A curated watchlist

Watch With
a Purpose

Cinema that sparks conversation and inspires change.

18 films and documentaries on race, civil rights, class, and the fight for justice. Filter by what you want to sit with tonight, then watch one and talk to someone about it. That is where the change starts.

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Poster for 13th
Documentary2016

13th

Ava DuVernay's powerful look at the history of racial inequality in the U.S., focusing on how the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

Poster for Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Documentary2017

Time: The Kalief Browder Story

A haunting documentary series that chronicles the life of Kalief Browder, a Bronx teenager who spent three years in jail without being convicted of a crime.

Poster for The Hate U Give
Film2018

The Hate U Give

A young Black girl's life is changed forever when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer.

Poster for Selma
Film2014

Selma

Chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Poster for Just Mercy
Film2019

Just Mercy

The true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction.

Poster for The Central Park Five
Documentary2012

The Central Park Five

Examines the 1989 case of five Black and Latino teenagers who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park.

Poster for Whose Streets?
Documentary2017

Whose Streets?

An unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising, told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice.

Poster for Get Out
Film2017

Get Out

Jordan Peele's psychological thriller about a young Black man visiting his white girlfriend's family and uncovering a horrific secret.

Poster for Fences
Film2016

Fences

A working-class father in the 1950s struggles to provide for his family while grappling with his own unfulfilled dreams and the racial barriers of the era.

Poster for The Color Purple
Film1985

The Color Purple

A heartbreaking yet resilient tale of the lifelong struggles of an African-American woman living in the South during the early 1900s, finding strength in sisterhood.

Poster for Moonlight
Film2016

Moonlight

A visually stunning coming-of-age story following Chiron through three stages of his life as he struggles with his identity and sexuality in a tough Miami neighborhood.

Poster for Parasite
Film2019

Parasite

A masterclass in tension and class commentary, following a poor family who schemes their way into working for a wealthy household, leading to an explosive confrontation.

Poster for American Fiction
Film2023

American Fiction

A biting satire of the publishing industry and racial stereotypes, following a Black novelist who writes a "Black" book out of spite.

Poster for Fruitvale Station
Film2013

Fruitvale Station

The devastating true story of Oscar Grant III, a young man who was fatally shot by BART police in Oakland on New Year's Day, 2009.

Poster for Hidden Figures
Film2016

Hidden Figures

The untold story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA who were the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

Poster for Hoop Dreams
Documentary1994

Hoop Dreams

Follows two inner-city Chicago boys as they struggle to become college basketball players and find a path out of poverty.

Poster for Sinners
Film2025

Sinners

A gripping thriller exploring the dark intersections of faith, power, and morality.

Poster for Miss Representation
Documentary2011

Miss Representation

Explores how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in influential positions by circulating limited and often disparaging portrayals of women.

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18 stories across 11 themes - from injustice and race to class, history, and the law. Built from a personal watchlist, shared so the next person can watch with intent too.