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1. Dark Winds (2022– )
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows Leaphorn and Chee, two Navajo police officers in the 1970s Southwest that are forced to challenge their own spiritual beliefs when they search for clues in a double murder case.
Stars: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison
Votes: 16,423
2. When They See Us (2019)
TV-MA | 75 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez
Votes: 138,491
3. The Nightingale (I) (2018)
R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr, Addison Christie
Votes: 35,955 | Gross: $0.39M
4. Antebellum (2020)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston
Votes: 29,906
5. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs
Votes: 29,233 | Gross: $8.32M
6. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,746
7. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Director: Melvin Van Peebles | Stars: Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, Simon Chuckster
Votes: 5,888 | Gross: $15.18M
8. Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the New Orleans-born crooner who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
Director: Kenny Leon | Stars: Danielle Brooks, Olivia Washington, Joaquina Kalukango, Jason Dirden
Votes: 699
9. Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016)
PG-13 | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentarian Dinesh D'Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton's true motivations.
Directors: Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley | Stars: Dinesh D'Souza, Jonah Goldberg, David Guyette, Andrea Cohen
Votes: 7,805 | Gross: $13.10M
10. The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
128 min | Crime, Drama, History
An unstable former French Sergeant commits many atrocities. A judge considers how this case could benefit or damage his career.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 2,335
11. The House I Live In (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, a penetrating look inside America's criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S. drug policy.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Eugene Jarecki, David Simon, Shanequa Benitez, William Julius Wilson
Votes: 5,398 | Gross: $0.21M
12. En el corredor de la muerte (2019)
46 min | Biography, Drama
January 27, 1994. The bodies of a man and two 25-year-old models are found riddled with bullet holes in the house of a nightclub owner. The police find a camera set up in the living room of... See full summary »
Stars: Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Marisé Álvarez, Ramón Agirre, Cristina Soler
Votes: 434
13. Islamophobia (2022)
130 min | Action, Drama
Showcasing the traumatic effects of prejudice and discrimination against Muslim, Christianity, and Judaism its Islamophobia is a story of Peace , Love, Unity, Respect, Compassionate, and ... See full summary »
Director: Omer Sarikaya | Stars: Chris Mulkey, Wilma Elles, Fahim Fazli, Essam Ferris
Votes: 19
14. The Uncomfortable Truth (2017)
85 min | Documentary
When the award-winning filmmaker of "An Ordinary Hero", Loki Mulholland, dives into the 400 year history of institutional racism in America he is confronted with the shocking reality that ... See full summary »
Director: Loki Mulholland | Stars: Luvaughn Brown, Joan Mulholland, Loki Mulholland
Votes: 289
15. Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019)
76 min | Documentary
A life and death story about extreme heat, the politics of "disaster" and survival by zip code.
Director: Judith Helfand | Stars: Valerie Brown, Richard M. Daley, Michelle Landis Dauber, Edmund Donoghue
Votes: 91
16. Milwaukee 53206 (2016)
55 min | Documentary
An intimate documentary that chronicles the lives of those affected by incarceration in America's most incarcerated ZIP code.
Director: Keith McQuirter | Stars: Beverly Walker, Dennis Walton, Chad Wilson, Muhibb Dyer
Votes: 46
17. Toxic_A Black Woman's Story (2020)
26 min | Short, Drama
Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question - Peer into the world of the film's lead... See full summary »
Director: Devon V. Collins | Stars: Crystle Paynther, Michael Head, Re'Shawn Reese, Fred Munkachy
18. Ferguson Rises (2021)
82 min | Documentary
Ferguson Rises is the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss and became the flash point for a modern day civil rights movement.
Director: Mobolaji Olambiwonnu | Stars: Jeffrey Amado Ahrens, Rasheen Aldridge, Dominique Alexander, Ank Ankenbrand
Votes: 57
19. Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005 Video)
62 min | Documentary
Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms,... See full summary »
Director: Loretta Alper | Stars: Stanley Aronowitz, Edward Asner, Roseanne Barr, George W. Bush
Votes: 70
20. Stop and Search (2019)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Crime | Completed
If you're black in the UK, the police are 10 times more likely to stop and search you. How would they feel if it was the other way around?
Director: Harry Jackson | Stars: Philip Barantini, Alessandro Babalola, Dean Kilbey, Selom Awadzi
21. Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying & the Evergreen Equity Council (2019)
Documentary
Stars: Bret Weinstein, Peter Boghossian, Heather Heying, Helen Pluckrose
Votes: 17
22. The Global African (2014–2016)
30 min | News, Talk-Show
23. Rattling the Bars (2015– )
Not Rated | Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Mark-Antony Johnson, Diana Zuniga, Jasmine Heiss
24.
