Racial Tension Movies
MONSTERS AND MEN
Monsters and Men follows three intertwined lives in Brooklyn after a controversial police shooting. Through the perspectives of a police officer, a...
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Straight Outta Compton tells the story of the rise and fall of the rap group N.W.A. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The movie explores the...
MENACE II SOCIETY
Menace II Society is a gritty drama that follows the life of a young man growing up in the violent streets of Los Angeles. Caine Lawson navigates the...
FAR FROM HEAVEN
In 1950s Connecticut, a suburban housewife faces social ostracism due to her husband's infidelity and her growing feelings for their African-American...
DETROIT
Detroit is a 2017 American historical drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film is based on the real-life events of the Algiers Motel incident...
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
In the Heat of the Night is a gripping crime drama that captures the tense racial dynamics of the 1960s American South. The film follows Virgil Tibbs,...
CARNIVAL ROW
Carnival Row is a neo-noir fantasy television series that follows the investigation of a string of gruesome murders in a city filled with mythical...
DREAMGIRLS
Dreamgirls is a musical drama film that follows the rise of a 1960s girl group, inspired by the story of The Supremes. The film explores themes of...
DO THE RIGHT THING
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film that follows the life of a young man named Mookie in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of...
BLINDSPOTTING
Blindspotting is a powerful drama that follows the story of two friends, Collin and Miles, as they navigate the challenges of race, identity, and...
BRIGHT
In an alternate present day, humans, orcs, elves, and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time. Two police officers, one a human, the...
FREEDOM WRITERS
Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film based on the true story of Erin Gruwell, a high school teacher who inspired her at-risk students to...
BRONX TALE
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 crime drama film that follows a young boy growing up in the Bronx during the 1960s. He is torn between his working-class father...
48 HRS.
A hard-nosed cop teams up with a wise-cracking convict to track down a dangerous criminal in this action-packed film. As they navigate the gritty...
DARK BLUE
Dark Blue is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Ron Shelton. The movie follows the story of a corrupt LAPD detective who gets caught up in a web of...
LA HAINE
La Haine is a French film that follows three friends from immigrant families living in a poor suburb on the outskirts of Paris. The film explores...
THE SIEGE
The Siege is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The movie follows the events after a series of terrorist attacks on New...
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