Fences

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 16 Dec 2016 · English

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

Othello

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 28 Nov 1951 · English

Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.

Skin

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 24 Jul 2009 · English

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Joseph

Movie · 8.2 / 10 · 10 Apr 1995 · English

Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Rising to become prime minister of Egypt. Joseph governed the country during a seven year famine, during which his brothers visit Egypt seeking grain, only to encounter their brother, presumed long dead.

The Color Purple

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 25 Dec 2023 · English

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Dancer in the Dark

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 1 Sept 2000 · English

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

The Last of the Mohicans

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 26 Aug 1992 · English

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

Woman in Gold

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 20 Mar 2015 · English

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

What Maisie Knew

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 2 May 2013 · English

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

Hamlet

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 19 Dec 1990 · English

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.

King Lear

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 28 May 2018 · English

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Ragtime

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 20 Nov 1981 · English

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.