TIME’s Stephanie Zacharek on the top films from the 1920s through the 2010s Project editors: Eliza Berman and Lucy Feldman Art and design: Katie Kalupson and Victor Williams. Illustrations by ...

Black History Month is here, and the critically acclaimed films listed here offer important glimpses into the past. Some focus on well-known historical topics (for example, race relations ...

12 Years a Slave (2013): This harrowing, true story of Solomon Northup, a free man who is enslaved in the 1840s, offers a profound look at slavery and its enduring effects. The Pianist (2002 ...