Here we've displayed a list of the best Racial Issues films : I Am Not Your Negro(2016), Mudbound(2017), Blindspotting(2018), Marshall(2017), Manderlay(2005), Tales of the Grim Sleeper(2014), Good Hair(2009), A United Kingdom(2016), Flame in the Streets(1961), Luce(2019), The Mack(1973), Free State(2016) ... ...
Documentary
Switzerland|France|Belgium|USA
2016
95 Minutes
writer agent martin luther king jr. disturbing engaging inspiring moving mississippi new york city tennessee american dream social issues racial issues black culture civil rights discovery fall love pursuit quest
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Drama, History
USA
2017
134 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Jason Clarke Jason Mitchell Mary J. Blige Rob Morgan Garrett Hedlund Jonathan Banks Frankie Smith Kennedy Derosin Kelvin Harrison Jr. Kerry Cahill
mother farmer child brother-in-law soldier sharecropper emotional profound disturbing powerful mississippi farm field racism racial issues life after wartime social issues pursuit love discovery
Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Daveed Diggs Rafael Casal Janina Gavankar Jasmine Cephas Jones Ethan Embry Tisha Campbell-Martin Utkarsh Ambudkar Kevin Carroll Nyambi Nyambi Jon Chaffin Wayne Knight
ex-convict probation officer best friend police officer suspect entrepreneur bleak disturbing gripping intense oakland, calif. truck apartment street life after prison witnessing murder racial issues police brutality starting over temptation
While on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Hong Kong
2017
118 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Josh Gad Kate Hudson Sterling K. Brown Dan Stevens James Cromwell Keesha Sharp Roger Guenveur Smith Sophia Bush Jussie Smollett Marina Squerciati
thurgood marshall black man chauffeur lawyer confident emotional fiery gutsy connecticut town courtroom naacp sex crime court battles racial issues conservatism discovery fall pursuit rivalry
The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden|Netherlands|France|Germany|UK|Italy|USA
2005
139 Minutes
Bryce Dallas Howard Isaach De Bankolé Danny Glover Willem Dafoe Michaël Abiteboul Chloë Sevigny Lauren Bacall Udo Kier Jean-Marc Barr Jeremy Davies Llewella Gideon
young woman father gunman master slave elderly man dark melodramatic profound alabama rural community plantation square car house slavery freedom interracial relationship helping others racial issues
A story of slavery, set in the southern U.S. in the 1930s.
Documentary
UK|USA
2014
105 Minutes
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Seymour Amster Laverne Peters Margaret Prescod
narrator serial killer attorney friend murder victim chilling dark disturbing bleak creepy shocking los angeles serial murders documentaries interview murder investigation dna evidence racial issues discovery fall
Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
Documentary
USA
2009
95 Minutes
daughter celebrity african-american woman chris rock al sharpton maya angelou engaging hilarious profound beauty salon competition hall temple factory house india racial issues african-americans hairdressing beauty father/daughter relationship
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|France|USA
2016
111 Minutes
David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike Jack Davenport Tom Felton Laura Carmichael Charlotte Hope Jack Lowden Nicholas Lyndhurst Jessica Oyelowo Arnold Oceng Anastasia Hille
prince african white woman british woman citizen president charming moving emotional engaging inspiring powerful botswana africa united kingdom embassy village street love forbidden love
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
Drama
UK
1961
93 Minutes
John Mills Sylvia Syms Brenda De Banzie Earl Cameron Johnny Sekka Ann Lynn Wilfrid Brambell Meredith Edwards Newton Blick Glyn Houston Michael Wynne
union boss west indian daughter spirited intricate gutsy united kingdom bonfire racial issues racial tension racism interracial relationship discovery escape transformation 1960s
During the 1960s in Britain, tense race relations between whites and blacks are affecting the workplace, the family, the dating scene, and the society at large.
Drama
USA
2019
109 Minutes
Naomi Watts Octavia Spencer Kelvin Harrison Jr. Tim Roth Norbert Leo Butz Andrea Bang Hannah Cabell Christopher Mann Marsha Stephanie Blake Omar Brunson Noah Gaynor
adopted son couple gripping uneasy school united states adoption racial tension racial issues revenge 21st century
A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
110 Minutes
Max Julien Don Gordon Richard Pryor Carol Speed Richard Williams
ex-convict pimp prostitute crooked cop rival uplifting wild oakland, calif. bar nightclub street prison release ambition racial issues prostitution class struggle racism rise rivalry 1970s
Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
Adventure
USA
1957
127 Minutes
Clark Gable Yvonne De Carlo Sidney Poitier Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Patric Knowles Rex Reason Torin Thatcher Andrea King Ray Teal
plantation owner slave trader daughter passionate fiery kentucky united states love racial issues father/daughter relationship discovery 19th century
Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged southern Belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers her mother was black.
Documentary
USA
2015
88 Minutes
Misty Copeland
professional performer ballerina fascinating inspiring united states biography racial issues discovery rise sacrifice temptation 20th century
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Western
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Audie Murphy Joan Evans Robert Sterling Ray Collins Dennis Weaver Palmer Lee Russell Johnson Jack Kelly Johnny Downs Bob Steele James Best
union boss native american prospector lieutenant confederate soldier corporal patriotic engaging powerful striking melodramatic gutsy native american reservation native americans american history confederate army western films accusations racial issues fall
Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.
Drama
USA
2000
107 Minutes
Nicole Parker Isaiah Washington Vicellous Shannon Malinda Williams Jay Underwood Michael Cavanaugh Mel Jackson Jenifer Lewis Marcia Cross Estelle Harris Juanita Jennings
television producer screenwriter actor network executive actress girlfriend lighthearted witty hollywood, calif. television studio office household street television show business workplace romance egoism workplace politics racial issues transformation
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
War, Drama, History
Italy|USA
2008
160 Minutes
Derek Luke Michael Ealy Laz Alonso Omar Benson Miller Pierfrancesco Favino Valentina Cervi Matteo Sciabordi John Turturro Joseph Gordon-Levitt John Alberto Leguizamo Kerry Washington
reporter detective veteran soldier german soldier commander gripping dark tense tuscany, italy new york city village apartment war zone battlefield world war ii behind enemy lines pow/mia investigation racial issues
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
Drama
USA
2005
97 Minutes
Eddie Spears Julia Jones Tim McGraw Saginaw Grant Branscombe Richmond Rick Schroder Russell Means Pooch Hall Wayne Knight Peter Greene Nathaniel Arcand
boxer scout girlfriend cowboy navajo sheriff inspiring powerful boxing match canyon family home native americans boxing olympics family bloodline racial issues relationships discovery growing up 2000s
Black Cloud, is an inspirational story about a young Navajo, Native American boxer, who overcomes personal challenges as he comes to terms with his heritage, while fighting his way for a spot on the US Olympic boxing team.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
84 Minutes
Melanie Lynskey Nelsan Ellis Armani Jackson Oona Laurence Janeane Garofalo Nadia Dajani Veanne Cox Julie Hays Miranda McKeon David Charles Ebert Maliq Johnson
black student mother father professor unrestrained amusing confident hilarious intricate small town washington state college house restaurant interracial conflict racial issues discovery growing up love rivalry
An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
Drama
USA
1978
98 Minutes
Robby Benson Sarah Holcomb Henry Darrow Pepe Serna Trinidad Silva Ji-Tu Cumbuka Lawrence Pressman Domingo Ambriz Brad Sullivan Irene De Bari Carlos Cervantes
gang member girlfriend police sergeant rival young man emotional tense dark los angeles street street life going straight young love racial issues social issues gangs growing up forbidden love 1970s
A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.
Western
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Jeff Chandler Faith Domergue Lyle Bettger Stacy Harris Peter Whitney Walter Sande Stephen Chase John War Eagle Glenn Strange Charles Arnt Julia Montoya
horse trader surgeon native american love interest sergeant thief striking powerful patriotic engaging gutsy melodramatic wyoming american civil war native americans american history racial issues confederate army sioux rivalry
During the Civil War, Southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the Union and the Wyoming Sioux.
Drama
USA
1994
86 Minutes
Eriq La Salle Vondie Curtis-Hall Ving Rhames Kasi Lemmons Leonard L. Thomas Eric Payne Vanessa Williams Michael Ralph Nicole Powell Afemo Omilami
ad executive activist african-american restaurant employee kidnapper militant amusing campy outlandish new york city office restaurant warehouse racial issues activism brainwashing kidnapping advertising secret society transformation
Political satire about an underground militant group that kidnaps African-Americans who have sold out their race. The story follows as the group led Curtis-Hall and Rhames kidnaps an ... See full summary »
Drama
2015
87 Minutes
Sarah Jeffery Stephan James Shamier Anderson Steven Love Lanette Ware Hugh Thompson Jackie Torrens Cara Ricketts Denis Theriault Jeremiah Sparks Jim Codrington
young man black man athlete moving emotional engaging nova scotia canada small town oppression racial issues race relations racial tension career career aspirations hockey community growing up rise 21st century
A young, black hockey star (Stephan James), bound for the NHL, is surronded by racial tension in a divided Nova Scotian community.
Romance
2008
96 Minutes
Nadine Velazquez Mark Consuelos Mario Lopez Erik Estrada Tempestt Bledsoe Rosa Arredondo Mike Miller Erin Ross Kate Micucci
husband wife love interest father wealthy man campy hilarious new mexico sham marriage racial issues parent/child relationship inheritance adventure discovery forbidden love transformation 2000s
Lola (Nadine Velazquez) has to marry a man her dad approves of before her birthday or she will lose a huge trust fund her mother set up.
Drama
2007
86 Minutes
Sarah Jessica Parker Miranda Richardson Victor Rasuk Paul James Beau Bridges Mykelti Williamson James Rebhorn
teacher dean student african-american reporter professor brooding tense gripping university vermont classroom lecture hall office racial issues hate crime secret past controversy academia reputation
A dean (Sarah Jessica Parker) at a Vermont college deals with controversy when a student (James Rebhorn) becomes the target of racism.
Comedy
1994
88 Minutes
Leon Schuster John Matshikiza Wilson Dunster Terri Treas Michelle Bowes
south african man best friend woman general daughter thief hilarious cheeky south africa city party cliff new york city friendship deportation lottery racial issues disguise apartheid adventure
Childhood pals (Leon Schuster, John Matshikiza) reverse racial roles so one can avoid prosecution in South Africa.