Movies like Malcolm X

Selma

2014

1960s, martin luther king, informative · Drama, History

BlacKkKlansman

2018

Also Spike Lee · based on memoir or autobiography, ku klux klan, biography · Drama, History · 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

The Message

1976

islam, muslim, mecca · Drama, History

The Hurricane

1999

1960s, based on memoir or autobiography, prison · Drama · with Denzel Washington

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013

historical figure, prison, biography · Drama, History

Glory

1989

african american history · Drama, History · with Denzel Washington

Judas and the Black Messiah

2021

1960s, assassination, african american history · Drama, History

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

based on memoir or autobiography, biography · Drama, History · Warner Bros. Pictures

The Physician

2013

historical figure · Drama, History

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

1960s, based on memoir or autobiography, biography · Drama

Gandhi

1982

muslim, biography · Drama, History

Amistad

1997

historical figure · Drama, History

Rustin

2023

1960s, biography · Drama, History

Simone: Woman of the Century

2022

biography · Drama, History

King of Kings

1961

biography, bible · Drama, History

He Got Game

1998

Also Spike Lee · prison · Drama · with Denzel Washington · 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Hacksaw Ridge

2016

biography, bible · Drama, History

JFK

1991

1960s, historical figure, john f. kennedy assassination · Drama, History · Warner Bros. Pictures

Lust for Life

1956

historical figure, biography · Drama, History

Harriet

2019

biography · Drama, History

The Color Purple

1985

prison · Drama, History · Warner Bros. Pictures

Seven Years in Tibet

1997

based on memoir or autobiography · Drama, History

Milk

2008

biography · Drama, History

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999

biography · Drama, History