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1. O.J.: Made in America (2016)
TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen
Votes: 21,558
2. Black Panther (2018)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira
Votes: 836,633 | Gross: $700.06M
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke
Votes: 304,856 | Gross: $453.72M
4. Do the Right Thing (1989)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson
Votes: 112,284 | Gross: $27.55M
5. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace
Votes: 290,803 | Gross: $49.28M
6. Malcolm X (1992)
PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Votes: 101,953 | Gross: $48.17M
7. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Director: Shaka King | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback
Votes: 91,380
8. The Butler (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
Votes: 119,700 | Gross: $116.63M
9. Coonskin (1974)
R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas
Votes: 3,733
10. Shaft (1971)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John
Votes: 20,988 | Gross: $16.69M
11. Bamboozled (2000)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 12,336 | Gross: $2.27M
12. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill
Votes: 13,944 | Gross: $4.95M
13. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,486 | Gross: $7.12M
14. Talk to Me (2007)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps
Votes: 10,269 | Gross: $4.47M
15. The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Crime
A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston
Votes: 1,561 | Gross: $1.00M
16. Panther (I) (1995)
R | 124 min | Drama
A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 2,693 | Gross: $6.83M
17. Night Call Nurses (1972)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Funny sexual fantasy with three naughty nurses.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Patty Byrne, Alana Stewart, Mittie Lawrence, Clint Kimbrough
Votes: 460
18. Fight for Your Life (1977)
R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mean trashy exploitation picture about three convicts who escape from jail and hole up at the house of a black minister. There are a few nasty scenes where the minister's family is being ... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. Endelson | Stars: Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross
Votes: 1,734
19. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Schackman
Votes: 14,815
20. Black Devil Doll (2007)
73 min | Comedy, Horror
A young, buxom teen vixen finds herself hurled into an odyssey of forbidden sex and unspeakable violence after an innocent evening dabbling in the occult. What started as a simple child's ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Louis Lewis | Stars: Jonathan Louis Lewis, Chris Lewis, Minh Bao, The Brick
Votes: 1,108
21. Private Duty Nurses (1971)
R | 80 min | Thriller
A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.
Director: George Armitage | Stars: Katherine Cannon, Joyce Williams, Pegi Boucher, Joseph Kaufmann
Votes: 271 | Gross: $0.20M
22. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Biography, Drama
Ali's biggest match, his fight with the US government. A film about the politics and hubris surrounding the Vietnam War and the revenge exacted on America's greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Ed Begley Jr., Peter Gerety
Votes: 2,588
23. The Cool World (1963)
105 min | Crime, Drama
A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.
Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodríguez, Clarence Williams III
Votes: 659
24. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History
This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Blair Anderson, Omar Barbour, Julian Bond, Elaine Brown
Votes: 2,144 | Gross: $0.48M
25. One + One (1968)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Music
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, Godard reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Sean Lynch, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards
Votes: 3,305
26. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History
Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.
Director: Göran Hugo Olsson | Stars: Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Abiodun Oyewole
Votes: 2,496 | Gross: $0.26M
27. The Battle of Henry Johnson
90 min | War | Post-production
WW1 African American war hero, Henry Johnson, fights a platoon of German stormtroppin, to protect fellow combatant, 15 year old Needham Roberts. An exploration of masculine roles, as well ... See full summary »
Director: Harrison Stengle | Stars: Makayla Chandler, Hyzeem Brown, Brandon Tabb, Alfred Abu Jr.
28. Maidstone (1970)
110 min | Drama
Norman T. Kingsley, famous movie director, runs for President.
Director: Norman Mailer | Stars: Norman Mailer, Rip Torn, Paul Austin, Joy Bang
Votes: 281
29. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Roger Guenveur Smith, Rahum Brown, Brenda Lee, Georgina Ransley
Votes: 851
30. Che Guevara (2005)
R | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
Rebel. Hero. Lover. Legend. Che Guevara has inspired generation after generation as the young idealist and revolutionary who fought for the poor and oppressed. Eduardo Noriega (Vantage ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Evans | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Enrico Lo Verso, Paula Garcés, Sergio d'Amato
Votes: 729
31. Salute (2008)
TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Sport
The black power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights movement. What part did the white Australian who ran second play and what price did these athletes pay for standing up for their beliefs?
Director: Matt Norman | Stars: Christopher Kirby, Bob Beamon, Ralph Boston, Raelene Boyle
Votes: 453
32. Mama Africa (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about Miriam Makeba.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Miriam Makeba, Bageot Bah, Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael
Votes: 351 | Gross: $0.01M
33. Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021)
89 min | Documentary, History
How the movement came into being in the late 1960s, when it fought back against police brutality and racism.
