Show Me Democracy

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racis...

Runtime

2h

Director

Spike Lee

Cast

Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Alan Parker

Cast

Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand

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.

Runtime

2h 29m

Director

Joel Schumacher

Cast

Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Richard LaGravenese

Cast

Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn

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.

Runtime

3h 22m

Director

Spike Lee

Cast

Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall