Movies like White Man's Burden

The Help explores the dynamics between African American maids and their white employers in 1960s Mississippi, offering a poignant look at race and class distinctions. Viewers drawn to the racial role reversal in White Man's Burden may find The Help's portrayal of civil rights struggles to be similarly engaging.

Get Out is a horror film that doubles as a biting social commentary on race and liberal racism in America, resonating with the thematic elements of White Man's Burden by revealing the underlying tensions in seemingly progressive environments.

American History X delves into the life of a reformed neo-Nazi attempting to prevent his younger brother from going down the same path. Its intense examination of racism and redemption in a family setting makes it an essential watch for those intrigued by the societal examinations in White Man's Burden.

Crash interweaves multiple storylines about race, loss, and redemption in modern-day Los Angeles, all of which play into the themes of racial tensions and social divisions. Fans of White Man's Burden, with its focus on racial role reversal, may find Crash's raw exploration of prejudice compelling.

District 9, a sci-fi allegory for apartheid, follows the story of extraterrestrial refugees in South Africa. Like White Man's Burden, it uses a fantastical setting to comment on real-world issues of segregation and inequality, making it a thought-provoking film for audiences interested in social commentary.

Do the Right Thing is Spike Lee's incendiary look at racial tensions in a Brooklyn neighborhood during one scorching summer day. With its powerful dialogue on race relations, this film appeals to viewers who appreciate White Man's Burden's confrontation of racism and its consequences.

Pleasantville uses a fantasy element where two modern teenagers are transported into a 1950s sitcom, exploring the issues of race and the resistance to societal change. Fans of White Man's Burden might appreciate this film's similar allegorical approach to discussing race and cultural norms.