The Imitation Game [2014; Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode]
English mathematician and logician Alan Turing helps crack the Enigma code during World War II.
Consider: The cost to individuals and society of prejudice and discrimination.

Pride [2014; Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West]
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Consider: Fears, stereotypes and friendships across differences.

Tracks [2013; Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl]
A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
Consider: Stereotypes as barriers and the role of mentors in breaking through stereotypes.

12 Years a Slave [2013; Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender]
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Consider: The violence surrounding slavery and the roots of current race relations.

Belle [2013; Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson]
The mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th-century England.
Consider: The impact of racism and segregation on individuals, families and society.

The Intouchables [2011; François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny]
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker.
Consider: Stereotypes, friendship across cultures and socioeconomic divide.

Invictus [2009; Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge]
Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Consider: The importance of a shared vision.

Amreeka [2009; Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass]
A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small-town Indiana.
Consider: Culture clash and building a life in a new culture.

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts [2006; Darlene Asevado, Jay Asevado, Shelton Alexander]
Spike Lee's four-part HBO documentary event that recounts the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans in 2005.
Consider: The disaster following the disaster.

The Namesake [2006; Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu]
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Consider: How Gogol and his parents each navigate between two cultures.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding [2002; Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine]
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Consider: How intercultural interactions teach us not only about others but also about ourselves.

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer [2002; Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni]
During a bus journey, a devout Hindu Brahmin woman protects a Muslim man when communal rioting breaks out.
Consider: Friendship that transcends the cycle of violence across cultural divisions.