Here we've displayed a list of the best Racism films : Hoop Dreams(1994), The Life of Reilly(2006), Green Book(2018), To Kill a Mockingbird(1962), Gran Torino(2008), Nothing But a Man(1964), A Raisin in the Sun(1961), Planet of the Apes(1968), A Patch of Blue(1965), Do the Right Thing(1989), A Prophet(2009), In the Heat of the Night(1967) ... ...
Documentary, Drama
USA
1994
174 Minutes
William Gates Arthur Agee Sheila Agee Isiah Thomas Bill Gleason
basketball player teenager mother father coach teacher uplifting powerful gutsy emotional chicago westchester, ill. basketball court family home basketball ambition high school racism class distinctions growing up
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Documentary
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Frank Anderson
actor audience gay man uplifting emotional engaging stage theater hollywood, calif. homosexuality performance game show family history alcoholism racism rise underdog transformation 2000s
If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block, what do you think the odds would be that you'd end up a Tony ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Drama
USA
1962
129 Minutes
Gregory Peck Mary Badham Phillip Alford John Megna Brock Peters Robert Duvall Rosemary Murphy Paul Fix Collin Wilcox Paxton Alice Ghostley William Windom
young girl young boy lawyer neighbor defendant drunk emotional heartwarming moving small town alabama courtroom family home racism childhood class distinctions family growing up underdog 1930s
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Drama
Germany|USA
2008
117 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Christopher Carley Bee Vang Ahney Her Brian Haley Geraldine Hughes Dreama Walker Brian Howe John Carroll Lynch William Hill Brooke Chia Thao
veteran neighbor gang member son grandchild immigrant dark emotional gripping brooding powerful highland park, mich. household barbershop church street neighborhood crime friendship death
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Ivan Dixon Abbey Lincoln Gloria Foster Julius Harris Martin Priest Leonard Parker Yaphet Kotto Stanley Greene Helen Lounck Helene Arrindell Milton Williams
man teacher father boss preacher friend gripping emotional alabama church bar marginalization racism marriage disillusionment discovery love sacrifice 1960s
A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Drama
USA
1961
128 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Claudia McNeil Ruby Dee Diana Sands Ivan Dixon John Fiedler Louis Gossett Jr. Stephen Perry Joel Fluellen Roy E. Glenn Sr. Ray Stubbs
son mother wife widow sister suitor emotional moving chicago apartment american dream aspirations family racism social change money love discovery underdog 1950s
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Adventure, Sci-Fi
USA
1968
112 Minutes
Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Maurice Evans James Whitmore James Daly Linda Harrison Robert Gunner
astronaut slave prisoner dark creative outer space desert cave travel accident racism hunting evolution communism escape pursuit rivalry 21st century
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
Drama
USA
1965
105 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Shelley Winters Elizabeth Hartman Wallace Ford Ivan Dixon John Qualen Elisabeth Fraser
blind person boyfriend mother charming emotional passionate los angeles household park interracial romance racism love social change mother/daughter relationship love forbidden love discovery 1960s
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
Drama
USA
1989
120 Minutes
Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Richard Edson Giancarlo Esposito Spike Lee Bill Nunn John Turturro Rosie Perez Paul Benjamin Frankie Faison
owner brother son sister young boy gutsy intense witty street restaurant brooklyn, n.y. racism violence civil rights community rivalry 1980s
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.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
2009
154 Minutes
Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Adel Bencherif Hichem Yacoubi Reda Kateb Antoine Basler Gilles Cohen Pascal Henault Foued Nassah Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
convict mobster prisoner engaging gripping tense france prison crime ambition murder organized crime prison racism growing up discovery rivalry rise 2000s
A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
109 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Rod Steiger Warren Oates Quentin Dean James Patterson William Schallert Lee Grant Scott Wilson Matt Clark Anthony James Larry Gates
detective police officer wealthy man widow virgil tibbs cool tense sparta, miss. small town police station diner murder racism abortion mystery transformation 1960s
A black police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.
Documentary
USA
2006
85 Minutes
cult leader minister survivor cult member shocking disturbing dark fascinating indiana california guyana commune church religion racism spirituality jim jones suicide obsession rise
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Documentary
USA
1997
102 Minutes
racist victim preacher mother father young girl somber powerful church birmingham, ala. family home racism terrorism murder violence politics pursuit quest sacrifice 1990s
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.
Documentary
UK
2009
90 Minutes
Andrew Thompson Angela Campbell Laura Freeth
president robert mugabe government official zimbabwean farmer judge engaging gripping inspiring rousing chegutu, zimbabwe farm courtroom farming michael campbell human rights property rights racism land reform quest sacrifice underdog
An intimate and moving account of one family's extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming injustice and brutality.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1967
108 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Sidney Poitier Katharine Houghton Cecil Kellaway Beah Richards Roy E. Glenn Sr. Virginia Christine Isabel Sanford
fiancée doctor father mother priest maid powerful amusing emotional san francisco family home hawaii racism culture clash parenthood marriage forbidden love 1960s
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.
