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White Savior Trope

Unpack the white savior narrative in films. Learn why this overused trope affects both black and white characters in popular movies.
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
1
94%8.3
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
2
93%8.2
Conrack (1974)
Conrack (1974)
3
67%7.3
The Principal (1987)
The Principal (1987)
4
50%6.3
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
5
84%7.8
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
6
93%7.8
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
7
83%8.0
The Power of One (1992)
The Power of One (1992)
8
39%7.2
Cool Runnings (1993)
Cool Runnings (1993)
9
76%7.0
The Air Up There (1994)
The Air Up There (1994)
10
21%5.5
Dangerous Minds (1995)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
11
31%6.5
Amistad (1997)
Amistad (1997)
12
77%7.3
Finding Forrester (Gus Van Sant) (2000)
Finding Forrester (Gus Van Sant) (2000)
13
74%7.3
Hardball (2001)
Hardball (2001)
14
41%6.4
Radio (2003)
Radio (2003)
15
35%6.9
Glory Road (2006)
Glory Road (2006)
16
55%7.2
Half Nelson (2006)
Half Nelson (2006)
17
91%7.2
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
18
7.6
Freedom Writers (2007)
Freedom Writers (2007)
19
70%7.6
Gran Torino (2008)
Gran Torino (2008)
20
81%8.1
The Soloist (2009)
The Soloist (2009)
21
57%6.7
The Blind Side (2009)
The Blind Side (2009)
22
66%7.6
Avatar (2009)
Avatar (2009)
23
82%7.8
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
24
76%8.0
Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
25
86%8.4
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
26
95%8.1
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
27
93%7.9
The Great Wall (2016)
The Great Wall (2016)
28
35%5.9
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