Top rated socially relevant movies on IndieFlix
Check out today’s highest ranked socially relevant movies on IndieFlix! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best socially relevant movies on IndieFlix, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
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- 1967-08-02 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
Rating
7.627
2 Hunger (2008)
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
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- 2008-05-15 | Drama / History
Cast
- Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham
Rating
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7.248
3 Like Crazy (2016)
Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.
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- 2016-05-17 | Drama / Comedy
Cast
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti
Rating
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7.4
4 The Ghost Writer (2010)
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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- 2010-02-12 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan
Rating
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6.827
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5 Jesus of Montreal (1989)
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
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- 1989-05-17 | Drama
Cast
- Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening
Rating
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6.9
6 A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (2015)
There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.
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- 2015-01-24 | Documentary
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Rating
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6.2
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7 The Great Dictator (1940)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
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- 1940-10-15 | Comedy / War
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin, Jack Oakie
Rating
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8.323
8 Planet of the Apes (1968)
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
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- 1968-02-07 | Science Fiction / Adventure
Cast
- Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall
Rating
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7.655
9 Ace in the Hole (1951)
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
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- 1951-06-29 | Drama
Cast
- Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling
Rating
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7.8
10 Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
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- 2008-02-11 | Animation / Drama
Cast
- Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal
Rating
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7.0
