Movies Like Son of the South

Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker, loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of three civil...

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...

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...

Ghosts of Mississippi is a biographical courtroom drama film that follows a district attorney and Medgar Evers' widow as they seek justice for the...

12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Steve McQueen, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup....

Fruitvale Station is a 2013 American biographical drama film that portrays the events leading to the tragic death of Oscar Grant, who was killed by a...

Just Mercy is a powerful and thought-provoking legal drama based on a true story. The film explores themes of justice, racism, and inequality in the...

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan, based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer...

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

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...

Loving is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film that delves into the inspiring story of Richard and Mildred Loving. The movie highlights their...

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,...