Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "anti-racism"

1. Knives Out (2019)

PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Votes: 777,020 | Gross: $165.36M

2. Malcolm X (1992)

PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee

Votes: 102,335 | Gross: $48.17M

3. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David

Votes: 85,569 | Gross: $22.24M

4. Candyman (2021)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo

Votes: 75,996 | Gross: $61.19M

5. Giant (1956)

G | 201 min | Drama, Western

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker

Votes: 42,350

6. Escape from Pretoria (2020)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Mystery

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

Director: Francis Annan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter

Votes: 43,850

7. Pass Thru (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A messianic entity from the future travels to modern-day earth to wipe out 300,000,000 "bad people" and usher in a new era of peace.

Director: Neil Breen | Stars: Neil Breen, Viad, Kathy Corpus, Abraham Rodriguez

Votes: 2,080

8. White Dog (1982)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker

Votes: 10,835

9. 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: 5,886 | Gross: $15.18M

10. Woodlawn (2015)

PG | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

A gifted high-school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.

Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: Caleb Castille, Sean Astin, Jon Voight, C. Thomas Howell

Votes: 7,872 | Gross: $14.39M

11. Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999 Video)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

The Candyman is back, trying to convince his descendent, an artist, to join him.

Director: Turi Meyer | Stars: Donna D'Errico, Tony Todd, Alexia Robinson, Leonardo Guerra

Votes: 7,650

12. Molotov Samba (2005)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A Brazilian pimp falls in love with a Russian prostitute, creating serious problems - and disastrous repercussions - for both.

Director: Todd Morris | Stars: Carlos Caldart, Layla Alexander, Nancy Ferrara, Ricardo Zamudio

Votes: 282

13. No Way Out (1950)

Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Sidney Poitier

Votes: 6,305

14. Stamped from the Beginning (2023)

R | 91 min | Documentary

A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".

Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: John Toon, Angela Davis, David Goldstein, Elizabeth Hinton

Votes: 1,246

15. Madame Satã (2002)

Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.

Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques

Votes: 3,163 | Gross: $0.20M

16. Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

British sketch comedy starring the likes of Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.

Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones

Votes: 2,812

17. Pinky (1949)

Approved | 102 min | Drama

A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.

Directors: Elia Kazan, John Ford | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan

Votes: 3,420 | Gross: $4.20M

18. Pardon (2005)

99 min | Comedy, Drama

Based on a true event, the film tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization.

Director: Mert Baykal | Stars: Ferhan Sensoy, Rasim Öztekin, Ali Çatalbas, Bülent Kayabas

Votes: 23,068

19. The Greatest (1977)

PG | 101 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.

Directors: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, Lloyd Haynes

Votes: 1,630 | Gross: $8.28M

20. Executive Order (2020)

103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a dystopian near future in Brazil, an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa - creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation.

Directors: Lázaro Ramos, Flávia Lacerda | Stars: Alfred Enoch, Taís Araújo, Seu Jorge, Adriana Esteves

Votes: 2,438

21. Simply Black (2020)

90 min | Comedy

A politically-incorrect comedy about the role of black people in French society.

Directors: John Wax, Jean-Pascal Zadi | Stars: Jean-Pascal Zadi, Caroline Anglade, Fary, Tonton Marcel

Votes: 2,373

22. Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021)

PG-13 | 117 min | Documentary

Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.

Directors: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler | Stars: Chief Egunwale Amusan, Josephine Bolling McCall, Gwen Carr, Tiffany Crutcher

Votes: 1,241

23. Monster High: Ghouls Rule! (2012 TV Movie)

TV-Y7 | 71 min | Animation, Family

When the freaky-fab guys and ghouls of Monster High get wrongly accused of Halloween high jinx by a group of normies, things get spooky. But can they prove their innocence in time for a spooktacular celebration?

Directors: Mike Fetterly, Steve Sacks | Stars: Erin Fitzgerald, Steve Staley, Ogie Banks, Salli Saffioti

Votes: 1,139

24. Freedom Road (1979 TV Movie)

186 min | Drama

A former slave Gideon Jackson, after fighting in the civil war returns home as a free man and becomes a U.S. senator. Will he ever achieve real equality with his former white master?

