Here we've displayed a list of the best Discrimination films : The Elephant Man(1980), Ballot Measure 9(1994), The Devil Came on Horseback(2007), The Great Debaters(2007), The Rocket(2005), Salt of the Earth(1954), Coming Out Under Fire(1994), Broken Blossoms(1919), Made in Dagenham(2010), On the Basis of Sex(2018), Girlfight(2000), Snow Falling on Cedars(1999) ... ...
Biography, Drama
USA|UK
1980
125 Minutes
John Hurt Anthony Hopkins Anne Bancroft John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Freddie Jones Michael Elphick Hannah Gordon Helen Ryan John Standing Dexter Fletcher
man doctor wife actress inspiring profound uplifting london john merrick class distinctions discrimination disfigurement transformation discovery 1880s
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Documentary
USA
1994
80 Minutes
gay man lesbian political activist homophobe rousing emotional intense oregon political rally gay rights political campaign discrimination hate crime political activism debate rivalry 1990s
Ballot Measure 9 was an anti-gay amendment proposed to Oregon voters in 1992 by the conservative group, Oregon Citizen's Alliance. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the fight to ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA|Sudan
2007
88 Minutes
Anne Sundberg
military observer reporter photographer militant victim gripping powerful shocking darfur, sudan genocide death government discrimination discovery 2000s
A documentary that exposes the genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan as seen through the eyes of a former U.S. marine who returns home to make the story public.
Drama
USA
2007
127 Minutes
Denzel Washington Forest Whitaker Nate Parker Jurnee Smollett-Bell Denzel Whitaker Jermaine Williams Gina Ravera John Heard Kimberly Elise Devyn Tyler Trenton McClain Boyd
professor scholar college student child prodigy uplifting inspiring positive texas college harvard university college racism discrimination debate student-teacher relationship rise quest 1930s
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Biography, Drama
UK
2005
120 Minutes
Roy Dupuis Patrice Robitaille Michel Barrette Pascal Dupuis Benoît Girard Rémy Girard Tedd Dillon
hockey player teammate coach commissioner wife president brooding gutsy uplifting moving arena montreal boston hockey discrimination violence culture clash maurice richard riots underdog
Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
Drama
USA
1954
94 Minutes
Rosaura Revueltas Juan Chacon Will Geer Adolfo Barela David Wolfe Mervin Williams David Sarvis Henrietta Williams Ernest Velasquez Angela Sanchez
miner wife husband inspiring moving uplifting new mexico discrimination activism feminism underdog sacrifice rivalry 1950s
Mexican workers at a Zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers and daughters, that they eventually triumph.
Documentary
USA
1994
70 Minutes
senator colonel soldier gay man veteran lesbian fascinating disheartening dense europe united states battlefield secret world war ii homosexuality persecution discrimination military love discovery
A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.
Drama
USA
1919
87 Minutes
Lillian Gish Richard Barthelmess Donald Crisp Arthur Howard Edward Piel Sr. George Andre Beranger Norman Selby Wilbur Higby Karla Schramm Ernest Butterworth Fred Hamer
immigrant waif fighter father manager dark emotional disheartening london shop household apartment buddhism immigration discrimination love abuse death forbidden love quest
A frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2010
113 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Bob Hoskins Miranda Richardson Geraldine James Rosamund Pike Andrea Riseborough Daniel Mays Jamie Winstone Rupert Graves Nicola Duffett Lorraine Stanley
employee husband teacher boss coworker inspiring engaging great britain factory strike discrimination working class manufacturing political activism women's rights rise underdog 1960s
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Drama
USA
2000
113 Minutes
Michelle Rodriguez Jaime Tirelli Paul Calderon Santiago Douglas Ray Santiago Elisa Bocanegra Shannon Walker Williams Iris Little-Thomas John Sayles
student boxer trainer father gritty inspiring high school household boxing ring boxing scandal discrimination confrontation loneliness discovery rise transformation 2000s
Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
Drama, History
USA
1999
126 Minutes
Ethan Hawke James Cromwell Richard Jenkins James Rebhorn Sam Shepard Eric Thal Max von Sydow Youki Kudoh Rick Yune Jan Rubes Celia Weston
japanese-american fisherman newspaper reporter wife love interest judge somber endearing emotional profound pacific northwest fishing village household courtroom drowning murder postwar america discrimination family feud unrequited love
A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.
