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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 | 530562 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Hidden Figures
127 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 291731 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 790580 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Selma
127 min
|
2014 | France | Drama | 99446 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Mississippi Burning
128 min
|
1988 | United States of America | Drama | 127814 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
The Butler
132 min
|
2013 | United States of America | Drama | 124137 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Fruitvale Station
82 min
|
2013 | United States of America | Drama | 92551 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
A Raisin in the Sun
128 min
|
1961 | United States of America | Drama | 10572 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 626189 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
The Call of the Wild
100 min
|
2020 | United States of America | Drama | 64669 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
12 Angry Men
97 min
|
1957 | United States of America | Drama | 993075 | 9 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Loving
123 min
|
2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 38641 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The 24th
101 min
|
2020 | United States of America | Drama | 1473 | 6.6 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Detroit
143 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 59188 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
|
2019 | United States of America | Drama | 160111 | 8.8 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 16 |
American Son
90 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Drama | 7893 | 5.9 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Just Mercy
137 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Drama | 85236 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
|
2002 | United States of America | Drama | 434913 | 9.3 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 19 |
|
1977 | Drama | 20199 | 8.4 | Serial | Încheiat | |
| 20 |
The Hate U Give
133 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 43943 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
BlacKkKlansman
136 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 315992 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 27464 | 6.3 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 23 | 2019 | United States of America | Drama | 23181 | 7.2 | Film | HD | |
| 24 |
|
2021 | United States of America | Drama | 9620 | 7.4 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 25 |
With Honors
103 min
|
1994 | United States of America | Comedy | 18282 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
Skin
110 min
|
2019 | Brazil | Drama | 21333 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
The Secret Life of Bees
114 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 29878 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Antwone Fisher
120 min
|
2002 | United States of America | Drama | 40848 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
Black Panther
135 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Action | 916039 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Fences
139 min
|
2016 | Canada | Drama | 125958 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
Sorry to Bother You
112 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 95159 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Proud Mary
88 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 11560 | 5.1 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
Uncle Tom
106 min
|
2020 | United States of America | Documentary | 6848 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
In the Heat of the Night
109 min
|
1967 | United States of America | Drama | 91851 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 35 |
Love & Basketball
125 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Comedy | 26818 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