The Dan Bongino Show (2017– )
Something Deeply Troubling Is Going On, Be Warned
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Dan Bongino, Joe Armacost
25.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
I Solve Institutional Racism While You Wait. Someone Should Have Asked me Sooner
(2020 Podcast Episode)
61 min | News
Star: Scott Adams
26.
The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
Real Institutional Oppression
(2020 Podcast Episode)
50 min | Talk-Show
Star: Michael J. Knowles
27.
5 News Tonight (2014– )
Episode:
Episode dated 17 June 2020
(2020)
News
Stars: Tessa Chapman, Augustine Tanner-Ihm
28.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
If You Can Read This, I Have Not Been Cancelled. Let's Push It a Little Farther
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
29.
Peston (2018– )
Episode:
Episode #6.10
(2021)
46 min | News, Talk-Show
Robert discusses with his guests - Are Meghan and Harry right when they say that the tabloids are toxic? Will Brexit ever really be done? Are all our important institutions tainted by racism? Plus, the global vaccine roll-out.
Director: Erron Gordon | Stars: Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana, Steve Coogan, João Vale de Almeida
30.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Police on Trial
(2022)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE examines the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the struggle for police accountability.
Director: Mike Shum | Stars: Medaria Arradondo, Janaé Bates, Lisa Bender, Jerry Blackwell
Votes: 48
31.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Racist Trees
(2024)
TV-14 | 84 min | Documentary
A historically black Palm Springs suburb struggles to remove a towering wall of tamarisk trees that form a barrier and that some say segregates the community. The frustrated residents see them as an enduring symbol of racism.
Directors: Sara Newens, Mina T. Son | Stars: Tyrone Beason, Renee Brown, Mildred Browne, Jarvis Crawford
Votes: 9
32.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode:
Municipal Violations
(2015)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
If you have money, committing a municipal violation may pose you a minor inconvenience. If you don't, it can ruin your life.
Director: Jim Hoskinson | Stars: John Oliver, David Kaye, Rob Riggle, B.J. Hendricks
Votes: 344
33.
Days of Revolt (2015–2016)
Episode:
The New Black Militants
(2016)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Chris Hedges, Rika Tyler, Antoine White
34.
Fault Lines (2009– )
Episode:
Ferguson: City Under Siege
(2014)
25 min | Documentary, News
Fault Lines goes to Ferguson, Missouri, to examine the protests over the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager name Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. It looks at the ... See full summary »
Stars: Sebastian Walker, Jay Nixon, Ron Johnson, Thomas Jackson
35.
Rattling the Bars (2015– )
Episode:
Will President Obama Grant Clemency to Leonard Peltier Before He Leaves Office?
(2016)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
Stars: Eddie Conway, Jasmine Heiss, Robert Hillary King, Barack Obama
36.
Rattling the Bars (2015– )
Episode:
The Population of Women in Prison Has Tripled Since the '90s
(2015)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
37.
Rattling the Bars (2015– )
Episode:
U.S. Prison Nation
(2015)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
38.
United Shades of America (2016–2022)
Episode:
Native Americans
(2017)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
Kamau heads to the Dakotas to shed light on a population over which the United States has too long cast a shadow: the indigenous people we mistakenly call Native Americans.
Stars: Adam Beach, W. Kamau Bell, Ben-Alex Dupris, Chase Iron Eyes
Votes: 33
39.
Wartime Crime (2017– )
Episode:
The Zoot Suit Riots
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime
During WW2 in Los Angeles, white servicemen and civilians attack Hispanic and other minority youths who are seen as unpatriotic due to the style of clothes they wear.
Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Luis Alvarez, Omar Banana, Mike Bodie, Zuma Davies
Votes: 12
40.
The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Trump's Right: His Opponents Are in Tatters
(2017 Podcast Episode)
46 min | Talk-Show
The tentacle porn guy says that Donald Trump's tax plan killed America. Robert Mueller indicts Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI. Michael Knowles guests to talk about Christmas.
Stars: Andrew Klavan, Michael J. Knowles, Joy Behar, Michael T Flynn
41.
Fault Lines (2009– )
Episode:
Ferguson: Race and Justice in the US
(2014)
50 min | Documentary, News
Stars: Carlos Ball, Freeman Bosley, Daniel Brown, Solomon Butler
42.
Fault Lines (2009– )
Episode:
Anaheim: A Tale of Two Cities
(2012)
24 min | Documentary, News
Director: Sweta Vohra | Stars: Eric Altman, Luis Fernandez, John Helter, Genevieve Huizar
43.
Adam Ruins Everything (2015–2019)
Episode:
Adam Ruins Guns
(2018)
TV-14 | 24 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Adam Conover is back to take aim at critics on both sides of the gun debate in America. He explains why an assault weapons ban would not be effective and demonstrates how the Second Amendment has been twisted to fit the NRA's agenda.
Director: Tim Wilkime | Stars: Adam Conover, Landry Allbright, Raphael Chestang, Julian Curtis
Votes: 148