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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...

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 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...

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...

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

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.

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

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,...