Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-jim-crow-laws"

1. The Banker (2020)

PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama

In the 1960s, two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and chauffeur.

Director: George Nolfi | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long

Votes: 35,684

2. The Blackening (2022)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Seven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo

Votes: 18,651

3. Charming the Hearts of Men (2021)

107 min | Drama, History, Romance

A romantic drama set during the politically charged early 60s where a sophisticated woman returns to her Southern home town and discovers her options are limited yet discrimination is plentiful. With the help of a Congressional ally, she inspires historic legislation which allows opportunities and protections never before afforded to women.

Director: S.E. DeRose | Stars: Anna Friel, Kelsey Grammer, Starletta DuPois, Sean Astin

Votes: 2,838

4. The League (2023)

PG | 103 min | Documentary, Sport

Based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League.

Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Sam Pollard, Ernie Banks

Votes: 282

5. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.

Director: Xavier Burgin | Stars: Rusty Cundieff, Ernest R. Dickerson, Robin R. Means Coleman, Jordan Peele

Votes: 2,093

6. Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (2019)

79 min | Documentary

This documentary examines how, since 2008, right-wing groups have worked with certain states, to make it harder to vote, particularly for minority groups and young people.

Director: Michael Kasino | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Kristen Clarke, William Frey, Mark McKinnon

Votes: 244

7. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: Partners of the Heart (2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

During World War II and the era of staunch racial segregation, a Black carpenter's son named Vivien Thomas, who had a talent for surgery, along with a white surgeon named Dr. Alfred Blalock... See full summary »

Directors: Bill Duke, Andrea Kalin | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Courtney B. Vance, Beau James, Christopher Haley

Votes: 52

8. South Side (2019–2022)
Episode: Turner Buys a Building (2019)

TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy

Officer Turner feuds with a civil rights icon who lives in the building she just bought, and Simon and Kareme start selling popcorn on the street.

Director: Michael Blieden | Stars: Sultan Salahuddin, Kareme Young, Quincy Young, Chandra Russell

Votes: 95

9. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: FBI vs. MLK (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary

In 1962, J. Edgar Hoover ordered "his bureau" to investigate Martin Luther King Jr. and soon discovered that King was associated with something he considered far more dangerous than peaceful protests: Communism.

Stars: Lance Reddick, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Keith Rice, Ben Kamin

Votes: 15

10. Interview with the Vampire (2022– )
Episode: Like Angels Put in Hell by God (2022)

TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Louis and Claudia continue trying to include Lestat as a member of the family, but after Lestat interferes too many times, their endurance is pushed to the limit.

Director: Levan Akin | Stars: Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Bailey Bass, Eric Bogosian

Votes: 1,119

11. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-) (2022)

TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History

A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer

Votes: 146

12. Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode: Las Vegas Becomes a Modern City (2009)

Documentary, Crime, History

Spectacle invades the city that never sleeps and a technological revolution takes place.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Eugene Moehring, Mike Weatherford, Anthony Curtis, Bob Faiss

13. How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020)
Episode: Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A meeting with Olivia Pope proves to be crucial in giving Annalise the opportunity to argue her case in the nation's highest court.

Director: Zetna Fuentes | Stars: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King

Votes: 1,791

14. Black Lightning (2018–2021)
Episode: The Book of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Jefferson zeroes in on Tobias as a suspect for a recent malicious attack. He thinks Henderson will back him but is in for a surprise. Lynn confronts her difficult past.

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams

Votes: 561

15. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
Episode: Every Door Out... (2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

John Smith gets key intelligence from his officers at the Die Nebenwelt complex, while back at home he struggles with his family's changing dynamics; Bell Mallory and the BCR join forces with Wyatt Price's rebels.

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Alexa Davalos, Joel de la Fuente, Jason O'Mara, Brennan Brown

Votes: 1,337

16. Black Lightning (2018–2021)
Episode: The Book of Occupation: Chapter One: Birth of the Blackbird (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Jefferson Pierce is in the hands of the ASA with his wife, as Agent Odell tightens his grip on the Pierce family; Anissa secretly defies Odell in her alter ego as Blackbird with the tactical and technical support of Gambi.

Director: Salim Akil | Stars: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams

Votes: 514