Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "black-white-relations"

1. Trading Places (1983)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche

Votes: 166,529 | Gross: $90.40M

2. Glory (1989)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 145,026 | Gross: $26.83M

3. The Woman King (2022)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Drama, History

A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim

Votes: 73,750 | Gross: $67.33M

4. The Bodyguard (1992)

R | 129 min | Action, Drama, Music

A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 148,269 | Gross: $121.95M

5. The Bucket List (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd

Votes: 260,487 | Gross: $93.47M

6. Three Kings (1999)

R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze

Votes: 180,835 | Gross: $60.65M

7. 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: 102,401 | Gross: $48.17M

8. Fritz the Cat (1972)

X | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

In the late 1960s, a pretentious, womanizing young cat drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem, hits the road with an ex-girlfriend and gets mixed up with domestic terrorists.

Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles

Votes: 14,407 | Gross: $25.00M

9. Across the Universe (2007)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs

Votes: 114,420 | Gross: $51.66M

10. The Last King of Scotland (2006)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

Votes: 196,484 | Gross: $17.61M

11. Ali (2001)

R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles

Votes: 105,783 | Gross: $58.20M

12. O (2001)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin.

Director: Tim Blake Nelson | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett

Votes: 21,963 | Gross: $16.02M

13. Jungle Fever (1991)

R | 132 min | Drama, Romance

Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis

Votes: 19,714 | Gross: $32.48M

14. New York, New York (1977)

PG | 155 min | Drama, Music, Musical

An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus

Votes: 21,955 | Gross: $16.40M

15. Heavy Traffic (1973)

R | 77 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art.

Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank DeKova, Terri Haven

Votes: 3,743 | Gross: $1.34M

16. Descent (2007)

R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

A college co-ed is brutally raped and struggles alone to rebuild her life.

Director: Talia Lugacy | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick, Vanessa Ferlito

Votes: 3,274 | Gross: $0.13M

17. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

Approved | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Western

Respected Black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers, Billie Burke

Votes: 5,394

18. Burn! (1969)

R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War

In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia

Votes: 5,857 | Gross: $0.43M

19. The Landlord (1970)

PG | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

At the age of 29, Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges) "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his ... See full summary »

Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey

Votes: 3,103 | Gross: $0.96M

20. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)

R | 77 min | Animation, Comedy

Now living on welfare with a wife and kitten, Fritz retreats from the domestic hell surrounding him by embarking on a series of marijuana-fueled fantasies of what his life could have been.

Director: Robert Taylor | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely

Votes: 3,023 | Gross: $1.09M

21. The Brothers Solomon (2007)

R | 93 min | Comedy

A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.

Director: Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Jenna Fischer, Chi McBride

Votes: 11,476 | Gross: $0.90M

22. Intruder in the Dust (1949)

Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Family

In 1940s Mississippi, two teenage boys and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr., Juano Hernandez, Porter Hall

Votes: 2,698

23. 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: 3,421 | Gross: $4.20M

24. Deadly Pickup (2016 Video)

TV-MA | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

She's sexy, fun and a cold-blooded killer. This hitch-hiker stalks her prey on the highways and dispatches them with a poisonous ring.

Director: Dean McKendrick | Stars: Carter Cruise, Kira Noir, William F. Bryant, Billy Snow

Votes: 349

25. Fight for Your Life (1977)

R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mean trashy exploitation picture about three convicts who escape from jail and hole up at the house of a black minister. There are a few nasty scenes where the minister's family is being ... See full summary »

Director: Robert A. Endelson | Stars: Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross

Votes: 1,748

26. 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

27. The Body (1974)

R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

In Trinidad, a beautiful young woman seeking to escape her alcoholic husband seduces a young man into a murder-for-money plot.

Director: Luigi Scattini | Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Zeudi Araya Cristaldi, Leonard Mann, Carroll Baker

Votes: 182

28. The Broken Shore (2013 TV Movie)

103 min | Crime

An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adaptation, Detective Joe Cashin uncovers a ... See full summary »

Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Don Hany, Claudia Karvan, Anthony Hayes, Erik Thomson

Votes: 817

29. La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1972)

R | 79 min | Drama, Romance

Alberto, an engineer, and Helen, a magazine photographer, have been married for a few years, but their marriage is in crisis. They decide to take a trip to the Seychelles, where everything will happen.

Director: Luigi Scattini | Stars: Ugo Pagliai, Beba Loncar, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Zeudi Araya Cristaldi

Votes: 122

30. 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

31. Dirty Laundry (I) (2006)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A modern-day prodigal son story with a twist. It follows Patrick, a magazine writer, who seems to have the "perfect life," until one day, there is a knock at the door. On the other side stands a secret that brings him face to face with the traditional southern family he hasn't seen in over 10 years.

Director: Maurice Jamal | Stars: Rockmond Dunbar, Loretta Devine, Jenifer Lewis, Terri J. Vaughn

Votes: 531 | Gross: $0.02M

32. The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

Approved | 124 min | Drama, Romance

While the Nazi regime subjugates European nations during World War II, in the Belgian Congo nurse Rachel Cade tries to cure the local people. Colonel Derode falls in love with her, but an injured young American pilot upsets his plans.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore, Errol John

Votes: 607

33. A Four Letter Word (2007)

Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that he seems, will Luke be disappointed?

