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| # | Nume | An | Țară | Genuri | Voturi IMDb | Evaluare IMDb | Tip | Stare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malcolm X
202 min
|
1992 | United States of America | Dramă | 109745 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Dramă | 524228 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Selma
127 min
|
2014 | France | Dramă | 98700 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Hidden Figures
127 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Dramă | 284472 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Dramă | 780152 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
Proud Mary
88 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Dramă | 11446 | 5.1 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Dramă | 103178 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Secret Life of Bees
114 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Dramă | 29549 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Get on Up
139 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Dramă | 27070 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Beloved
172 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Dramă | 9978 | 6.1 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Fried Green Tomatoes
130 min
|
1991 | United States of America | Dramă | 89961 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Just Mercy
137 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Dramă | 83572 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Angela's Ashes
145 min
|
1999 | Ireland | Dramă | 24329 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 14 | 1977 | Dramă | 19972 | 8.4 | Serial | Încheiat | ||
| 15 |
Loving
123 min
|
2016 | United Kingdom | Dramă | 38348 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Beyond the Lights
116 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Dramă | 18164 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
If Beale Street Could Talk
120 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Dramă | 54792 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Bessie
107 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Dramă | 5061 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
The Great Debaters
126 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Dramă | 66053 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 20 | 2017 | United States of America | Dramă | 27263 | 6.3 | Serial | Încheiat | |
| 21 |
Confirmation
110 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Dramă | 5824 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
Passing
98 min
|
2021 | Canada | Dramă | 17509 | 6.6 | Film | HD |