After seeing the extremely powerful film Selma, it got me thinking about previous films where racial tensions has been at the heartbeat of a film. In the first of two parts, I will be focusing on Hollywood’s 21st century depictions. How will you do on the six films below? As always, the decade of each film is next to each still and the answers are below.
(1960s)
(1960s)
(1960s)
(1980s)
(1980s)
(1990s)
Answers below
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
2. In the Heat of the Night (August 1967)
3. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (December 1967)
4. Mississippi Burning (1988)
5. Do the Right Thing (1989)
6. American History X (1998)
Alex Raphael 
Got a decent score on this, really need to see Selma.
I wasn’t familiar with the story beforehand, so a really important part of history for me to learn more about. And as has been seen everywhere, it does have some fantastic performances.
Ouch. Only 2/6 for me but I haven’t seen the other 4.
If you haven’t already seen Malcolm X I really do recommend it.
I got 3. I’d like to see Selma.
It really is powerful and poignant. Astonishing to think what the world was like only several decades ago.
I’m going to look to see if it’s playing today!
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Well, it’s only playing at 10:40 pm! Guess not.
That is late for a Sunday!
IKR? It turns out the weather is just awful anyway. Rainstorms and high winds so we are staying home. Time for a movie on Xfinity!
6/6! Do the Right Thing is one of my all time favorites. I really need to watch Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in its entirety. I’ve only seen parts of that one.
Great score. Spike Lee has some absolute classics. I’ve been meaning to quote Do The Right Thing for a while.
I could half of them but I still need to see most of these, but Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is on my Blindspot list this year so hope to catch that one soon.
Let me know what you think 🙂
6/6 Woohoo!
Awesome stuff Rob!
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Mississippi Burning had a huge impact on me when it came out. I would’ve called you on it if it wasn’t on the list.
It really is so provocative. Along with Do the Right Thing, it was the first film I thought of. Like with Selma, it also reminds you that there were white people who suffered because of how they tried to remove racism.
2 out of 6! Well, thanks to college, I saw In the Heat of the Night. What can I say?
You don’t see it around that much, but a classic. Hope you had an awesome weekend.
I instantly knew every one of those. And they are all outstanding movies.
They really are. And great score!