Within Our Gates (1920)
Directed by Oscar Micheaux · 74 min · Drama, Romance, Crime
19.3 TOPICAL score · #4,585 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.
Within Our Gates (1920, directed by Oscar Micheaux) has a TOPICAL score of 19.3 - ranked 4,585 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6.1/10 (113 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 19 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6.1/10 (113 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 19 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read4,442 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin, Jack Chenault