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Criterion Channel
83
7.9
/2381/
76
/52/
74
/32/
4.1
/5840/
98
/49/
88
/45/
87
/4/

Nothing But a Man (1964)
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
poster
Hoopla
79
7.3
/123464/
73
/3080/
72
/1721/
3.3
/63041/
85
/106/
81
/1620/
81
/17/
cc age 13+

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters, in a time when those types of relationships were shunned.
poster
76
7.3
/2689/
76
/33/
70
/24/
3.5
/1181/
78
/41/
69
/23/
6.0
/1251/

Up the Down Staircase (1967)
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.2
/9335/
74
/299/
65
/114/
3.6
/5790/
87
/54/
83
/290/
70
/20/
cc age 16+

Rosewood (1997)
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
poster
Hoopla
71
6.9
/1981/
67
/44/
62
/27/
3.5
/1301/
76
/71/
71
/43/
73
/23/

Down in the Delta (1998)
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.0
/7535/
62
/246/
60
/132/
3.1
/5156/
89
/18/
48
/106/
71
/11/

The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.
poster
Hoopla
61
5.9
/3769/
64
/123/
56
/72/
3.3
/5192/
80
/15/
45
/118/
58
/7/

Cleopatra Jones (1973)
After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.
poster
61
6.3
/13038/
65
/257/
63
/190/
3.2
/9796/
62
/34/
63
/342/
cc age 14+

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
poster
59
6.5
/16516/
68
/342/
60
/166/
3.1
/4962/
46
/59/
64
/396/
49
/22/

My Fellow Americans (1996)
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
poster
59
6.1
/3076/
75
/154/
62
/78/
3.2
/591/
60
/10/
68
/66/

House of Cards (1993)
When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sally handles her father's death in a very odd manner. As Sally's condition worsens, Ruth takes her to see Jake, an expert in childhood autism. Jake attempts to bring Sally out of her mental disarray through traditional therapy methods, but Ruth takes a different route. She risks her own sanity by attempting to enter her daughter's mind and make sense of the seemingly bizarre things that Sally does, including building a wondrous house of cards
poster
Kanopy
73
32
7.4
/441/
77
/23/
69
/11/
3.9
/1997/
80
/5/
60
/1/

Color Adjustment (1992)
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
poster
fuboTV
73
28
7.3
/785/
71
/17/
70
/10/
79
/37/

To Dance with the White Dog (1993)
When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.
poster
Kanopy
77
28
8.0
/611/
75
/29/
71
/15/
4.0
/3019/
79
/3/

Ethnic Notions (1986)
This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.
poster
Criterion Channel
67
15
5.7
/441/
56
/15/
58
/4/
3.6
/1368/
92
/2/

Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.
poster
69
13
7.8
/502/
50
/1/
58
/8/
91
/10/

Summer of My German Soldier (1978)
Patty Bergen is a teenager in a Jewish family living in the American South during World War II. Patty feels like an outcast even in her own family and is unable to understand why her father can't seem to love her. Her town eventually becomes host to a prisoner of war camp. A young German soldier escapes from this camp, and Patty finds him hiding in her secret place in the woods outside of town. After getting to know him, she ends up harboring him from his captors and, in the way of many adolescents, falls in love with him. Patty knows what she is risking by helping him, but in his company, she feels important, special, and respected as she has never been. In the end, his regard lifts her self-esteem and helps her to face the heartbreaking events to come.
poster
?
7.4
/257/
60
/3/
67
/3/

A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
poster
?
6.7
/26/

The Grand Baby (1983)
A teen from the city learns to fend for himself living with his grandmother in the rural South.
poster
?
7.2
/12/
10
/1/

Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995)
Real stories of five women of the Old West....
poster
71
?
6.9
/165/
50
/2/
77
/3/
88

Age-Old Friends (1989)
John Cooper is in a retirement home. There are strict rules for the residents, but he refuses to fall into passivity. He flirts constantly with Nurse Wilson and spends time with his best buddy Michael Aylott, who's slowly drifting into senility.
poster
70
?
5.3
/250/
100
/1/
50
/2/
79
/5/

P.K. and the Kid (1987)
P.K. runs away from home because her step-father keeps on harassing her sexually and her mother is ignoring the problem. She hides in the loading space of Kid Kane's pickup, who's on the way to the world championships in arm-wrestling. When he discovers her, he wants to send her home at first, but after he knows the story he takes her with him - and gets himself into big trouble: her step-father is behind them furiously, trying to kidnap her and take revenge for the stress he got from her mother.
poster
66
?
7.1
/349/
81
/8/
40
/9/
74
/1/
cc age 13+

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.
poster
48
?
6.1
/155/
40
/3/
60
/1/

See China and Die (1981)
A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real-life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.
poster
?
5.7
/97/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)
Barney owns the last working farm in Manhattan. For various reasons, city officials have decided to close it down. A special event is planned to raise awareness and money to keep it running.
poster
55
?
6.3
/335/
37
/5/
66
/4/

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can help is if a cold, bureaucratic adoption agency caseworker sees the error of her ways and allows them to be together.
poster
61
?
6.3
/388/
71
/19/
51
/10/

Message from Nam (1993)
Journalism Major Paxton Andrews loses the man she loves in the Vietnam War. Always having followed the beat of a different drum, she decides to work out her grief by going to Vietnam and writing a column that will hopefully help those at home better understand the War.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
43
?
5.7
/288/
35
/2/
40
/1/
cc age 16+

Train Ride (2005)
Three college seniors who are thinking about nothing but graduation and going out with a bang from college, harshly discover that a culmination of four years of hard work can lead to a permanent road to perdition after they decide to experiment with the knockout "date rape" drug on a vulnerable, impressionable, and very attractive freshman girl. Events quickly become a "Train Ride" for all parties involved, and end up spiraling out of control into a roller-coaster of unpredictable, virulent events that must be seen to be believed.
poster
?
4.1
/27/
10
/1/

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982)
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a 1982 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, directed by William Woodman and starring Alex Hyde-White as Romeo and Blanche Baker as Juliet.


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