Director: Ján Kadár | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann

Votes: 207

25. Home of the Brave (1949)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, War

During WW2, a reconnaissance platoon is sent to map out a Japanese-held island but racial tensions arise between the white soldiers and the only black member of the group.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Douglas Dick, Steve Brodie, Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges

Votes: 799

26. Lost Boundaries (1949)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama

This story is a true account of the lives of Scott and Marsha Carter. Having graduated from medical school, Scott Carter, a fair-skinned African American, marries Marsha Mitchell and moves ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer, Susan Douglas Rubes, Robert A. Dunn

Votes: 496

27. American Hardcore (2006)

R | 100 min | Documentary, History, Music

The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986

Director: Paul Rachman | Stars: Greg Ginn, Ian MacKaye, James Drescher, Lucky Lehrer

Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $0.28M

28. Nail Bomber: Manhunt (2021)

TV-MA | 72 min | Documentary, Crime, History

This documentary tells the story of the 1999 London bombings that targeted minority communities, and the race to find the far-right extremist behind them.

Director: Daniel Vernon | Stars: David Copeland, Arthur, Talent Chioma Mundy-Castle, Lee Walden

Votes: 2,530

29. Café au lait (1993)

94 min | Comedy, Romance

Lola is pregnant. But she does not know who the father is: Jamal, the black muslim, son of diplomats, or Felix, the pennyless jewish messenger. Jamal and Felix meet at Lola's, and the race begins.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Julie Mauduech, Hubert Koundé, Mathieu Kassovitz, Vincent Cassel

Votes: 1,174 | Gross: $0.32M

30. 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

31. White Lies (1998 TV Movie)

R | 92 min | Action, Drama

How can a smart middle class girl suddenly turn into a devoted right wing debater? That's what happens with Catherine when she meets the charismatic leaders of the neo-nazi organization NIM.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Sarah Polley, Tanya Allen, Jonathan Scarfe, Lynn Redgrave

Votes: 513

32. The Race Card Game (2024)

2 min | Short, Comedy

A hand of Blackjack goes awry when racial incitement is injected into the game. A short done in silent film style using 1920's motifs. This film is a satire that highlights the undertones ... See full summary »

Director: Joshua Han | Stars: Ian Farley, Joshua Han, Rey Marz

33. Hattrick (2007)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Despite of cricket fever, there are two people in India who dislike it's influence over their lives. The first is Dr. Satyajit Chavan, who will not permit anyone in his home nor the ... See full summary »

Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Nana Patekar, Danny Denzongpa, Paresh Rawal, Kunal Kapoor

Votes: 530

34. The White Girl (1990)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama

A female law student with a bright future gets drawn into the world of cocaine after trying it at college.

Director: Tony Brown | Stars: Troy Byer, Taimak, Teresa Yvon Farley, O.L. Duke

Votes: 58

35. Man on Fire (2018 TV Movie)

54 min | Documentary, Biography

Grand Saline, Texas was a sleepy, unremarkable town--until a white preacher lit himself on fire to protest the town's racism in 2014.

Director: Joel Fendelman | Star: Ron Blanton

Votes: 69

36. The Gatekeeper (2002)

R | 103 min | Drama

A racist, bitter U.S. Border Patrol Agent moonlighting with a vigilante group goes undercover posing as a Mexican migrant worker in an effort to expose an illegal alien smuggling operation.

Director: John Carlos Frey | Stars: John Carlos Frey, Michelle Agnew, Anne Betancourt, Joel Brooks

Votes: 229 | Gross: $0.31M

37. Collisions (I) (2018)

90 min | Drama

Twelve-year-old Itan's promising life in San Francisco is turned upside down when she comes home from school, with her younger brother, to find her mother missing. Suddenly she must rely on her estranged uncle, a big rig truck driver.

Director: Richard Levien | Stars: Jesse Garcia, Izabella Alvarez, Ana de la Reguera, Jason Garcia Jr.

