Movies Like Black Jesus
If you liked Black Jesus (1968), a drama movie directed by Valerio Zurlini, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Blood Diamond (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAn ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…
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A Dry White Season (1989)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaDuring the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
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The Last King of Scotland (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaYoung Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General…
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Charm City Kings (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaMouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds…
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The Power of One (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaPK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and…
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Disgrace (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaDisgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and finally even his ability to protect…
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The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaAfter an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded…
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Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaA top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to…
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Sergio (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaA sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
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Zulu (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaAs a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as…
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SAS: Red Notice (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaAn off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…
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The Constant Gardener (2005)
★ 7/10Also dramaJustin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting…
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Escape from Pretoria (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaSouth Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
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Skin (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaBased on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
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Trees of Peace (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaFour women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda.
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Cass (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaThe incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
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Piranhas (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA gang of teenage boys stalk the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK-47s to do their mob bosses' bidding – until they decide to be the bosses themselves.
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The Program (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaAn Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will…
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The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAt the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.