War, Drama, History
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman Cary Elwes Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Alan North Bob Gunton Cliff De Young Christian Baskous
soldier military officer friend slave gravedigger gutsy inspiring military base battlefield hospital maryland south carolina american civil war honor racism slavery social change military quest sacrifice
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Drama
USA
2000
113 Minutes
Denzel Washington Will Patton Donald Faison Wood Harris Ryan Hurst Kate Bosworth Ethan Suplee Nicole Parker Kip Pardue Craig Kirkwood Burgess Jenkins
coach football player racist homophobe student friend inspiring emotional gutsy virginia high school football field racism ambition football training prejudice teamwork sports discovery
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
Drama
USA
1985
152 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Danny Glover Margaret Avery Oprah Winfrey Willard E. Pugh Adolph Caesar Akosua Busia Desreta Jackson Rae Dawn Chong Dana Ivey Leonard Jackson
daughter stepfather husband lover brutal emotional moving georgia abuse racism lesbianism poverty discovery forbidden love growing up 1930s
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
125 Minutes
Gene Hackman Willem Dafoe Frances McDormand Brad Dourif R. Lee Ermey Gailard Sartain Stephen Tobolowsky Michael Rooker Pruitt Taylor Vince Park Overall Jake Gipson
fbi agent mayor sheriff klansman activist wife tense brutal powerful mississippi small town barbershop church highway racism civil rights violence pursuit revenge 1960s
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan Anne Francis Lee Marvin Dean Jagger Walter Brennan John Ericson Ernest Borgnine Russell Collins Walter Sande
stranger tough guy sheriff pretty woman gritty tense desert small town american west daunting task showdown deception murder racism mystery discovery 1940s
A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
1992
201 Minutes
Denzel Washington Angela Bassett Albert Hall Al Freeman Jr. Delroy Lindo Theresa Randle Kate Vernon Lonette McKee Tommy Hollis James McDaniel
activist gangster love interest criminal inspiring new york city prison inner city brooklyn, n.y. religion racism violence surveillance politics malcolm x discovery rise 20th century
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.
Drama
India
2008
167 Minutes
Kay Kay Menon Irrfan Khan Soha Ali Khan Madhavan Paresh Rawal Vijay Maurya
salesman tv reporter police chief police officer young man emotional intense mumbai, india train station terrorism tragedy racism grief death bombing discovery rise 2000s
A moving portrayal of the 2006 train bombings in Mumbai, this Indian drama follows the interconnected stories of several strangers.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
2000
106 Minutes
George Clooney John Turturro Tim Blake Nelson John Goodman Holly Hunter Chris Thomas King Charles Durning Del Pentecost Michael Badalucco J.R. Horne Brian Reddy
convict politician salesman wife gangster musician quirky witty hilarious heartwarming mississippi farm river prison radio station escape treasure music betrayal racism
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2004
112 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Don Cheadle Matt Dillon Jennifer Esposito William Fichtner Brendan Fraser Terrence Howard Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Thandie Newton Ryan Phillippe Larenz Tate
district attorney wife criminal police officer producer shopkeeper creative powerful los angeles street family home police station shop racism class distinctions wealth marriage accident quest transformation
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Drama
USA
1991
130 Minutes
Kathy Bates Jessica Tandy Mary Stuart Masterson Mary-Louise Parker Nick Searcy Gailard Sartain Stan Shaw Cicely Tyson Gary Basaraba Timothy Scott
housewife elderly person husband career woman friend uplifting endearing nursing home household café birmingham, ala. small town female bonding nonconformity racism friendship spousal abuse food discovery transformation
A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Russia
2007
153 Minutes
Sergey Makovetskiy Sergey Garmash Aleksei Petrenko Yuriy Stoyanov Sergei Gazarov Nikita Mikhalkov Mikhail Efremov Valentin Gaft Oleksii Gorbunov Sergei Artsybashev Viktor Verzhbitskiy
juror stepfather teenager musician entertainer survivor dark somber school russia prison murder racism trial survival war adoption rivalry fall 2000s
Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen adolescent charged with murdering his stepfather.
Drama
UK
2006
98 Minutes
Thomas Turgoose Stephen Graham Jo Hartley Andrew Shim Joseph Gilgun Vicky McClure Rosamund Hanson Andrew Ellis Perry Benson George Newton Frank Harper
skinhead racist young boy ex-convict friend girlfriend disheartening unrestrained touching cleethorpes, england street city racism coming of age working class nationalism father figure gangs growing up rivalry
A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Theodore Bikel Charles McGraw Cara Williams Lon Chaney King Donovan Claude Akins Larry Dobkin Whit Bissell Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
criminal prisoner sheriff captain landowner brash endearing spirited deep south household friendship racism chain gangs outlaws escape discovery sacrifice 1950s
Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Drama
USA
2019
136 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Jamie Foxx Brie Larson Rob Morgan Tim Blake Nelson Rafe Spall O'Shea Jackson Jr. Karan Kendrick Drew Scheid Steve Coulter Mary Kraft
defense attorney death row inmate wrongly accused emotional disheartening passionate powerful alabama courtroom prison death row wrongful conviction murder case racism politics rescue quest underdog fall discovery
World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.