Movies like Native Son
If Native Son's mix of chicago, illinois, chauffeur and paranoia stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Native Son's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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2013 · Directed by Brian Helgeland · 128 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: racial tension, 1940s
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.
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In the Heat of the Night
1967 · Directed by Norman Jewison · 109 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: racial tension
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.
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Till
2022 · Directed by Chinonye Chukwu · 131 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
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Bad Day at Black Rock
1955 · Directed by John Sturges · 81 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: 1940s
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
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The Outsiders
1983 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 91 min7.2
Why you'll like itWith Matt Dillon · From the same decade (1980s)
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival…
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The Gift
2015 · Directed by Joel Edgerton · 108 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois
Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.
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Call Jane
2022 · Directed by Phyllis Nagy · 121 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: chicago, illinois
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.