Age Range Suggestions from Common Sense Media
Hidden Figures – 2016 (Age 10+)
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae
The Color Purple – 1985 (Age 14+)
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery
King Richard – 2021 (Age 13+)
Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal
The Help – 2011 (Age 12+)
Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard
12 Years a Slave – 2013 (Age 15+)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch
42 – 2013 (Age 11+)
Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie, Alan Tudyk
The Butler – 2013 (Age 13+)
Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack
Selma – 2014 (Age 13+)
David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo
Fences – 2016 (Age 14+)
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson
Passing – 2021 (Age 13+)
Tessa Tompson, Ruth Negga, Andre Holland
Respect – 2021 (Age 14+)
Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans
Mudbound – 2017 (Age 15+)
Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – 2013 (Age 15+)
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge
Green Book – 2018 (Age 13+)
Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
Just Mercy – 2019 (Age 13+)
Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx
Red Tails – 2012 (Age 13+)
Cuba Gooding, Terrence Howard, Nate Parke
Judas and the Black Messiah – 2021 (Age 15+)
Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Standfield, Jesse Plemons
Harriet – 2019 (Age 12+)
Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom
Concussion – 2015 (Age 13+)
Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Till – 2022 (Age 13+)
Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison
Emancipation – 2022 (Age 16+)
Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa