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10 Best Movies Like In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

If you loved In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1970★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...

#2
Lancaster Skies

Lancaster Skies

2019★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Douglas, a broken, solitary, Spitfire Ace, must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin, in 1944....

#3
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#4
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter....

#5
Infiesto

Infiesto

2023★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As the coronavirus upends their lives, two detectives doggedly pursue those responsible for an abduction they realize is part of a sinister pattern....

#6
Home

Home

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past....