Movies About Racism and Prejudice

Kinora's catalogue lists 29 films about racism and prejudice, spanning 1939–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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1957
12 Angry Men
New York City — 1950s
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
2017
A Fantastic Woman
Santiago — 2010s
Urbandir. Sebastián Lelio
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Munich — 1970s
Urbandir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
2023
American Fiction
Boston · Los Angeles — 2020s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Cord Jefferson
1966
Black Girl
Dakar · French Riviera — 1960s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Ousmane Sembène
2018
BlacKkKlansman
Colorado Springs — 1970s
Urbandir. Spike Lee
2018
Blindspotting
Oakland — 2010s
Urbandir. Carlos López Estrada
1989
Do the Right Thing
New York City — 1980s
Urbandir. Spike Lee
2002
Far from Heaven
Connecticut — 1950s
Suburbandir. Todd Haynes
2016
Free State of Jones
Mississippi — 1800s · 1940s
Ruraldir. Gary Ross
2013
Fruitvale Station
Oakland — 2000s
Urbandir. Ryan Coogler
2017
Get Out
New York City — 2010s
Suburban · Ruraldir. Jordan Peele
2008
Gran Torino
Detroit — 2000s
Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
2017
Hostiles
Montana — 1800s
Wildernessdir. Scott Cooper
1967
In the Heat of the Night
1960s
Ruraldir. Norman Jewison
2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oklahoma — 1920s
Ruraldir. Martin Scorsese
1995
La Haine
Paris — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. Mathieu Kassovitz
2016
Loving
Virginia · Washington, D.C. — 1950s · 1960s
Ruraldir. Jeff Nichols
2011
Meek's Cutoff
Oregon — 1800s
Desert · Wildernessdir. Kelly Reichardt
1988
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi — 1960s
Ruraldir. Alan Parker
2001
Monster's Ball
2000s
Rural · Suburbandir. Marc Forster
2014
Selma
Selma · Alabama — 1960s
Urban · Ruraldir. Ava DuVernay
1939
Stagecoach
1800s
Desert · Wildernessdir. John Ford
2015
The Hateful Eight
Wyoming — 1800s
Mountain · Ruraldir. Quentin Tarantino
2012
The Hunt
2010s
Ruraldir. Thomas Vinterberg
1956
The Searchers
Texas · New Mexico — 1800s
Wilderness · Desertdir. John Ford
2007
This Is England
England — 1980s
Suburban · Coastal Seadir. Shane Meadows
1958
Touch of Evil
1950s
Urbandir. Orson Welles
2017
Wind River
Wyoming — 2010s
Rural · Wilderness · Mountaindir. Taylor Sheridan

Frequently asked

How many movies are about racism and prejudice?

Kinora's catalogue lists 29 films about racism and prejudice, spanning 1939–2023.

What are some movies about racism and prejudice?

Films about racism and prejudice in our catalogue include 12 Angry Men (1957), A Fantastic Woman (2017), Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), American Fiction (2023), and Black Girl (1966).

What is the oldest movie about racism and prejudice?

Stagecoach (1939) is the earliest film about racism and prejudice in our catalogue; the most recent is Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).