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This list of movies is divided up into Ranked movies, which have been rated enough times to have a ranking, and then a list of other movies from this category/genre which haven't been rated enough times.
Also, there is a version of this list filtered down to movies available to you for streaming in this genre, if you're logged in and have provided a list of which streaming services to which you've subscribed.
Also, there is a version of this list filtered down to movies available to you for streaming in this genre, if you're logged in and have provided a list of which streaming services to which you've subscribed.
Ranked Movies
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 1 |  Do the Right Thing | 90.86% | None, None | |
| 2 |  13th | 90% | Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads | |
| 3 |  American History X | 89.13% | Showtime Apple TV Channel | |
| 4 |  12 Years a Slave | 89.06% | Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel | |
| 5 |  Fruitvale Station | 88.75% | Max, Max Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel | |
| 6 |  The Big Sick | 87.44% | Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 7 |  If Beale Street Could Talk | 86.4% | Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel | |
| 8 |  Sorry to Bother You | 85.56% | None, None | |
| 9 |  Selma | 85.37% | Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 10 |  Detroit | 85% | Apple TV Plus, Starz Apple TV Channel, Urban Movie Channel, ALLBLK Apple TV channel | |
| 11 |  Get Out | 82.45% | Peacock | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Ratings Breakdown |
| 12 |  Malcolm X | 81.5% | Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Showtime Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads | |
| 13 |  In the Heat of the Night | 80.25% | The Roku Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, IndieFlix | |
| 14 |  Remember the Titans | 78.2% | Disney Plus | |
| 15 |  Dear White People | 69.2% | Max Amazon Channel | |
| Rank | Movie | Avg | Streaming Options | Reviewer Ratings |
Un-Ranked Movies
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 | 97% | None, None |
| Luce | 88% | Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel |
| Just Mercy | 85% | None, Tubi TV |
| Mudbound | 84% | Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads |
| Pariah | 84% | Starz Apple TV Channel |
| Time To Kill, A | 81% | None, None |
| I Am Not Your Negro | 80% | Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV, Crackle, Amazon Prime Video with Ads |
| Birth of a Nation, The | 75% | FlixFling |
| Gook | 75% | Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads |
| Queen & Slim | 61% | None, None |
| Higher Learning | 0% | None. |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |
| Hollywood Shuffle | 0% | None. |
| Mississippi Masala | 0% | None. |
| Rosewood | 0% | None. |
| The Joy Luck Club | 0% | None. |
| The Learning Tree | 0% | None. |
| Movie | Current Avg | Streaming |