Director: Casper Andreas | Stars: Jesse Archer, Paul Haje, Charlie David, Cory Grant

Votes: 911 | Gross: $0.07M

34. Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

PG | 103 min | Drama, History

Set in 1931, Sugar Cane Alley paints a rich impasto of native life under French colonial rules, filtered through the coming-of-age of a bright, sweetly opportunistic boy.

Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck, Joby Bernabé

Votes: 1,026

35. The Secret Cellar (2003 Video)

R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery

A mansion forms the backdrop to a spate of murders, and when the spirits lurking within are awakened they bring out some erotic, sensual thrills in the new guests.

Director: John Quinn | Stars: Glen Meadows, Christina Baby, Anthony Bates, Sean McGovern

Votes: 177

36. Personals II: CasualSex.com (2001 Video)

R | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A writer for a pop culture magazine needs to come up with a "killer" story about online dating to save her job. After catching her shackup partner in bed with a bimbo from the marina she is... See full summary »

Director: Kelley Cauthen | Stars: Beverly Lynne, Christopher John Kapanke, Candace Washington, Daniel S. D'Ottavio

Votes: 118

37. Black and White in Color (1976)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, War

During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Jean Carmet, Jacques Dufilho, Catherine Rouvel, Jacques Spiesser

Votes: 1,794

38. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)

PG | 125 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Lillian Carter, Elizabeth Hayes

Votes: 960 | Gross: $0.11M

39. Happy Here and Now (2002)

R | 89 min | Drama

When an unhappy young woman disappears, her worried sister desperately searches the internet for a clue to her missing sibling's whereabouts.

Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Karl Geary, Shalom Harlow, Clarence Williams III, Ally Sheedy

Votes: 369 | Gross: $0.00M

40. Statues also Die (1953)

30 min | Documentary, Short

A documentary of black art.

Directors: Ghislain Cloquet, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson

Votes: 1,379

41. The Sixth Part of the World (1926)

68 min | Documentary

"Sixth Part of the World" was the size of Soviet Union of the time. Many peoples of many customs composed it. Ice and desert, forest and ocean. Bread, furs, machines. All and every is a part of great unity.

Director: Dziga Vertov

Votes: 595

42. The French Dream (2017– )

186 min | Drama

In the 60s, the Government encourages Islanders to leave the French West Indies to escape poverty that results from the closure of sugar mills. Lured by the idea of a "dream country", they find life in Europe is not what they had imagined.

Stars: Yann Gael, Aïssa Maïga, Ambroise Michel, Samuel Étifier

Votes: 34

43. Naughty Nikki (2003 TV Movie)

80 min | Drama, Thriller

Nikki is hosting an on-line role-playing game and shes inviting all her friends to join in on the adventures. They all become immersed in this computerized fantasy game, Nikkis home office ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Locke | Stars: Nicole Oring, Ananda St. James, Monica Mayhem, Dino Bravo

Votes: 17

44. La première étoile (2009)

90 min | Comedy

Jean-Gabriel, married and father of three, lives odd jobs and spends his time at the local PMU bar. One day, to please his daughter, he quickly promises the whole family to take them on a ski vacation.

Director: Lucien Jean-Baptiste | Stars: Firmine Richard, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Anne Consigny, Jimmy Woha Woha

Votes: 967

45. Gowanus, Brooklyn (2004)

19 min | Short

A young girl investigates her curious teacher's life.

Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Karen Chilton, Shareeka Epps, Matt Kerr, Timothy Nesmith

Votes: 174

46. Die Wüstenrose (2000 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Romance

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Director: Hans Werner | Stars: Birge Schade, Walter Sittler, Ralf Bauer, Mariella Ahrens

Votes: 25

47. Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Comedy

An off-screen narration, four dozen talking heads, and clips of performances tell a chronological story about Black comedy: who has made us laugh since 1901, what is the nature of their ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Franklyn Ajaye, Angela Bassett, Bill Bellamy, Julian Bond

Votes: 306

48. Inja (2002)

17 min | Drama, Short

Using a Xhosa boy as a pawn, a farmer teaches his puppy to be white man's best friend. Ten years later, both their lives hang in the balance at the mercy of the dog.

Director: Steve Pasvolsky | Stars: Anele Vellom, Lizo C. Makambi, Danny Keogh, Terry Norton

Votes: 395

49. Rosenthal and Jones (1975 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy

Tired of living with their children, a urbane, retired black postman and a Jewish tailor decide to rent an apartment together. Not only does this annoy the children, but the two men have ... See full summary »

Director: Wes Kenney | Stars: Ned Glass, George Kirby, Nedra Deen, Jerry Fogel

50. Laughing Matters (2004 Video)

Unrated | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy, Romance

Documentary film about these 4 ground-breaking lesbian comediennes. Interviews are interspersed with stand-up material.

Director: Andrea Meyerson | Stars: Kate Clinton, Marga Gómez, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Karen Williams

Votes: 57