Best Movies About Racism

Almost all the best movies about racism are based on true stories. Each of the best movies about racism, whether they are about real or fictional events, tells stories that are shameful for humanity.

Friday, August 25, 2023

Best Movies About Racism

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by Mehmet Kaplan

Best Movies About Racism

American History X

Release Date: 1998

Director: Tony Kaye

Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien

The Green Mile

Release Date: 1999

Director: Frank Darabont

Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt

Django Unchained

Release Date: 2012

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington

Gandhi

Release Date: 1982

Director: Richard Attenborough

Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth

Hotel Rwanda

Release Date: 2004

Director: Terry George

Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali

12 Years a Slave

Release Date: 2013

Director: Steve McQueen

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt

Do the Right Thing

Release Date: 1989

Director: Spike Lee

Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson

Hidden Figures

Release Date: 2016

Director: Theodore Melfi

Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Straight Outta Compton

Release Date: 2015

Director: F. Gary Gray

Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.

Mississippi Burning

Release Date: 1988

Director: Alan Parker

Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif

Malcolm X

Release Date: 1992

Director: Spike Lee

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

The Color Purple

Release Date: 1985

Director: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery

The Blind Side

Release Date: 2009

Director: John Lee Hancock

Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head

Just Mercy

Release Date: 2019

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Charlie Pye Jr.

Release Date: 2013

Director: Brian Helgeland

Stars: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie

Selma

Release Date: 2014

Director: Ava DuVernay

Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson

BlacKkKlansman

Release Date: 2018

Director: Spike Lee

Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace

Fruitvale Station

Release Date: 2013

Director: Ryan Coogler

Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durand

Mudbound

Release Date: 2017

Director: Dee Rees

Stars: Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. Blige

Detroit

Release Date: 2017

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Stars: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore