Friday, April 26, 2013

Greatest Movies About Racism

The best movies that explore the themes of racial/ethnic equality and inequality. I'm sure there are plenty great ones that I haven't seen, but these are the ones I have, indicating the races/ethnic groups being featured.

  1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - White vs. Black
  2. Schindler's List (1993) - Aryan vs. Jewish
  3. The Searchers (1956) - White vs. Pawnee
  4. Do the Right Thing (1989) - White vs. Black vs. Asian
  5. Gran Torino (2008) - White vs. Hmong
  6. Dances with Wolves (1990) - White vs. Lakota (Sioux) vs. Pawnee 
  7. Glory (1989) - White vs. Black
  8. Apocalypse Now (1979)  - White vs. Vietnamese/Cambodian
  9. Matewan (1987) - White vs. Black
  10. The Great Dictator (1940) - Aryan vs. Jewish
  11. Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Hutu vs. Tutsi
  12. American History X (1998) - Aryan vs. Black
  13. Malcolm X (1992) - White vs. Black/Muslim
  14. West Side Story (1961) - White vs. Puero Rican
  15. Lincoln (2012)  - White vs. Black
  16. Gangs of New York (2002)  - White Americans vs. Immigrants
  17. The Pianist (2002)  - Aryan vs. Jewish
  18. Crash (2005) - Everyone vs. Everyone Else
  19. Life Is Beautiful (1997) - Aryan vs. Jewish
  20. A Bronx Tale (1993) - White vs. Black
  21. The Mission (1986) - White vs. South American
  22. Ip Man (2008) - Chinese vs. Japanese
  23. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) - White vs. Black
  24. Inglourious Basterds (2009) - Aryan vs. Jewish/Black
  25. Django Unchained (2012) - White vs. Black
  26. Borat (2006) - Everyone vs. Everyone Else
  27. La Bamba (1987) - White vs. Chicano
  28. The Boys from Brazil (1978) - Aryan vs. Jewish
  29. Pocahontas (1995) - White vs. Native American
  30. Ulysses (1967) - White vs. Jewish

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