A Time to Kill (
1996) | IMDb:
7.5
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Sandra Bullock
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Kevin Spacey
,
Ashley Judd
,
Donald Sutherland
Malcolm X (
1992) | IMDb:
7.7
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 became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Angela Bassett
,
Albert Hall
,
Al Freeman Jr.
,
Delroy Lindo
,
Spike Lee
Mississippi Masala (
1991) | IMDb:
6.7
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Sarita Choudhury
,
Roshan Seth
,
Sharmila Tagore
,
Charles S. Dutton
,
Joe Seneca
The Blob (
1988) | IMDb:
6.6
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
Silverado (
1985) | IMDb:
7.2
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
Starring:
Kevin Kline
,
Scott Glenn
,
Danny Glover
,
Kevin Costner
,
Brian Dennehy
,
Rosanna Arquette
The Evil That Men Do (
1984) | IMDb:
5.9
A former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his friend at the hands of a sadistic torturer (Joseph Maher) employed by an oppressive foreign dictatorship.
Starring:
Charles Bronson
,
José Ferrer
,
Theresa Saldana
,
Joseph Maher
,
René Enríquez
,
John Glover
The Verdict (
1982) | IMDb:
7.7
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Charlotte Rampling
,
Jack Warden
,
James Mason
,
Milo O’Shea
,
Lindsay Crouse
Kramer vs. Kramer (
1979) | IMDb:
7.8
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.