolm X (1992)

PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.7
Maya Angelou And Still I Rise 49. Maya Angelou And Still I Rise (2016)

Not Rated | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.8
Menace II Society 50. Menace II Society (1993)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.5
Mississippi Burning 51. Mississippi Burning (1988)

R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.8
Moonlight 52. Moonlight (I) (2016)

R | 111 min | Drama

7.4
Pariah 53. Pariah (I) (2011)

R | 86 min | Drama

7.2
Pass Over 54. Pass Over (2018)

Not Rated | 74 min | Drama

6.1
Poetic Justice 55. Poetic Justice (1993)

R | 109 min | Drama, Romance

6.1
Queen 56. Queen (1993)

TV-14 | 282 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

7.6
Queen & Slim 57. Queen & Slim (2019)

R | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.1
Queen Sono 58. Queen Sono (2020)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.2
Rosewood 59. Rosewood (1997)

R | 140 min | Action, Drama, History

7.2
School Daze 60. School Daze (1988)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

6.1
Second Coming 61. Second Coming (2014)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

5.1
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker 62. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)

TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.3
Selma 63. Selma (2014)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.5
Seven Seconds 64. Seven Seconds (2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

7.7
Skin 65. Skin (I) (2018)

R | 21 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

7.1
South Central 66. South Central (1992)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama

6.8
Street Flow 67. Street Flow (2019)

TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama

6.4
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 68. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)

TV-PG | Documentary

8.7
The Best Man 69. The Best Man (1999)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.7
The Birth of a Nation 70. The Birth of a Nation (2016)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.5
The Black Godfather 71. The Black Godfather (1974)

R | 90 min | Crime

4.3
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 72. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)

Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History

7.3
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 73. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History

7.6
The Defiant Ones 74. The Defiant Ones (2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

8.5
The Force 75. The Force (2017)

92 min | Documentary

6.8
The Green Mile 76. The Green Mile (1999)

R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

8.6
The Hate U Give 77. The Hate U Give (2018)

PG-13 | 133 min | Crime, Drama

7.5
The Help 78. The Help (2011)

PG-13 | 146 min | Drama

8.1
The House I Live In 79. The House I Live In (2012)

Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary

7.9
The Jackie Robinson Story 80. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)

Approved | 77 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

6.4
The Last Black Man in San Francisco 81. The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

R | 121 min | Drama

7.3
The Loving Story 82. The Loving Story (2011)

Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Drama, History

7.7
The Talk: Race in America 83. The Talk: Race in America (2017)

Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary

6.5
The Wood 84. The Wood (1999)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7
To Kill a Mockingbird 85. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama

8.3
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am 86. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)

PG-13 | 120 min | Documentary

7.7
What Happened, Miss Simone? 87. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

7.6
When They See Us 88. When They See Us (2019)

TV-MA | 296 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

8.8
Whose Streets? 89. Whose Streets? (2017)

R | 102 min | Documentary

6
Within Our Gates 90. Within Our Gates (1920)

Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Romance

6.4