Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Native Son List

• Black Boy - Explores themes of race, identity, and social justice in a similar socioeconomic context.
• The Help - Focuses on the struggles of African American women in the 1960s South, addressing race relations.
• Moonlight - A coming-of-age story that delves into identity, race, and the struggles of a young black man.
• Get Out - Explores race relations and social commentary within a horror-thriller context.
• 12 Years a Slave - True story of a free black man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery; powerful social commentary.
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Covers the life of an African American woman from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement.
• Fruitvale Station - A dramatization of the true story of Oscar Grant, highlighting race and social injustice.
• A Raisin in the Sun - Explores the dreams and struggles of a black family in Chicago, dealing with inequality.
• The Color Purple - Focuses on the lives of African American women facing oppression in the early 20th century.
• When They See Us - Miniseries about the wrongful conviction of black teenagers in the Central Park Five case.
• American History X - Deals with themes of racism, redemption, and the impact of environment on individuals.
• The Wire - A gritty exploration of race, class, and institutional corruption in Baltimore.
• Just Mercy - Based on a true story, addresses racism and injustice within the criminal justice system.
• Selma - Depicts the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for voting rights in the 1960s.
• Belly - A drama focused on the lives of two friends involved in crime and the impact of environment.
• Higher Learning - Explores racial tensions and identity crises on a college campus.
• Boyz n the Hood - Examines life in South Central Los Angeles, dealing with race, violence, and family.
• Crown Heights - Based on the true story of a young black man wrongfully convicted and his fight against injustice.
• Malcolm X - Biography of the civil rights leader focusing on identity and race in America.
• In the Heat of the Night - A police procedural that deals with racial tensions in a small Southern town.
• The Hate U Give - A young woman navigates the complexities of race and identity after witnessing police violence.
• Do the Right Thing - A film that boldly tackles racial tensions in urban neighborhoods.
• Detroit - Recounts the true story of racial tensions and police brutality during the 1967 Detroit riots.
• The Hate U Give - Adapts themes of race, identity, and police violence from the young adult novel.
• Loving - Based on the true story of an interracial couple fighting against anti-miscegenation laws.
• The Butler - Chronicles the life of a White House butler through several decades of racial trauma.
• The Central Park Five - A documentary about the wrongful conviction and social injustice faced by African American boys.
• Luke Cage - A Marvel series that explores themes of race, identity, and social justice in Harlem.
• Sorry to Bother You - A dark satire on race, capitalism, and social issues in contemporary society.
• This Is Us - While a family drama, it explores race across different timelines affecting character identities.
• The Night Of - A crime drama that explores race, class, and the complexities of the justice system.
• The First Purge - Explores the socio-political implications of race during a dystopian purge experiment.
• Django Unchained - A take on race relations and revenge set in the backdrop of slavery in America.
• Pastor Brown - Focuses on family and community dynamics in a predominantly black inner-city church.
• I Am Not Your Negro - A documentary that explores race in America through the life and writings of James Baldwin.
• She's Gotta Have It - A modern look at love, race, and identity through the lens of a young black woman.
• Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. - Focuses on the struggles of a young black woman in Brooklyn, addressing race and gender.
• The Secret Life of Bees - Explores the themes of race and womanhood while set in the Civil Rights era.