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1. American History X (1998)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama
Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,189,526 | Gross: $6.72M
2. Remember the Titans (2000)
PG | 113 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1971 Virginia high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the school board was forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white one, the very foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst
Votes: 232,666 | Gross: $115.65M
3. Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Competition between privately owned Los Angeles, California ambulance companies is played for humor.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield
Votes: 3,380 | Gross: $20.00M
4. Dear White People (2014)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.
Director: Justin Simien | Stars: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 26,585 | Gross: $4.40M
5. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 12,062
6. Getting Straight (1970)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Vietnam vet and former social radical is conflicted by his desire to become a teacher and his sympathy with anti-establishment student protests.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, Robert F. Lyons, Jeff Corey
Votes: 1,654 | Gross: $3.86M
7. This Changes Everything (2018)
TV-PG | 96 min | Documentary
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Mira Nair, Shonda Rhimes, Tracee Ellis Ross
Votes: 1,886
8. The Business of Fancydancing (2002)
103 min | Drama, Music
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Native American poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
Director: Sherman Alexie | Stars: Evan Adams, Michelle St. John, Gene Tagaban, Swil Kanim
Votes: 551 | Gross: $0.17M
9. Strange Justice (1999 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Drama
Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment trials of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during the George Bush Presidential ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, Paul Winfield
Votes: 190
10. When My Sleeping Dragon Woke (2022)
80 min | Documentary
Sharon Washington chooses the theater to write her modern-day fairy tale of a little girl who grows up inside the St. Agnes Branch of the New York Public Library. But revisiting her past comes with an unforeseen cost.
Directors: Judah-Lev Dickstein, Chuck Schultz | Stars: Tracy Brigden, Toni Lynn Dickinson, Colman Domingo, Reginald Douglas
Votes: 9
11. How Jack Became Black (2018)
84 min | Documentary
The births of Jack and June, the third multiracial generation in filmmaker Eli Steele's family, coincided with a startling projection: by 2050, at least 20% of all Americans will ... See full summary »
Director: Eli Steele | Stars: Justin Gordon, Eli Steele, Louis Armstrong, Jesse Jackson
Votes: 64
12. White People (2015)
41 min | Documentary, Short
A study of the concept of white privilege and how it affects white people and other cultures.
Director: Jose Antonio Vargas | Star: Jose Antonio Vargas
Votes: 270
13. Death by Political Correctness (2018 Video)
61 min | News
Stefan Molyneux talks with politically incorrect comedian, Owen Benjamin.
Stars: Owen Benjamin, Stefan Molyneux
14. The Land of Rain Trees (I) (2015)
Drama
Nobuyuki found a review website of his favorite book. He felt the same way as the website owner (Rika) about the book's story. Since then, he has interested in Rika with sensorineural hearingloss.
Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Mariya Nishiuchi, Yûta Tamamori, Jôji Abe, Yumi Asô
Votes: 84
15. O.B.A.M. Nude (2009)
80 min | Drama, History
At Occidental College in 1981, a loner snorts cocaine and smokes marijuana, secretly hoping to one day become someone important. His dream--and much more--comes true when Satan appears, ... See full summary »
Director: Rod Weber | Stars: Ken Del Vecchio, Andrew Gause, Rachael Robbins, Keith Collins
Votes: 153
16. Tea & Justice (2007)
PG-13 | 54 min | Documentary
Committed to creating a bridge between the Asian community and the police, Agnes Chan, a 20-year-old college student and immigrant daughter of a Chinatown garment factory worker, became ... See full summary »
Director: Ermena Vinluan | Stars: Eric Adams, Agnes Chan, Herbert Daughtry, Christine Leung-Chuah
17. Story of a People (1993–2002)
Documentary
Stars: Suzzanne Douglas, Louis Gossett Jr., Dorian Gregory, M.C. Hammer
19. Un noir à la Maison Blanche (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
Entering a crucible of racial, political, and legal issues, this film covers America's national debate over affirmative action. Then, former Secretary of State Colin Powell describes the role affirmative action has played in his career.
Director: Barbara Necek | Star: Colin Powell
20. Diversity Programs Have Gone Too Far (2018 Video)
86 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Tim Pool, Coleman Hughes
21. American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography
American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi is about Condoleezza Rice, an extraordinary but little-understood woman who rose from segregated Alabama to become the most powerful woman in the ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Doggart | Stars: George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice
Votes: 27
22. Culture Wars: Silicon Valley's Obsession with Diversity Hiring (2017 Video)
9 min | Short, News
In the wake of the James Damore/Google memo, Dave Cullen (aka Computing Forever) disputes the value of diversity hiring and affirmative action.
Stars: Dave Cullen, Dave Rubin, James Damore
23. It's Okay to Be What? (2017 Video)
Short, News
A Washington D.C. news station breathlessly reports on fliers posted at a high school that say, "It's okay to be white".
