Top List Movies
Movies and series about African greatness, the 'middle passage' and slavery. Resistance, struggle and the persuit of happiness. Learn about raising awareness. Take a journey through personal experiences from then and now.
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Roots TV Series | Alex haley
1977
The Mandinka Kunta Kinte is captured by slavers near his village of Juffure in Gambia and sold into slavery. We follow the true story of him and his descendants through decades of oppression, resistance and victory.
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Django Unchained | Quentin Tarantino
2012
The enslaved Django is freed by bounty hunter Dr. Schultz. Django has to help catch criminals. Schultz helps Django find his wife, who has been taken to an unknown plantation. Django goes to great lengths to free her.
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BlacKkKlansman | Spike Lee
2018
The true story of an African-American Colorado Springs police officer who infiltrates a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan. He gets into dilemmas with himself and his environment. Bizarre and dangerous situations arise.
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Malcolm
1992
Malcolm X's father was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. He becomes a criminal and ends up in prison. There he comes to his senses. After his release, he focused on raising awareness and organizing the African-American community. He becomes a leading figure in this.
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Do The Right Thing | Spike Lee
1989
In the mainly black neighborhood of Brooklyn, an Italian immigrant runs a successful pizzeria. However, his son Pino is a racist and a troublemaker. When the African-American rebel Bugging Out forces the Italian Sal to hang portraits of black stars, the bomb explodes.
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Get Out | Jordan Peele
2017
The African-American Chris will soon meet the parents of his white girlfriend Rose. He fears his skin color will be a problem. When he meets her parents, a horror situation arises. They want to take advantage of his intelligence and physical strength. His girlfriend is in on the plot.
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If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins
2018
Tish and Fonny have been friends since childhood. This friendship turns into a sincere love. One evening, Fonny is wrongly accused of a crime and has to go to jail for a long time. Meanwhile, Tish is pregnant with him. She and her family will do anything to get Fonny out.
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Black Panther | Ryan Coogler
2018
King T'Chaka dies in a bomb attack. Prince T'Challa succeeds him as King of Wakanda. However, there is another prince, his cousin, Erik 'Killmonger' Stevens who is forcibly claiming the throne. A bitter battle arises between the two that goes against the principles of ubuntu and spirituality.
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