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Netflix
86
8.8
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85
/54228/
84
/29108/
4.2
/3447064/
75
/157/
95
/92568/
82
/21/
cc age 13+

Forrest Gump (1994)
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
7.8
/284306/
82
/25404/
81
/10218/
3.9
/614462/
93
/323/
93
/2736/
74
/47/
cc age 10+

Hidden Figures (2016)
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
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Netflix
82
7.8
/152299/
77
/3153/
74
/1743/
3.8
/82794/
95
/60/
93
/3608/
78
/22/
cc age 16+

Glory (1989)
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
poster
81
7.0
/892/
73
/37/
56
/14/
3.7
/1843/
93
/15/
89
/35/
93
/9/

Sankofa (1993)
On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.
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Amazon Prime Video
80
7.7
/164108/
77
/3793/
74
/2127/
3.8
/90980/
79
/203/
87
/7334/
73
/40/
cc age 15+

Ray (2004)
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
poster
79
7.5
/765866/
76
/38091/
74
/18120/
3.9
/1971175/
90
/291/
89
/12025/
76
/49/
cc age 14+

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
7.3
/5523/
76
/173/
76
/151/
3.5
/4673/
88
/17/
85
/110/
73
/13/
cc age 13+

The Long Walk Home (1990)
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
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Starz
77
7.5
/180617/
76
/6722/
72
/3547/
3.6
/140367/
87
/53/
85
/3021/
69
/11/
cc age 15+

Trading Places (1983)
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
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Hulu
74
7.8
/246730/
78
/6379/
76
/2840/
3.9
/273822/
72
/137/
93
/23308/
48
/32/
cc age 10+

Remember the Titans (2000)
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
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Kanopy
74
6.9
/80553/
67
/1575/
66
/1170/
3.7
/100793/
74
/116/
70
/1451/
72
/34/

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
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Kanopy
74
7.4
/35287/
74
/1139/
74
/563/
3.5
/9479/
84
/89/
82
/410/
65
/30/
cc age 13+

The Good Lie (2014)
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
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Netflix
73
7.2
/201379/
74
/16577/
71
/5263/
3.4
/382384/
80
/245/
82
/1040/
66
/47/
cc age 13+

The Founder (2016)
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/163170/
70
/2677/
69
/1914/
3.5
/57419/
69
/226/
77
/5989/
73
/41/
cc age 16+

Cold Mountain (2003)
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
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71
7.6
/383224/
78
/12130/
76
/6680/
3.4
/438358/
66
/204/
85
/19477/
53
/29/
cc age 11+

The Blind Side (2009)
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
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Amazon Prime Video
70
7.1
/119913/
72
/2931/
69
/1477/
3.4
/62173/
73
/159/
75
/2107/
61
/38/
cc age 14+

Runaway Jury (2003)
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
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Disney Plus
69
7.2
/50856/
74
/1094/
74
/769/
3.4
/22730/
55
/150/
81
/5830/
58
/33/
cc age 10+

Glory Road (2006)
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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Hulu
68
6.9
/45188/
69
/844/
66
/592/
3.4
/13694/
78
/46/
71
/797/
55
/14/

Tigerland (2000)
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
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Disney Plus
68
6.0
/37510/
69
/1073/
69
/548/
3.2
/25892/
81
/86/
70
/9580/
63
/28/
cc age 12+

Drumline (2002)
A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
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MGM Plus
68
6.9
/159715/
71
/4464/
67
/2214/
3.5
/120750/
76
/59/
64
/1556/
58
/16/
cc age 16+

The Firm (1993)
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
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Netflix
67
65
6.6
/15910/
67
/350/
63
/251/
3.3
/8708/
83
/35/
59
/228/
65
/12/

Animal Factory (2000)
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
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YouTube TV
60
6.2
/131512/
67
/4190/
64
/1628/
2.8
/139711/
38
/160/
78
/18639/
45
/35/
cc age 13+

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.
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The Roku Channel
60
6.5
/688/
62
/33/
56
/13/
50
/28/
63
/25/
49
/16/

Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)
A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the acquittal.
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59
6.8
/14268/
69
/244/
66
/214/
3.3
/4486/
27
/15/
73
/430/

The War (1994)
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.
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Netflix
59
7.3
/21484/
76
/1292/
73
/464/
3.4
/14371/
51
/82/
76
/258/
49
/25/
cc age 12+

The Best of Enemies (2019)
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
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Hoopla
59
6.3
/6563/
66
/176/
60
/118/
3.0
/2644/
48
/23/
55
/190/

A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.
poster
58
5.4
/12618/
70
/586/
64
/213/
2.9
/9330/
26
/57/
93
/722/
45
/18/
cc age 15+

Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.
poster
57
6.1
/8229/
70
/551/
65
/221/
2.9
/8890/
36
/86/
72
/363/
36
/17/
cc age 13+

Poms (2019)
After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-heart seniors, though they face roadblocks along the way.
poster
55
6.4
/66344/
69
/2469/
65
/1204/
3.1
/45519/
50
/22/
58
/1518/
49
/14/
cc age 12+

The Money Pit (1986)
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
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Hoopla
55
6.1
/23438/
61
/459/
57
/352/
2.9
/8700/
29
/157/
46
/628/
47
/38/
cc age 15+

