Movies and TvShows featuring "black-panthers" theme.

Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cuba.

Seberg is a biographical drama thriller that follows the life of Jean Seberg, a French author. Set in Los Angeles during the 1960s, the film explores Seberg's involvement with the Black Panther Party and the FBI's surveillance of her. It delves into her interracial relationship, the smear campaign against her, and the impact it had on her personal and professional life.

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is a documentary that explores the history and impact of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. It delves into their activism, political radicalism, and clashes with law enforcement, as well as their efforts to empower the Black community through social welfare programs. The film also sheds light on the government's surveillance and persecution of the party members.

After returning from the Vietnam War, a group of friends in the Bronx turn to a life of crime, robbing an armored truck but facing the consequences.

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a gritty and groundbreaking blaxploitation film from 1971. It follows the story of a black male prostitute who goes on the run after killing two racist cops who were assaulting a young black man. As Sweetback evades capture, the film explores themes of racism, activism, and the struggle for freedom.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 is a documentary film that explores the black power movement in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It provides a unique perspective on the movement through archival footage and interviews with activists and leaders of the time. The film covers a range of topics including political activism, the Black Panther Party, political assassinations, discrimination, and the impact of the movement on American politics and society.

The movie follows the downward spiral of Sam Bicke, a tire salesman who becomes disillusioned with the American Dream and fixated on assassinating President Richard Nixon. As his life crumbles around him, Sam navigates through personal and professional challenges, leading to a climactic end.

A powerful documentary that delves into the history of the Civil Rights Era, focusing on the Black Panthers and their activism against racial oppression. Featuring interviews, archive footage, and an exploration of COINTELPRO.

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

A Huey P. Newton Story is a captivating movie that delves into the life of Huey P. Newton, a key figure in the Black Panther Party. The film explores Newton's struggles, his fight against racial inequality, and his ultimate influence on the civil rights movement. It showcases his impact on African-American history, delving into themes of empowerment, activism, and political resistance.

If Not Us, Who? is a movie that explores the cultural revolution, leftist radicalism, and the personal lives of individuals in 1960s Germany. It delves into topics such as open relationships, sexuality, terrorism, and the impact of political movements on family relationships.

The Murder of Fred Hampton is a powerful documentary that exposes the political persecution, repression, and suppression faced by Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton. It highlights the structural racism, poverty, and police brutality that plagued the United States of America during that time. The film explores Hampton's leadership, activism, and his untimely death at the hands of law enforcement.

Tells the shocking and unbelievable story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, three black men from rural Louisiana who were held in solitary confinement in the biggest prison in the U.S., an 18,000-acre former slave plantation known as Angola.

Growing Up in America is a documentary that takes a look at the radical movements, social issues, and political activism that dominated American society in the 1960s. Through interviews, archival footage, and personal stories, the film provides a retrospective on a transformative time in American history.

An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front.

Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was one of those killed in a failed 1971 prison breakout.

Night Catches Us is a drama and romance movie set in 1970s Philadelphia. The film follows the story of Marcus, an ex-Black Panther, who returns to his old neighborhood after many years and tries to reconcile with his past and the people he left behind. As Marcus reconnects with his old love, Patricia, they both face the challenges of living in a city still marked by racial tensions and the aftermath of the Black Panther Party's activism.

The Weather Underground is a documentary that explores the radical left-wing group's acts of domestic terrorism, including bombings and assassinations, in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. The film delves into the group's motivations, their infiltration tactics, and their resistance against the Vietnam War and US government policies. It also examines the FBI's efforts to dismantle the Weather Underground and the impact of their actions on civil rights and political activism.

When a Black Panther raid on the house of a dope dealer goes awry, an innocent young man is killed and the leader of the raid team, a Panther named Charles Henderson (Obba Babatunde), is sentenced to life in prison. Bestselling author Paul Freeman (Modine) offers a creative-writing class in Henderson's prison, initially looking for a story for his next book; but when Henderson becomes his student, Freeman starts to investigate Henderson's case and becomes convinced that, after 20 years, Henderson deserves to be released--but the next step is convincing the sister of the man whose death Henderson is responsible for.

Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder case centered on Black Panther activist and political exile Assata Shakur. In 1977, Shakur was dubiously convicted for the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper and was sentenced to life in prison, only to escape two years later and seek refuge in Cuba.