Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "racist-police"

1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Caleb Landry Jones

Votes: 554,989 | Gross: $54.51M

2. Carnival Row (2019–2023)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A human detective and a fairy rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world, where the city's uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable monster.

Stars: Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon McBurney, Tamzin Merchant

Votes: 82,338

3. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace

Votes: 291,085 | Gross: $49.28M

4. Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

When a grisly murder shocks Los Angeles in 1938, Detective Tiago Vega and his partner Lewis Michener become embroiled in an epic story that reflects the troubled history of the city.

Stars: Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Kerry Bishé, Adriana Barraza

Votes: 10,659

5. I Am the Night (2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In early 1960s, a teenage girl looking for her real father and a disgraced journalist seeking closure find themselves drawn into a web of secrets revolving around L.A.'s most infamous cold case, the Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) murder.

Stars: Chris Pine, India Eisley, Jefferson Mays, Leland Orser

Votes: 8,647

6. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

Director: Melvin Van Peebles | Stars: Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, Simon Chuckster

Votes: 5,865 | Gross: $15.18M

7. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,673

8. Miles Ahead (2015)

R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Music

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

Director: Don Cheadle | Stars: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 10,558 | Gross: $2.61M

9. The Incident (1967)

Approved | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters

Votes: 4,827

10. Nightmare in Badham County (1976 TV Movie)

R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller

During a road trip, two UCLA coeds end up in a Southern prison farm on trumped-up charges brought on by a small town sex-crazed corrupt sheriff.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Deborah Raffin, Lynne Moody, Chuck Connors, Fionnula Flanagan

Votes: 688

11. Babylon (1980)

95 min | Drama

The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in South West London (Brixton). The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.

Director: Franco Rosso | Stars: David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans, Brian Bovell

Votes: 1,948 | Gross: $0.11M

12. The Loving Story (2011)

Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Drama, History

A racially charged trial and a heartrending love story converge in this documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, set during the Civil Rights era.

Director: Nancy Buirski | Stars: Jane Alexander, Lindsay Almond Jr., Edward L. Ayers, Leon M. Bazile

Votes: 961

13. Murder in Mississippi (1965)

Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama

Liberal students from Northern cities drive to the South to encourage social justice reform. The overture is confusing with a realism from criminals in office and a hint of national sentiment leaning towards equality for all.

Director: Joseph P. Mawra | Stars: Sheila Britt, Sam Stewart, Derek Crane, Lew Stone

Votes: 207

14. 40 Years a Prisoner (2020)

TV-MA | 110 min | Documentary, Crime

Philadelphia native Tommy Oliver follows the efforts of Mike Africa Jr. to exonerate his parents, both incarcerated members of the revolutionary group MOVE.

Director: Tommy Oliver | Stars: Mike Africa Jr., Carlos Africa, Chuckie Africa, Debbie Africa

Votes: 504

15. Ferguson Rises (2021)

82 min | Documentary

Ferguson Rises is the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss and became the flash point for a modern day civil rights movement.

Director: Mobolaji Olambiwonnu | Stars: Jeffrey Amado Ahrens, Rasheen Aldridge, Dominique Alexander, Ank Ankenbrand

Votes: 56

16. Killing the Indian in the Child (2021 TV Movie)

73 min | Documentary, History

The indigenous population of Canada fell victim to a cultural genocide. The re-education was cruel until 1996: children were torn from their parents and taken to boarding schools. These ... See full summary »

Director: Gwenlaouen Le Gouil | Stars: Gwenlaouen Le Gouil, Stéphane Bittoun, Charlie Angus, Edmund Metatawabin

Votes: 38

17. America After Ferguson (2014 TV Special)

Not Rated | 57 min | News, Talk-Show

This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, will explore the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown's ... See full summary »

Stars: Phillip Agnew, Frederick Bealefeld, Traci Blackmon, Jeffrey Blackwell

18. NYPD: Biggest Gang in New York? (2016 TV Movie)

43 min | Documentary

In the wake of the shooting of five Dallas police officers, BBC Three investigates why tension is rising between America's police forces and ethnic minorities. Shot on the streets of New ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Steele | Stars: Will Aronin, William J. Bratton, Christen Conyers, Julio Diaz

Votes: 74

19. Diwa (2018)

18 min | Short, Drama

An unflinching look at the plight of immigrants victimized by violent crimes and the obstacles they face as they seek justice - told thru the eyes of one victim.

Directors: Aina Dumlao, Bru Muller | Stars: Aina Dumlao, Leslie Thurston, Maria Pallas, Shaw Jones

Votes: 28

20. Ferguson: A Special Report (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary

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Stars: Jon Alexander, Karina Arango, Anne-Marie Berger, Morgan Bradley

21. Razorblade City (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime

In a city plagued by violence, drugs, and murder, three people fight there way through a gauntlet of the worst and most fascinating characters in the city.

Director: Richard Johnson | Stars: Vonn Harris, Gabriel Baez, Jace Nicole, Tyeisha Gibson

Votes: 91

22. The Guns of November 3rd (1999)

10 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Jim Walters | Stars: Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King

23. Small Axe (2020)
Episode: Mangrove (2020)

TV-MA | 127 min | Drama, History

Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell, Ben Caplan

Votes: 5,891

24. South Park (1997– )
Episode: The Pandemic Special (2020)

TV-MA | 48 min | Animation, Comedy

Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the pandemic presents challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily return to school, but nothing resembles the normal they once knew.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart, Mona Marshall

Votes: 5,616

25. Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019– )
Joshua Kaplan of ProPublica on History of Racism in Capitol Police (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Black Capitol Police officers have been sounding the alarms internally about racism on the force for years, with the most notable lawsuit stretching back to 2001. Joshua Kaplan, Reporter ... See full summary »

Stars: Joshua Kaplan, Mark Thompson

26. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: Police on Trial (2022)

TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, News

FRONTLINE examines the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and the struggle for police accountability.

Director: Mike Shum | Stars: Medaria Arradondo, Janaé Bates, Lisa Bender, Jerry Blackwell

Votes: 47

27. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode: Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization (2014)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusses the topic of equal pay for equal work.

Director: Joe Perota | Stars: John Oliver, Radley Balko, Jon Belmar, Sarah Crawford

Votes: 338

28. Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
Episode: Tupac Amaru Shakur (2018)

TV-MA | 44 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The Task Force gets help from an FBI informant with a questionable past. Poole shares his work with Voletta Wallace. After being shot, Tupac clings to life in a Las Vegas hospital.

Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Bokeem Woodbine, Wavyy Jonez, Marcc Rose

Votes: 253

29. The Injustice Files (2011– )
Episode: Sundown Towns (2014)

Crime

Keith Beauchamp investigates Sundown Towns, historically all-white towns where African-Americans were not allowed to live in, or even set foot in after dark. Keith is determined to reveal that such towns still exist today.

Stars: Keith Beauchamp, Dan Bowen, Kerry Buck, Sandra Chapman