Votes: 237

38. Ninja Vengeance (1993)

R | 87 min | Action, Drama

After he witnesses the death of a black law student, Chris, an American ninja, decides to clean little redneck town from the Ku Klux Klan.

Director: Karl Armstrong | Stars: Janet Pawlak, David Paul Lord, Craig Boyett, Carrie Armstrong

Votes: 346

39. Voice of the Hurricane (1964)

80 min | Drama

The situation on a British East African settler's farm gets extremely tense during an uprising by the Africans before the territory gained its independence from the British.

Director: George Fraser | Stars: Muriel Smith, Phyllis Konstam, Reginald Owen, William Close

40. Carl Laemmle (2019)

91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.

Director: James L. Freedman | Stars: Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 233

41. Sarahsarà (1994)

114 min | Family, Sport

Inspired by the true story of Sarah Gadalla Gubara. In Namibia, Africa, Gershe, a reporter whose car has broken down, is almost killed by a passing ambulance. After following it into the ... See full summary »

Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Giulio Brogi, Ciro Esposito, Lucio Allocca

Votes: 45

42. Beneath the Ink (2018)

13 min | Documentary, Short

"Bring me your mistakes" is the invitation Ohio tattoo artist Billy Joe White makes. A timely look at racism in contemporary America, Beneath the Ink reveals the possibility for change in one Appalachian community.

Director: Cy Dodson | Star: Billy Joe White

Votes: 32

43. Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008)

PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Actor Don Cheadle narrates the story of America's first shock-jock, Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene.

Director: Loren Mendell | Stars: Marion Barry Jr., Chuck Brown, James Brown, Sugar Ray Leonard

Votes: 100

44. Cancelled (I) (2021 TV Special)

48 min | Documentary

Sacked, blacklisted, ostracized, no-platformed: from comedy stand-up to trans rights, and race and academia, a look at cancel culture from all sides and how it's affecting our lives

Director: Tom Jenner | Stars: Richard Bacon, Jamal Williams, Cassie Ferry, Kehinde Andrews

Votes: 6

45. Los ilegales (2007)

Unrated | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Musical

An imaginary line, the border. The illusion in one side and the hope in the other. Too far from God and too close to the other.

Director: Miguel Angel Varela Fimbres | Stars: Eric Ambrosio Fernández Meza, Maico Rojas Aguilar, Fidel Xicotancatl Alvarez Solano, Nicolas Augspach

Votes: 8

46. Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying & the Evergreen Equity Council (2019)

Documentary

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Stars: Bret Weinstein, Peter Boghossian, Heather Heying, Helen Pluckrose

Votes: 17

47. Sometimes I Dream in Farsi (2024)

93 min | Documentary | Completed

After remembering a traumatic racist incident in his childhood, Pirooz Kalayeh decides to document his journey to recovery, traveling back to the barbershop where he was refused a haircut ... See full summary »

Director: Pirooz Kalayeh | Stars: Panauh Kalayeh, Shahin Kalayeh, Hooshmand Kalayeh, Pirooz Kalayeh

48. The Fell We Climb (2022)

Animation, Short

A coming of age short animated film, based on what it means to grow up in Cumbria if you are not white.

Directors: Lou Kneath, Jeffrey Wallin | Stars: Mariana Carolina Quijada Varela, Goria Cunningham

Votes: 9

49. Stein & stjerner (1994)

84 min | Documentary, Music

Norwegian pop group Bel Canto and Norwegian rock group Dum Dum Boys toured all over Norway with their "Sirkus Midgard". This is footage from the tour.

Directors: Lars Nilssen, Odd Syse | Star: Ståle Rue

Votes: 9

50. Hursit (2015)

9 min | Short, Drama

Hursit lives with his mother and disabled brother in Cappadocia. He sees that what he has learned at the religious school is quite different from what is going on around him in real life.

Director: Selcen Yilmazoglu Lombardi | Stars: Mutlucan Kahveci, Leyla Uner Ermaya, Hakan Yildiz, Betul Ozdemir

Votes: 123