Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Green Book: Guide to Freedom List
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- Hidden Figures - Highlights the contributions of African American women in the space program during the Civil Rights Movement.
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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 530638 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Hidden Figures
127 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 291835 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Selma
127 min
|
2014 | France | Drama | 99458 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 790757 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
A Raisin in the Sun
128 min
|
1961 | United States of America | Drama | 10573 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
The Butler
132 min
|
2013 | United States of America | Drama | 124146 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Glory
122 min
|
1989 | United States of America | Drama | 153530 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Mississippi Burning
128 min
|
1988 | United States of America | Drama | 127883 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 626401 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Django Unchained
165 min
|
2012 | United States of America | Drama | 1898360 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Fruitvale Station
82 min
|
2013 | United States of America | Drama | 92568 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Do the Right Thing
120 min
|
1989 | United States of America | Drama | 125387 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 393438 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
The Blind Side
129 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 389579 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
The Secret Life of Bees
114 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 29883 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
A Time to Kill
149 min
|
1996 | United States of America | Drama | 209770 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Black Panther
135 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Action | 916418 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Just Mercy
137 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Drama | 85270 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
The Intouchables
113 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 1034790 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
American History X
119 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 1279640 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Searching for Bobby Fischer
110 min
|
1993 | United States of America | Drama | 44872 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
Moonlight
111 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 354196 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
The Hate U Give
133 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 43956 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
Southside with You
80 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 9755 | 6.3 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Drama | 104849 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
Life of Pi
127 min
|
2012 | India | Drama | 703112 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Boys Don't Cry
118 min
|
1999 | United States of America | Drama | 107992 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Loving
123 min
|
2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 38648 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
Mudbound
135 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 57829 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
The Imitation Game
113 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 881617 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
The Greatest Showman
105 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 350484 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Coco
105 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 717741 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
An American Crime
97 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Drama | 40024 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
Soul
101 min
|
2020 | United States of America | Drama | 453892 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 35 |
If Beale Street Could Talk
120 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 55294 | 7.1 | Film | HD |