African American History Movies

  • 2016
    Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

    8.12016HD

    The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as...

    Hidden Figures
  • 2013
    12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

    7.92013HD

    In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as...

    12 Years a Slave
  • 2012
    Red Tails

    Red Tails

    Red Tails

    6.62012HD

    The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

    Red Tails
  • 1995
    The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen

    7.0521995HD

    During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program....

    The Tuskegee Airmen
  • 2020
    The Banker

    The Banker

    The Banker

    7.6432020HD

    In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

    The Banker
  • 2014
    Selma

    Selma

    Selma

    7.3982014HD

    "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous...

    Selma
  • 1992
    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    7.51992HD

    A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he...

    Malcolm X
  • 1990
    The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

    The Long Walk Home

    7.51990HD

    Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin...

    The Long Walk Home
  • 1989
    Glory

    Glory

    Glory

    7.4671989HD

    Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

    Glory
  • 2021
    Judas and the Black Messiah

    Judas and the Black Messiah

    Judas and the Black Messiah

    7.32021HD

    Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton...

    Judas and the Black Messiah
  • 2013
    The Butler

    The Butler

    The Butler

    7.3422013HD

    A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat...

    The Butler
  • 2016
    13th

    13th

    13th

    7.92016HD

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

    13th
  • 2022
    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

    02022HD

    Stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground travel guide to navigate the injustices of racial segregation while on the road. The...

    The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
  • 2021
    Respect

    Respect

    Respect

    6.7912021HD

    The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

    Respect
  • 2021
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    7.6712021HD

    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  • 2004
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    7.12004HD

    The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
  • 1968
    Uptight

    Uptight

    Uptight

    6.51968HD

    Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

    Uptight
  • 2002
    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

    8.3752002HD

    Oscar nominated documentary short from 2002

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
  • 2022
    Brother, Where Are You?

    Brother, Where Are You?

    Brother, Where Are You?

    102022HD

    Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'

    Brother, Where Are You?
  • 2022
    Stonebreakers

    Stonebreakers

    Stonebreakers

    72022HD

    In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting...

    Stonebreakers