Movies like Locks
If Locks's mix of race politics, oakland, california and hair stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Locks's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Fruitvale Station
2013 · Directed by Ryan Coogler · 85 min7.4
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Ryan Coogler · With Trestin George · Shares: oakland, california, black identity
Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New…
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American Fiction
2023 · Directed by Cord Jefferson · 117 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: race politics, racial stereotype
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
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Nappily Ever After
2018 · Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour · 100 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: hair, black hair
After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.
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Crash
2005 · Directed by Paul Haggis · 112 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: race politics · From the same decade (2000s)
In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour…
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Two Distant Strangers
2020 · Directed by Travon Free · 32 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: short film
A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.