
Freedom Writers
Rank#1,141Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary. It follows the story of a teacher, Erin Gruwell, who...

Dangerous Minds
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Stand and Deliver
Rank#2,492Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film that follows the true story of high school mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante. He uses...

American History X
Rank#611American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film that follows the story of Derek Vineyard, a former white supremacist who tries to prevent his...

To Kill a Mockingbird
Rank#1,780To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan, based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer...

Mississippi Burning
Rank#1,852Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker, loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of three civil...

The Substitute
Rank#2,316The Substitute is a 1996 American action thriller film featuring a mercenary combat specialist who goes undercover as a substitute teacher to combat...

Selma
Rank#2,822Selma is a 2014 historical drama film depicting the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by Martin Luther King Jr. and others.

The Great Debaters
Rank#3,303The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington. It is based on the true story of debate coach Melvin B....

Cry Freedom
Rank#4,513Cry Freedom is a 1987 epic apartheid drama film that depicts the real-life friendship between anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and journalist...

The Long Walk Home
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The Principal
Rank#7,374The Principal is a 1987 action thriller film that follows the story of a new Principal, Rick Latimer, who faces challenges of gang violence, drugs,...

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