Director: George Amponsah | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Baldwin
Votes: 149
34. Ashes and Embers (1982)
120 min | Drama
A troubled Vietnam veteran hoping to forget the war and reconnect with American life struggles with disillusionment, self-worth, and cynicism.
Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: John Anderson, Evelyn A. Blackwell, Norman Blalock, Kathy Flewellen
Votes: 177
35. Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (2016 TV Special)
234 min | Music, Sport
Coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as over 78,000 people gather to watch an elaborate show of dance, music and unity.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Daniela Thomas, Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Gisele Bündchen, Michael Phelps, Judi Dench, Fernanda Montenegro
Votes: 401
36. And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
300 min | Documentary, History, Music
A five-part documentary series released by VH1 in 2004. The series recounts the development of hip hop culture from its birth in New York City in the 1970s through its flowering into a global phenomenon in the 21st Century.
Stars: Bill Adler, Will Smith, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg
Votes: 201
37. Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999)
Unrated | 59 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Documentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Features interviews with athletes, including John Carlos, Tommie Smith and George Foreman, activist... See full summary »
Director: George Roy | Stars: Neil Amdur, Bob Beamon, Ralph Boston, Avery Brundage
Votes: 104
38. Chicago Blues (1970)
59 min | Documentary
CHICAGO BLUES (1972, 59 mins, 16mm, color) explores the hard lives of bluesmen in the Windy City narrated by an insightful and incendiary commentary from comedian turned political activist ... See full summary »
Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Dick Gregory, Buddy Guy, Studs Terkel, Muddy Waters
Votes: 16
39. My Survival as an Aboriginal (1979)
49 min | Documentary, History
The movie delves beneath surface appearances to reveal a strong resistance to assimilation and loss of identity, as the late Essie Coffey, a Murrawarri woman, takes us into the Aboriginal struggle for survival.
Director: Essie Coffey | Star: Essie Coffey
Votes: 16
40. Two Laws (1982)
Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, History
Docu-drama outlining the culture clash in law between indigenous Australians and white European settled Australia.
Directors: Alessandro Cavadini, Carolyn Strachan
Votes: 42
41. 68 (2008 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
From Washington to Saigon, Rome to Mexico, Paris to London, a wave of demonstrations shakes the world. 68 travels back in time to war torn Vietnam, freed and occupied Prague, Paris demonstrating, revolution in the Americas.
Director: Patrick Rotman | Stars: Edouard Balladur, The Beatles, Claude Berri, Leonid Brezhnev
Votes: 66
42. Black Power Salute (2008 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Sport
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous ... See full summary »
Director: Geoff Small | Star: Colin Salmon
Votes: 27
43. Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1970)
73 min | Documentary, Biography
Cleaver, on film as in life, is a complex mixture of profound political insight, socially crystallized ghetto cultural patterns and a multifaceted human personality.
Director: William Klein | Stars: Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver
Votes: 53
44. Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage (2011 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Fascinating documentary about the history and legacy of the rap group "Public Enemy".
Director: James Hale | Stars: Bill Adler, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Scott Ian
Votes: 60
45. SubUrban Underground (2014– )
113 min | Talk-Show
Sketch Comedy, live music, and panel discussions.
Stars: Stephen Conrad Moore, Angela Wildflower, Cherie Danielle, Sage Buchalter
46. Untitled Peter Norman Story
120 min | Drama, History, Thriller | Announced
In 2008 Matt Norman released the International award winning documentary feature "SALUTE" which covers his famous uncles (Peter Norman) support of the Black Power Salute performed by Tommie... See full summary »
Director: Matt Norman
47. Othelo, o Grande (2023)
82 min | Documentary
Grande Otelo was one of Brazil's greatest actors and comedians, using the spotlight to shape his own narrative and discuss the institutional racism that haunted him for eight decades, two dictatorships and over a hundred films.
Director: Lucas H. Rossi | Stars: Grande Otelo, Abdias do Nascimento, Klaus Kinski, Oscarito
Votes: 10
48. Return to Mexico City (2009 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
In the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, USA medal winners Tommy Smith and John Carlos stood on the victory podium in silent protest during the national Anthem. Each bowed their head and raised... See full summary »
Directors: Joie Jacoby, Maura Mandt | Stars: Neil Amdur, Ralph Boston, Tom Brokaw, Charlene Carlos
Votes: 10
49. Finally Got the News... (1970)
56 min
Directors: Stewart Bird, Peter Gessner, René Lichtman, John Louis Jr.
Votes: 23
50. Will Anyone Learn Anything from the Jussie Smollett Debacle? (2019 Video)
29 min | Short, News
Star: Atheism Is Unstoppable
Votes: 11