A man in a hat talks furtively to two other people.
Biography/History, Drama, Thriller
The Courier

This dramatic cold-war era spy thriller isn’t always the easiest film to watch.

Two men celebrate a victory with a toast.
Biography/History, Drama
Roe v. Wade

On Jan. 22, 1973, nine Supreme Court justices made abortion the law of the land in America. It was the …

Biography/History, Christian, Drama
Resurrection

Resurrection packs a visual and narrative punch that few Easter Sunday readings can match.

Close up of singer Billie Holiday surrounded by press.
Biography/History, Drama, Music
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

This biographical story pulls no punches as it depicts the racism, drug use, sexual abuse and violence Billie Holiday experienced.

A female lawyer talks with her client across a table in a prison.
Biography/History, Drama, Thriller
The Mauritanian

The Mauritanian is a dramatic story of U.S. governmental overreach, a tale of abuse and injustice.

We see at man at an easel painting.
Biography/History, Drama, Mystery/Suspense
The Last Vermeer

The movie’s version of Han van Meegeren seems to like to shock people. And, years after his own death, he …

An FBI agent looks at a huge roll of cash.
Biography/History, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Silk Road

With f-words hitting triple digits, the brutal, incessant vulgarity here is the real deal-killer along the Silk Road.

Still image of a black man speaking in the movie "Judas and the Black Messiah."
Biography/History, Drama
Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah is, on one level, a historical drama. On another, it’s a movie very much of …

One woman in a wheelchair with a magpie chick on her hand talks to another woman in a wheelchair.
Biography/History, Drama
Penguin Bloom

There’s joy to be found in Sam Bloom’s journey, but a lot of pain, depression and heartache to endure along …

Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke talk in a hotel in the movie One Night in Miami.
Biography/History, Drama
One Night in Miami

One Night in Miami is an angry movie for an angry era. But it’s a thoughtful movie in an era …

A man and woman in 1939 look at an archeological dig site in Great Britain.
Biography/History, Drama
The Dig

The Dig has a few more controversies buried within than who discovered the treasure at the center of the story.

Blues legend Ma Rainey performs at a jazz club in 1927.
Biography/History, Drama, Music
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

This is a difficult movie, but not a gratuitous one. It, like the blues, gets down in the muck. But …

And older brother and little brother exchange a high five in the older one's dorm room.
Biography/History, Drama, Sports
Safety

Safety continues a strong tradition found in Disney’s film catalog—that of the inspirational sports movie.

A man and woman walk arm in arm on a resort beach.
Biography/History, Drama, Romance
All My Life

All My Life, as a romance, may work for some. And as I mentioned, it could’ve been worse. But I …

We see a man walking on an Hollywood set, the image in black and white.
Biography/History, Comedy, Drama
Mank

Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into …