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Django Unchained is a 2012 American revisionist Western film directed by Quentin Tarantino, featuring Jamie Foxx as a freed slave on a mission to...

Lincoln is a 2012 American biographical historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis as President Abraham Lincoln....

Glory is a 1989 American historical war drama film depicting the struggles and heroism of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the...

Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film that depicts the events of 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad and the subsequent legal...

Beloved is a 1998 American gothic psychological horror drama film based on Toni Morrison's novel. It follows Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman haunted...

The Help is a 2011 period drama film based on Kathryn Stockett's novel. The story revolves around the lives of Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, two...

Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 biographical drama film directed by Shaka King. The film follows the true story of William O'Neal, an FBI...

The Color Purple is an American musical coming-of-age period drama film that showcases the extraordinary sisterhood of three women and their...

Rosewood is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by John Singleton, depicting the tragic events of the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida.

Free State of Jones is a captivating historical war film that delves into the inspiring true story of Newton Knight and his rebellion against the...

The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels, inspired by the...

Selma is a 2014 historical drama film depicting the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr. and others.

Harriet is a biographical film that chronicles the extraordinary life of Harriet Tubman, an African-American woman who escaped slavery and dedicated...

Cry Freedom is a 1987 epic apartheid drama film that depicts the real-life friendship between anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and journalist...

I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary film and a social critique essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript,...