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Summary: The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
Runtime: 2 h 07 min
MPAA: PG

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 25,000,000
Domestic: $ 169,607,287
International: $ 66,349,611
Summary: In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Runtime: 2 h 14 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 56,671,993
International: $ 131,061,209
Summary: The biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century...
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: PG

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,900,000
Domestic: $ 10,726,630
International: $ 5,880,945
Summary: Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Runtime: 1 h 43 min
MPAA: Not Rated

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 47,718
International: $ 17,592
Summary: The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
Runtime: 1 h 51 min
MPAA: PG-13

Movie budget: $ 14,000,000
Domestic: $ 3,902,185
International: $ 10,557,145
Summary: A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Runtime: 2 h 06 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 15,000,000
Domestic: $ 30,236,407
International: $ 35,149
Summary: The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
Runtime: 1 h 38 min
MPAA: G

Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 14,051,361
International: $ 423,931
Summary: A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Runtime: 2 h 10 min
MPAA: PG-13

Countries: United States, China
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 23,000,000
Domestic: $ 85,080,171
International: $ 236,672,485
Summary: A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.
Runtime: 2 h 00 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 14,000,000
Domestic: $ 35,113,743
International: $ 28,400,000
Summary: In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legal...
Runtime: 2 h 35 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 36,000,000
Domestic: $ 44,229,441
Summary: A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
Runtime: 1 h 46 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 3,573,673
International: $ 1,107,978
Summary: In 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.
Runtime: 1 h 43 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: Australia
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 2,450,867
International: $ 17,972,761
Summary: As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
Runtime: 2 h 12 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 30,000,000
Domestic: $ 116,632,095
International: $ 60,681,700
Summary: Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Runtime: 2 h 13 min
MPAA: PG-13

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 10,000,000
Domestic: $ 10,205,616
International: $ 4,197
Summary: Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model. Th...
Runtime: 2 h 00 min
MPAA: R

Domestic: $ 44,348
International: $ 14,638,595
Summary: Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Runtime: 2 h 06 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 26,000,000
Domestic: $ 5,478,009
International: $ 2,000,000
Summary: Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
Release Date: December 05, 2008
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
Domestic: $ 8,195,551
International: $ 688,093
Summary: South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.
Runtime: 2 h 37 min
MPAA: PG

Movie budget: $ 29,000,000
Domestic: $ 5,899,797
Summary: After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.
Runtime: 1 h 34 min
MPAA: PG-13

Movie budget: $ 4,000,000
Domestic: $ 5,377,643
International: $ 31,780