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Inter-Cultural and Interracial dating, romance and marriage

by mswoc • Created 10 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
Mixed race, ethnic or religious differences in romantic relationships
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  • 39 titles
  • Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters in Pinky (1949)

    1. Pinky

    19491h 42mApproved
    7.2 (3.6K)
    A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
    DirectorsElia KazanJohn FordStarsJeanne CrainEthel BarrymoreEthel Waters
  • Shadows (1958)

    2. Shadows

    19581h 27mPG86Metascore
    7.2 (13K)
    Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.
    DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsBen CarruthersLelia GoldoniHugh Hurd
  • I Passed for White (1960)

    3. I Passed for White

    19601h 33mApproved
    6.2 (373)
    A young girl meets and marries the man of her dreams, never mentioning that she is half-Black.
    DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsSonya WildeJames FranciscusPatricia Michon
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    4. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (125K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
  • A Taste of Honey (1961)

    5. A Taste of Honey

    19611h 41mApproved
    7.4 (6.7K)
    A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.
    DirectorTony RichardsonStarsRita TushinghamDora BryanRobert Stephens
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

    6. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    19671h 48mApproved63Metascore
    7.8 (52K)
    A White couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her Black fiancé.
    DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracySidney PoitierKatharine Hepburn
  • China Girl (1987)

    7. China Girl

    19871h 30mR
    6.3 (2.7K)
    An Italian boy and Chinese girl fall in love in New York, igniting a conflict between their ethnic gangs.
    DirectorAbel FerraraStarsJames RussoRichard PanebiancoSari Chang
  • Jungle Fever (1991)

    8. Jungle Fever

    19912h 12mR78Metascore
    6.6 (20K)
    Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsWesley SnipesAnnabella SciorraSpike Lee
  • Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury in Mississippi Masala (1991)

    9. Mississippi Masala

    19911h 58mR78Metascore
    6.8 (6.9K)
    An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later. The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.
    DirectorMira NairStarsDenzel WashingtonSarita ChoudhuryRoshan Seth
  • 10. The Color of Love

    19911h 31m
    8.0 (18)
    Interracial love story told from the point of view of a white woman.
    DirectorMelissa PearsonStarsBeatrice de BorgMarlene ForteMarc Grant
  • Michael Rapaport, DeShonn Castle, Lianna Pai, Jon Seda, N'Bushe Wright, and Ron Johnson in Zebrahead (1992)

    11. Zebrahead

    19921h 40mR
    6.3 (1.5K)
    A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl.
    DirectorAnthony DrazanStarsMichael RapaportDeShonn CastleKevin Corrigan
  • Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson in Made in America (1993)

    12. Made in America

    19931h 51mPG-1349Metascore
    5.1 (18K)
    A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
    DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsWhoopi GoldbergTed DansonWill Smith
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, and Tina Majorino in Corrina, Corrina (1994)

    13. Corrina, Corrina

    19941h 55mPG
    6.6 (15K)
    In 1959, a widower hires a warm-hearted housekeeper/nanny to care for his seven-year-old daughter.
    DirectorJessie NelsonStarsRay LiottaWhoopi GoldbergTina Majorino
  • Black Rose of Harlem (1996)

    14. Black Rose of Harlem

    19961h 27mR
    5.4 (116)
    A tragic love story set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1920's Chicago jazz clubs. Georgia, a beautiful black singer catches the eye of mobster Johnny Varona. But Johnny is betrothed to the daughter of mob boss Costanza, a man you don't say no to... and live! Can Johnny and Georgia find a way to fulfill their love -and- stay alive? Or will the mob prove to be an insurmountable force.
    DirectorFred GalloStarsCynda WilliamsNick CassavetesJoe Viterelli
  • Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)

    15. Mr. and Mrs. Loving

    19961h 45mPG-13TV Movie
    7.0 (717)
    A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and must wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.
    DirectorRichard FriedenbergStarsTimothy HuttonLela RochonRuby Dee
  • Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry in Fools Rush In (1997)

    16. Fools Rush In

    19971h 49mPG-1338Metascore
    6.1 (41K)
    After a one-night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
    DirectorAndy TennantStarsMatthew PerrySalma HayekJon Tenney
  • Whitney Houston and Brandy Norwood in Cinderella (1997)

    17. Cinderella

    19971h 28mGTV Movie
    6.8 (10K)
    Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
    DirectorRobert IscoveStarsBrandy NorwoodBernadette PetersVeanne Cox
  • Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Carl Lumbly, and Eric Thal in The Wedding (1998)

    18. The Wedding

    19983hTV Movie
    6.1 (563)
    In 1950s Massachusetts, a wealthy black woman engaged to a poor white beatnik learns about her family history. The stories revolve around the racial and class complexities of interracial and class-based marriages.
    DirectorCharles BurnettStarsHalle BerryEric ThalLynn Whitfield
  • Karyn Parsons and Isaiah Washington in Mixing Nia (1998)

    19. Mixing Nia

    19981h 32mR
    5.6 (210)
    Nia is a successful copy writer at ad agency, and she leads white yuppie life (though her mother is black). She quits the agency when she is ordered to push a new brand of beer to black urban kids and goes searching for her racial identity.
    DirectorAlison SwanStarsKaryn ParsonsIsaiah WashingtonEric Thal
  • Vanessa Williams and Chayanne in Dance with Me (1998)

    20. Dance with Me

    19982h 6mPG
    5.9 (7.1K)
    Rafael Infante (Chayanne) comes to Houston from Cuba to work at John Burnett's (Kris Kristofferson's) dance studio. He meets Ruby Sinclair (Vanessa Williams), a cute dance instructor there. Chemistry? Will John know he's Rafael's dad?
    DirectorRanda HainesStarsVanessa WilliamsChayanneKris Kristofferson
  • The Cinder Path (1994)

    21. Colour Blind

    19983 epsTV Mini Series
    7.2 (395)
    In industrial Tyneside during World War I, life for the McQueen family is turned upside down when daughter Bridget comes home with a black husband.
    StarsJoe CaffreyDearbhla MolloyIan Embleton
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    22. Liberty Heights

    19992h 7mR75Metascore
    7.0 (7.3K)
    Baltimore, Fall 1954: Schools implement the new integration law. Ben finds the "colored" girl in his class cute - upsetting his Jewish mom and granny. Ben talks to her while his brother looks for his WASP dream girl.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsAdrien BrodyBebe NeuwirthJoe Mantegna
  • Vanessa Williams and Gil Bellows in The Courage to Love (2000)

    23. The Courage to Love

    20001h 35mPG-13TV Movie
    6.2 (557)
    In 19th century New Orleans creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going to be easy, as there is great opposition to her ideas of breaking traditions.
    DirectorKari SkoglandStarsVanessa WilliamsGil BellowsKaren Williams
  • Sam Neill and Carmen Ejogo in Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

    24. Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

    20002 epsUnratedTV Series
    7.0 (591)
    This epic television miniseries explores the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38-year, ocean-spanning love affair that produced children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
    StarsDiahann CarrollMario Van PeeblesSam Neill
  • Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, and Ben Stiller in Keeping the Faith (2000)

    25. Keeping the Faith

    20002h 8mPG-1360Metascore
    6.4 (54K)
    Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
    DirectorEdward NortonStarsBen StillerEdward NortonJenna Elfman

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