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The Patriot

2000·2h 45m·★ 7.2·Roland Emmerich

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2013·2h 8m·★ 7.5·Brian Helgeland

Themes: racial prejudice, racial tension

The Green Mile

1999·3h 9m·★ 8.6·Frank Darabont

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Freedom Writers

2007·2h 3m·★ 7.6·Richard LaGravenese

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In the Heat of the Night

1967·1h 49m·★ 7.9·Norman Jewison

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958·1h 48m·★ 7.9·Richard Brooks

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A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

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Thelma & Louise

1991·2h 10m·★ 7.6·Ridley Scott

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Remember the Titans

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.8·Boaz Yakin

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The Dirty Dozen

1967·2h 29m·★ 7.7·Robert Aldrich

Both star Jim Brown & George Kennedy

East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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The Devil's Advocate

1997·2h 24m·★ 7.5·Taylor Hackford

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A Time to Kill

1996·2h 29m·★ 7.5·Joel Schumacher

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Beverly Hills Cop

1984·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Martin Brest

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Jezebel

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.4·William Wyler

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Only the Strong

1993·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Sheldon Lettich

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Manderlay

2005·2h 19m·★ 7.2·Lars von Trier

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My Beautiful Laundrette

1985·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Stephen Frears

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Desperation Road

2023·1h 52m·★ 5.9·Nadine Crocker

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Beverly Hills Cop II

1987·1h 43m·★ 6.6·Tony Scott

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