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1. And the Band Played On (1993)
directed by Roger Spottiswoode
featuring Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston, Lily Tomlin, Richard Gere, Steve Martin
The late journalist Randy Shilts' best-selling book on the burgeoning AIDS crisis was adapted for cable TV by Arnold Schulman. In 1981, researchers ... More
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2. Walkout (2006)
directed by Edward James Olmos
featuring Alexa Vega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Elena Harring, Efren Ramirez
Made for cable, Walkout is the true story of a little-known but profoundly significant moment in the history of the Latino community in East Los ... More
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3. Trade (2007)
directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
featuring Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos, Alicja Bachleda, Paulina Gaitan, Marco Perez
After his 13-year-old sister is abducted by sex traffickers, a determined Mexican teen travels from the barrios of Mexico City to a run-down stash ... More
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4. Jasper, Texas (2003)
directed by Jeff Byrd
featuring Jon Voight, Louis Gossett, Jr., Joe Morton, Emily Yancy, Bokeem Woodbine
The time: June 1998. The place: The sleepy town of Jasper, TX. Three young, self-styled white supremists overpower a 49-year-old black man named ... More
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5. Cheaters (2000)
directed by John Stockwell
featuring Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Paul Sorvino, Luke Edwards
Moral hypocrisy and the woes of America's public schools and educational system are the focus of Cheaters, which is based on a real-life 1995 ... More
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6. Provoked (2007)
directed by Jag Mundhra
featuring Aishwarya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Rebecca Pidgeon, Nandita Das
Inspired by the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, Jag Mundhra's Provoked tells the tale of a battered wife pushed to the ultimate act of defiance. As ... More
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7. Judgment (1990)
directed by Tom Topor
featuring Keith Carradine, Blythe Danner, Jack Warden, David Strathairn, Michael Faustino
The true-story of a small town Louisiana molestation case is re-created in this made-for-cable drama. When a couple learns that their young son has ... More
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8. Mad Dog Prosecutors (2002)
directed by Russell Craig Richardson
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9. Goodbye Bafana (2007)
directed by Bille August
featuring Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Faith Ndukwana, Terry Pheto
Bille August's inspirational docudrama Goodbye Bafana begins in 1968, with South Africa buried neck-deep in the horrors of apartheid and Nelson ... More
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10. In This World (2003)
directed by Michael Winterbottom
featuring Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah
Prolific British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom adds to his impressively diverse oeuvre with this harrowing account of two Afghan refugees' passage ... More
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11. Serpico (1974)
directed by Sidney Lumet
featuring Al Pacino, Tony Roberts, Jack Kehoe, Cornelia Sharpe, Barbara Eda-Young
Adapted by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler from Peter Maas's book, Sidney Lumet's drama portrays the real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop ... More
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12. North Country (2005)
directed by Niki Caro
featuring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, Woody Harrelson, Sissy Spacek
A fictionalized account of one of America's most groundbreaking sexual harassment lawsuits comes to the screen in this hard-hitting drama. In the ... More
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13. Silkwood (1983)
directed by Mike Nichols
featuring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid
Based on a true story, Silkwood begins and ends with Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) driving along a lonely road in 1974, heading to a meeting with a ... More
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14. The River Niger (1976)
directed by Krishna Shah
featuring Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr., Glynn Turman, Roger E. Mosley
River Niger is a Tony Award-winning play turned to a movie. It features James Earl Jones as a house-painter/poet who struggles to support his cancer ... More
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15. The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
featuring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, James Caviezel, Bita Sheibani, Ali Pourtash, Parviz Sayyad, David Diaan
Director Cyrus Nowrasteh teams with screenwriter Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh to illuminate the dangers of religious fundamentalism, gender apartheid, and ... More
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16. Alambrista! (1977)
directed by Robert M. Young
featuring Domingo Ambriz, Trinidad Silva, Linda Gillin, Ned Beatty
Robert M. Young, who has made a cottage industry of "small" atmospheric films, made his directorial debut in 1977's Alambrista!. Domingo Ambriz plays ... More
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17. Heroes (1977)
directed by Jeremy Kagan
featuring Henry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Val Avery, Olivia Cole
Heroes is an old-fashioned social problem movie concerning a troubled Vietnam veteran and the loving woman who helps him to work out his problems. ... More
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18. The Lords of Discipline (1983)
directed by Franc Roddam
featuring David Keith, Robert Prosky, G.D. Spradlin, Barbara Babcock, Michael Biehn
Adapted from a long novel by Pat Conroy, the story is shortened to focus on a harrowing account of institutional racism in the 1960s American South. ... More
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19. Bordertown (2007)
directed by Gregory Nava
featuring Maya Zapata, Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Martin Sheen
The celebrated Latino director Gregory Nava (American Family) helmed, scripted, and co-produced (with star Jennifer Lopez) Bordertown - a suspense ... More
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20. London River (2011)
directed by Rachid Bouchareb
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan
It marked a sickening and devastating second act to 9/11: On July 7, 2005, a series of bombs set by terrorists exploded on the London subways. Over ... More
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21. Gospel Hill (2008)
directed by Giancarlo Esposito
featuring Angela Bassett, Giancarlo Esposito, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles, Adam Baldwin
Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Julia Stiles, and Samuel L. Jackson headline actor-turned-director Giancarlo Esposito's ensemble drama about a small ... More
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22. The Pregnancy Pact (2010)
directed by Rosemary Rodriguez
featuring Nancy Travis, Thora Birch, Camryn Manheim, Madisen Beaty, David Rogers
A blogger (Thora Birch) investigates a rash of teen pregnancies at her old high school, and rumors swirl about a pact between the girls. Meanwhile, ... More
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23. Strike (2007)
directed by Volker Schlöndorff
featuring Katharina Thalbach, Dominique Horwitz, Andrzej Chyra, Andrzej Grabowski, Wojciech Solarz, Ewa Telega
An ordinary working woman helps to spark a revolution in this historical drama inspired by a true story. Agnieszka Kowalska (Katharina Thalbach) has ... More
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24. Abandoned and Deceived (1995)
directed by Joseph Dougherty
featuring Lori Loughlin, Brian Kerwin, Farrah Forke, Gordon Clapp
When the state of Ohio refuses to help a poor single mother get her child's father to pay support, she launches a statewide campaign to enact newer, ... More
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25. Future Weather (2013)
directed by Jenny Deller
featuring Perla Haney-Jardine, Amy Madigan, Lili Taylor, William Sadler, Marin Ireland
A budding young environmental biologist (Perla Haney-Jardine) reluctantly takes her first steps toward an uncertain future after her mother runs away ... More
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