Drama
Italy|France|USA|Germany|Qatar
2015
110 Minutes
Koudous Seihon Alassane Sy Adam Gnegne Mary Elizabeth Innocence Pio Amato Davide Schipilliti
refugee companion squatter villager police officer african intense sad shocking gritty emotional bleak africa italy refugees immigrants discrimination journey violence community
Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
Drama
USA
1971
96 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Will Geer Beverly Todd Bradford Dillman Ramon Bieri Warren Kemmerling Lincoln Kilpatrick P. Jay Sidney Richard Ward Paul Winfield Zara Cully
angel doctor worker townspeople dark emotional alabama household funeral factory death injustice discrimination redemption mankind strike mystery discovery quest rescue
A man who returns to his hometown for a funeral may have a much larger purpose in life than those around him can see.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|France
2011
105 Minutes
Meryl Streep Jim Broadbent Alexandra Roach Harry Lloyd Olivia Colman Iain Glen Victoria Bewick Nicholas Farrell John Sessions Anthony Head David Westhead
prime minister husband father deputy politician grocer intricate fascinating powerful london grantham, england house of parliament westminster, london margaret thatcher gender bias politics discrimination conservatism rise transformation
An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2010
106 Minutes
Gabriela-Maria Schmeide Natascha Lawiszus Ill-Young Kim Christina Große Rolf Zacher Maria Happel Maren Kroymann Matthias Freihof Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss Jördis Triebel
hairdresser daughter illegal immigrant offbeat witty cheery amusing confident east berlin flat nightclub hair salon breakup misfortune dreams frustrated desire discrimination career pursuit 2010s
After being turned down to work at a hair salon because of her figure, a financially struggling hair dresser works to open her own shop.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Liza Minnelli Ken Howard Robert Moore James Coco Kay Thompson Fred Williamson Ben Piazza Emily Yancy Leonard Frey Clarice Taylor James Beard
girlfriend mental patient paraplegic boyfriend neighbor bleak disturbing intense inspiring hospital apartment discrimination homosexuality friendship disfigurement illness rise underdog adventure 1970s
Junie Moon's face has been disfigured by ill-gotten burns, and she depends on her wit and her friends, Warren and Arthur, to cope. Yearning for independence, the three leave the hospital ... See full summary »
Drama
1997
117 Minutes
Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Douglas Spain Courtney B. Vance Ossie Davis Armin Mueller-Stahl Dorian Harewood James Gandolfini Tony Danza Hume Cronyn Mykelti Williamson
juror judge alleged criminal latino priest inspiring tense uneasy courtroom jury deliberation room united states court battles citizenship jury service law and order discrimination metamorphosis quest 1990s
One (Jack Lemmon) of 12 jurors holds out in the case of a boy (George C. Scott) from the slums who is accused of killing his father.
Drama
1988
96 Minutes
Ken Olin Jill Eikenberry Ron Perlman Maureen Mueller Olivia Burnette Peter Michael Goetz Gregg Henry Nicholas Pryor
husband wife prosecutor teenager baby daughter rousing tense sad emotional north carolina rural community courtroom house office amish culture murder case court battles discrimination cultural differences
A county prosecutor (Ken Olin) takes four non-Amish teenagers to trial for the death of an Amish man's (Ron Perlman) baby.
Drama
1961
113 Minutes
Carroll Baker James Shigeta James Yagi Tetsuro Tamba Yoko Takahashi Hiroshi Tomono Sean Garrison Ruth Masters
wife diplomat daughter government official emotional gripping passionate japan household washington, d.c. world war ii marriage government discrimination culture clash love sacrifice quest 1930s
A Tennessee woman (Carroll Baker) marries a Japanese diplomat (James Shigeta) and goes back with him to Japan at the start of World War II.
History, War, Drama
2005
115 Minutes
John Hurt Hugh Dancy Dominique Horwitz Louis Mahoney Nicola Walker Steve Toussaint David Gyasi Susan Nalwoga Victor Power Jack Pierce Musa Kasonka Jr.
priest teacher student refugee militant soldier emotional brutal rwanda school rwandan genocide discrimination friendship protection quest rescue sacrifice 1990s
In 1994 Rwanda, a priest (John Hurt) and a teacher (Hugh Dancy) at a secondary school get caught up in the genocidal conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi.