Movies like Nickel Boys

Nickel Boys (2024) is a history movie directed by RaMell Ross. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Hidden Figures (2016)
★ 8.1 · 10,751 votes · Drama, History
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Movies like Hidden Figures →
2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
★ 7.9 · 12,285 votes · Drama, History
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Movies like 12 Years a Slave →
3. Selma (2014)
★ 7.4 · 2,381 votes · History, Drama
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Movies like Selma →
4. Malcolm X (1992)
★ 7.5 · 2,013 votes · Drama, History
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Movies like Malcolm X →
5. Raging Bull (1980)
★ 7.9 · 4,932 votes · Drama, History
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Movies like Raging Bull →
6. The Six Triple Eight (2024)
★ 7.6 · 743 votes · Drama, War, History
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.
Movies like The Six Triple Eight →
7. The Irishman (2019)
★ 7.6 · 7,782 votes · Crime, Drama, History
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
Movies like The Irishman →
8. Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2 · 13,368 votes · Drama, Comedy, History
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Movies like Green Book →
9. The Last Duel (2021)
★ 7.4 · 4,048 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
Movies like The Last Duel →
10. Schindler's List (1993)
★ 8.6 · 18,038 votes · Drama, History, War
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Movies like Schindler's List →
11. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
★ 7.7 · 3,477 votes · Drama, History
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
Movies like The Trial of the Chicago 7 →
12. My Friend Dahmer (2017)
★ 6.5 · 666 votes · History, Drama, Crime
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
Movies like My Friend Dahmer →

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Movies like Nickel Boys

Nickel Boys (2024) is a history movie directed by RaMell Ross. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Hidden Figures (2016)
★ 8.1 · 10,751 votes · Drama, History
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Movies like Hidden Figures →
2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
★ 7.9 · 12,285 votes · Drama, History
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Movies like 12 Years a Slave →
3. Selma (2014)
★ 7.4 · 2,381 votes · History, Drama
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Movies like Selma →
4. Malcolm X (1992)
★ 7.5 · 2,013 votes · Drama, History
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Movies like Malcolm X →
5. Raging Bull (1980)
★ 7.9 · 4,932 votes · Drama, History
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Movies like Raging Bull →
6. The Six Triple Eight (2024)
★ 7.6 · 743 votes · Drama, War, History
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.
Movies like The Six Triple Eight →
7. The Irishman (2019)
★ 7.6 · 7,782 votes · Crime, Drama, History
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
Movies like The Irishman →
8. Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2 · 13,368 votes · Drama, Comedy, History
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Movies like Green Book →
9. The Last Duel (2021)
★ 7.4 · 4,048 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
Movies like The Last Duel →
10. Schindler's List (1993)
★ 8.6 · 18,038 votes · Drama, History, War
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Movies like Schindler's List →
11. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
★ 7.7 · 3,477 votes · Drama, History
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
Movies like The Trial of the Chicago 7 →
12. My Friend Dahmer (2017)
★ 6.5 · 666 votes · History, Drama, Crime
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
Movies like My Friend Dahmer →

1. Hidden Figures (2016)

2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

3. Selma (2014)

4. Malcolm X (1992)

5. Raging Bull (1980)

6. The Six Triple Eight (2024)

7. The Irishman (2019)

8. Green Book (2018)

9. The Last Duel (2021)

10. Schindler's List (1993)

11. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

12. My Friend Dahmer (2017)

Related lists

1. Hidden Figures (2016)

2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

3. Selma (2014)

4. Malcolm X (1992)

5. Raging Bull (1980)

6. The Six Triple Eight (2024)

7. The Irishman (2019)

8. Green Book (2018)

9. The Last Duel (2021)

10. Schindler's List (1993)

11. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

12. My Friend Dahmer (2017)

Related lists