Mississippi Masala (1991)

Malcolm X (1992)

Summary: Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.

Release Date: November 18, 1992

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Spike Lee

Writers: Alex Haley

, Arnold Perl

, Spike Lee

Runtime: 3 h 22 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Largo International N.V., JVC Entertainment Networks, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Distributor: Warner Home Video, HBO Max, Netflix

Countries: United States, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 33,000,000

Domestic: $ 48,169,910

Amistad (1997)

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...

Release Date: December 25, 1997

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: David Franzoni

Runtime: 2 h 35 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Dreamworks Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO), Amblin Entertainment, Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation

Distributor: DreamWorks Distribution, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, Image Entertainment, Trifecta Entertainment and Media

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 36,000,000

Domestic: $ 44,229,441

Blood Diamond (2006)

Summary: A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Release Date: December 08, 2006

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Director: Edward Zwick

Writers: Charles Leavitt

, C. Gaby Mitchell

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros., Virtual Studios, Spring Creek Productions, LSG Productions, Liberty Pictures (II), Lonely Film Productions GmbH & Co. KG.

Distributor: Warner Bros., Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 100,000,000

Domestic: $ 57,377,916

International: $ 114,342,482

Fire in the Blood (2013)

Summary: An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", FIRE IN THE BLOOD tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of the global south in the yea...

Release Date: February 21, 2013

Genres: Documentary, History

Director: Dylan Mohan Gray

Writer: Dylan Mohan Gray

Runtime: 1 h 27 min

Production: Sparkwater India

Country: India

Language: English

Domestic: $ 28,994

The Black Decameron (1972)

Summary: The endless search for pleasure and love by African men and women.

Release Date: June 07, 1973

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Director: Piero Vivarelli

Writers: Leo Frobenius

, Ottavio Alessi

, Piero Vivarelli

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

Production: Gerico, Finarco, Comacico

Distributor: Miramax

Countries: Italy, France

Language: Italian

Lord of War (2005)

Summary: An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.

Release Date: September 16, 2005

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Andrew Niccol

Writer: Andrew Niccol

Runtime: 2 h 02 min

MPAA: 18A

Production: Entertainment Manufacturing Company, VIP 3 Medienfonds, Ascendant Pictures, Saturn Films, Rising Star, Copag V, Endgame Entertainment, Majority Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Lionsgate

Countries: Germany, United States, France

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 50,000,000

Domestic: $ 24,149,632

International: $ 48,467,436

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Summary: Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.

Release Date: January 12, 2007

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Writers: Peter Morgan

, Jeremy Brock

, Giles Foden

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

MPAA: 18A

Production: Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, FilmFour, Cowboy Films, Slate Films, Tatfilm, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, My Network TV

Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 6,000,000

Domestic: $ 17,606,684

International: $ 31,011,507

Soul Power (2008)

Summary: A filmed account of the Zaire 74 soul music festival, originally intended to be in concert with the famous Rumble in the Jungle bout in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.

Release Date: June 10, 2009

Genres: Music, Documentary

Director: Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

Writer: Stewart Levine

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Antidote Films (I)

Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 207,121

International: $ 47,461

The Naked Prey (1965)

Summary: During the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen.

Release Date: February 17, 1966

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Director: Cornel Wilde

Writers: Clint Johnston

, Don Peters

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Sven Persson Films, Theodora Productions

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Paramount Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection

Countries: South Africa, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 900,000

Wonderful World (2009)

Summary: Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.

Release Date: April 27, 2009

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Joshua Goldin

Writer: Joshua Goldin

Runtime: 1 h 29 min

MPAA: R

Production: Cold Iron Pictures, K5 International, Ambush Entertainment

Countries: United States, Germany

Language: English

Domestic: $ 9,309

The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

Summary: Six people meet in the Kalahari desert: a female NYC lawyer flying with a local zoologist/pilot in a mini-plane, a Cuban and an African soldier taking each other POW, a Boer elephant poacher, and a Bushman looking for his two chil...

Release Date: April 13, 1990

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jamie Uys

Writer: Jamie Uys

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Elrina Investment, Weintraub Entertainment Group

Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video, LowesVideos, Flicksium

Countries: South Africa, Botswana, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 6,291,444

Sheena (1984)

Summary: Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.

Release Date: August 17, 1984

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: John Guillermin

Writers: David Newman

, Lorenzo Semple Jr.

, Leslie Stevens

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Colgems Productions Ltd., Columbia Pictures, Delphi II Productions

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, GoodTimes Home Video, Mill Creek Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 5,778,353

Sahara (2005)

Summary: Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.

Release Date: April 08, 2005

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Breck Eisner

Writers: Clive Cussler

, Thomas Dean Donnelly

, Joshua Oppenheimer

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, Bristol Bay Productions, Baldwin Entertainment Group, Kanzaman, Babelsberg Film, Moguletta, Sahara Productions, Summit Entertainment, Walden Media, Mace Neufeld Productions

Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 130,000,000

Domestic: $ 68,671,925

International: $ 50,568,426

The Last of Robin Hood (2013)

Summary: The last days in the life of legendary Hollywood actor Errol Flynn.

Release Date: December 05, 2014

Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography

Directors: Richard Glatzer

, Wash Westmoreland

Writers: Richard Glatzer

, Wash Westmoreland

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: R

Production: Big Indie Pictures, A+E Studios, Killer Films

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 288,545

Mediterranea (2015)

Summary: Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.

Release Date: November 20, 2015

Genre: Drama

Director: Jonas Carpignano

Writer: Jonas Carpignano

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Audax Films, Court 13 Pictures, DCM Productions, Grazka Taylor Productions, Grisbi Productions, Le, Hyperion Media Group, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Nomadic Independence Pictures, Sunset Junction Entertainment, TideRock Media, Treehouse Pictures, Blue Grotto Films

Countries: Italy, France, United States, Germany, Qatar

Language: Italian

Domestic: $ 22,076

International: $ 24,316