The Alamo (2004)
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
59
53
6.2
/5989/
68
/137/
56
/63/
3.1
/2933/
47
/129/
66
/943/
55
/31/
cc age 15+

Idlewild (2006)
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
poster
49
6.2
/6753/
65
/221/
64
/135/
3.0
/3456/
15
/52/
48
/405/
31
/18/
cc age 17+

Hounddog (2008)
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
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Starz
49
6.3
/305307/
66
/19709/
59
/8797/
2.2
/165239/
26
/276/
52
/4995/
38
/41/
cc age 14+

Terminator Genisys (2015)
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.
poster
47
5.5
/10317/
59
/254/
57
/258/
2.7
/3100/
25
/16/
35
/3/

The Real McCoy (1993)
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated, Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately, between a dirty parole officer, old business partners, and an idiot ex, she will have to do the unthinkable in order to save her son.
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Hoopla
46
5.7
/192259/
62
/8804/
57
/5679/
2.2
/82009/
29
/181/
48
/5803/
41
/31/
cc age 13+

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
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Kanopy
44
5.6
/45862/
61
/1273/
58
/867/
2.4
/12120/
7
/130/
49
/6615/
36
/23/
cc age 18+

The Reaping (2007)
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.
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63
43
5.5
/2482/
70
/99/
69
/64/
3.1
/1050/
58
/32/

Steel Magnolias (2012)
In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.
poster
41
3.8
/2183/
56
/59/
53
/32/
2.4
/2217/
21
/19/
25
/153/
cc age 6+

Gordy (1995)
A talking pig named Gordy becomes involved in a quest to save his family from the slaughterhouse.
poster
41
5.3
/10361/
59
/203/
48
/143/
2.5
/2530/
10
/78/
30
/172/
33
/25/
cc age 16+

Chill Factor (1999)
A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a deadly chemical kept in ice. This chemical will kill every living thing once it melts. They have to take the chemical codenamed 'Elvis' to the next nearest military base while being chased by terrorists who want it to hold the country for ransom.
poster
38
5.0
/696/
53
/20/
28
/10/
3.2
/207/
17
/6/
45
/7/

Drop Squad (1994)
Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spike Lee is the Executive Producer.
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Kanopy
71
36
7.4
/1924/
72
/42/
61
/18/
3.4
/334/
84
/47/

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the local townspeople cherish him — especially restaurant owner Sarah McClellan. But when greedy real estate developers set their sights on Noah's land and he rejects their six-figure offer, this taciturn man is forced to summon all his strength in order to defend not only his property and way of life, but his sanity.
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54
35
5.9
/3658/
58
/42/
52
/36/
3.0
/639/
44
/150/

I'm with Lucy (2002)
It's an hour before Lucy's wedding and her best friend wants to hear all about what led up to that moment. So, Lucy tells about the five men she had blind dates with over the past year (Doug, Gabriel, Bobby, Barry, and Luke) and her experiences with each one. But which one of the five men is Lucy about to walk down the aisle with?
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56
35
6.1
/2108/
67
/111/
65
/35/
3.2
/332/
43
/7/
39
/53/

Bloodworth (2010)
E.F. Bloodworth has returned to his home - a forgotten corner of Tennessee - after forty years of roaming. The wife he walked out on has withered and faded, his three sons are grown and angry. Warren is a womanizing alcoholic, Boyd is driven by jealousy to hunt down his wife and her lover, and Brady puts hexes on his enemies from his mamma's porch. Only Fleming, the old man's grandson, treats him with the respect his age commands, and sees past all the hatred to realize the way it can poison a man's soul. It is ultimately the love of Raven Lee, a sloe-eyed beauty from another town, that gives Fleming the courage to reject this family curse.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
30
7.2
/1162/
67
/40/
70
/37/
3.3
/610/

The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
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64
29
6.6
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60
/21/
68
/19/
3.3
/272/
63
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Heavens Fall (2006)
Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama freight train.
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47
25
5.0
/2074/
55
/69/
49
/49/
3.0
/318/
23
/73/

Beneath the Dark (2010)
Driving to a wedding in Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert, Paul and Adrienne pull off the highway and into Roy's Motel and Cafe. This roadside artifact proves to be a strange and surreal place with an unsettling mix of travelers, who force our couple to discover the secret hidden between them and ultimately, the horrifying reality of their current situation.
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The CW
59
23
5.7
/750/
63
/42/
47
/8/
2.7
/298/
75
/74/

Full Count (2019)
An unfortunate chain of events forces Milton Young to give up his dream of playing professional baseball and return home to the town he fought hard to escape. Once home, Milton faces insurmountable economic and personal hardships, only to be faced with an even greater challenge: defending himself against a Tragic crime that could send him to prison for life. What emerges is a heart-warming story about perseverance, faith, triumph, and the struggle to never let go of a dream.
poster
75
19
7.1
/620/
73
/10/
71
/11/
3.4
/303/
93
/16/

Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.
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AMC+
49
19
5.2
/801/
54
/61/
44
/23/
3.0
/1351/
40
/3/

Horror Noire (2021)
An anthology film presenting six short horror stories from black writers and directors, featuring racist vampires, supernatural creatures, and Satan his damn self.


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