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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 624689 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Fences
139 min
|
2016 | Canada | Drama | 125797 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Malcolm X
202 min
|
1992 | United States of America | Drama | 111593 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 529922 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 815710 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 789198 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Drama | 104632 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Hate U Give
133 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 43867 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Moonlight
111 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 353591 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
108 min
|
1967 | United States of America | Drama | 52863 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Red Tails
125 min
|
2012 | United States of America | Drama | 38691 | 5.9 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Hidden Figures
127 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 290971 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Carmen Jones
105 min
|
1954 | United States of America | Drama | 6426 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Black Panther
135 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Action | 913707 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
American History X
119 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 1277110 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
The Butler
132 min
|
2013 | United States of America | Drama | 124051 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Set It Off
123 min
|
1996 | United States of America | Drama | 20512 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Snow Falling on Cedars
127 min
|
1999 | United States of America | Drama | 14991 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
|
2019 | United States of America | Comedy | 4270 | 7.5 | Serial | Anulat |
| 20 |
Loving
123 min
|
2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 38627 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Antwone Fisher
120 min
|
2002 | United States of America | Drama | 40792 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
The Wood
106 min
|
1999 | United States of America | Comedy | 11195 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Where the Heart Is
120 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Drama | 38384 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
A United Kingdom
111 min
|
2016 | Czech Republic | Drama | 17788 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
Higher Learning
128 min
|
1995 | United States of America | Drama | 23053 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
He Got Game
136 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 54970 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
The Secret Life of Bees
114 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 29825 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
The Greatest Showman
105 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 349520 | 7.5 | Film | HD |