24. Boys Will Murder Their Fathers and Sleep with Their Mothers: Rebutted! (2017 Video)
48 min | News
Stefan Molyneux responds to a New York Times article by Stephen Marche called "If You Let Boys Be Boys, They Will Murder Their Fathers and Sleep with Their Mothers".
Star: Stefan Molyneux
25. What Are You Waiting For? Speak Out! (2018 Video)
14 min | Short, News
Dave Cullen, aka Computing Forever, discusses YouTube's latest insult to content creators.
Star: Dave Cullen
30. The End of Affirmative Action (2017 Video)
Short, News
Is Harvard discriminating against Asian-Americans?
Star: Stefan Molyneux
32. Remixing Colorblind (2016)
30 min | Documentary, Short
This film explores how the educational system shapes our perceptions of race.
Director: Sheena Howard
33.
The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004)
Episode:
Sleeping with the Enemy
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy
After Drew's and Kellie's relationship moves to the next level they begin realizing they have drastically different political views, creating an extremely stressful environment.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Kathy Kinney, Cynthia Watros
Votes: 76
34.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Badge of Dishonor
(1988)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of crooked cops are robbing and murdering drug dealers. Sonny and Tubbs are on the case but their only lead is a homeless woman who's not what she seems.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 298
35.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
A Minority of One
(1994)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Frost is investigating a series of burglaries in a black area of Denton, one of his informants, a single mother, is murdered as Mullett worries about bad press.
Director: Roger Bamford | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Lennie James, Neil Phillips
Votes: 395
36.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Two Bartlets
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Toby is concerned when President Bartlett forgoes an opportunity to speak out in favor of affirmative action during the Iowa caucuses and confronts the President on the real reasons ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 822
37.
Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980
(1990)
TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, History
In the 1970s, anti-discrimination rights are put to the test. Boston whites violently resist federal school desegregation order. Atlanta's mayor Jackson proves affirmative action can work, but Bakke decision challenges that policy.
Directors: Jacqueline Shearer, Paul Stekler | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Tracy Amalfitano, Tom Atkins, Ruth M. Batson
Votes: 17
38.
Radio Free America (2017– )
Episode:
Saturday Shadow Ban
(2019)
News
Stars: Halsey English, Dustin Gold, Brian Hendrix
39.
The Jesse Lee Peterson Show (1991– )
Trump on Hannity; Judge Hidalgo & Tacos! Elizabeth Warren to Ban Electoral College
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Director: Jesse Lee Peterson | Stars: Jesse Lee Peterson, James Hake
40.
The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
The SAT Now Tests for Victimhood
(2019 Podcast Episode)
47 min | Talk-Show
Star: Michael J. Knowles
41.
The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Leftists Lie, Blacks Die
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Andrew Klavan, Raymond Lopez
42.
Marja Sannikka (2020–2021)
Episode:
Syrjintä on aina syrjintää
(2021)
28 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Nea Lundström, Marja Sannikka, Jan Vapaavuori
43.
Borgen (2010–2022)
Episode:
Mænd der elsker kvinder
(2010)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
Director: Annette K. Olesen | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk, Mikael Birkkjær
Votes: 542
44.
Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
Episode:
Silent Scream: Part 1
(2012)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Langton suspects that the reasons he lost out on a promotion to commander is affirmative action and someone resurrecting the Fitzpatrick Case. He takes on the murder of a young actress in order to resolve these questions.
Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Michelle Holmes
Votes: 109
45.
In Search of the Constitution (1987)
Episode:
Ronald Dworkin: The Changing Story
(1987)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, History
According to scholar Ronald Dworkin, the Constitution shapes the public debate over issues such as AIDS prevention, pornography, and racial discrimination.
Director: Jack Sameth | Stars: Ronald Dworkin, Bill Moyers
46.
In Search of the Constitution (1987)
Episode:
Justice Lewis Powell, Jr.
(1987)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary, History
Associate Justice Lewis Powell, Jr. discusses the principles involved in some of his most controversial cases, including those dealing with executive privilege, corporal punishment, and affirmative action.
Director: Matthew Pook | Stars: Leonard Britton, Bill Moyers, Richard Nixon, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
47.
King (2011–2012)
Episode:
Freddy Boise
(2012)
Crime, Drama
A heart goes missing before a transplant and King's team must track it down. King's father falls ill.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Amy Price-Francis, Alan Van Sprang, Gabriel Hogan, Rossif Sutherland
Votes: 51
48.
The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
White Privilege, Black Lives Matter, and Other Taboo Subjects
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Tom Woods, Wilfred Reilly
49.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Elected Official Inducts Me into the 'Vortex of Evil'
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
50.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
I'm Trending on Twitter. Was It Something I Said?
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams