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TitleDirectorSummaryYearNotesReferences The Bronze BrideHenry MacRaeA Canadian fur trapper takes a Native American woman as his bride, a union that meets with much disapproval when they return to civilization.1917The Forbidden CitySidney FranklinA Chinese princess betrothed to the Chinese Emperor is sentenced to death when she secretly marries an American diplomat and becomes pregnant.1918The Heart of WetonaSidney FranklinThe mixed-race daughter of a Comanche chief falls in love with a young engineer. When the young man deserts her, she turns to a white Indian agent who marries her.1919Broken BlossomsD. W. GriffithA young Londoner abused by her alcoholic father, a Limehouse District prizefighter, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.1919^[1]OthelloDimitri BuchowetzkiThe treacherous Iago plots to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy. Based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.1922The Toll of the SeaChester M. FranklinWhile visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.1922The Ten CommandmentsCecil B. DeMilleAn American man loves a Chinese woman.1923PiccadillyEwald André DupontA young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen of a London nightclub, is given the chance to become the club's main act which soon leads to a plot of betrayal, forbidden love and murder.1929CimarronWesley Ruggles1931Bird of ParadiseKing VidorA Polynesian girl falls in love when an American sailor visits to her island, however, she is promised to a prince on a nearby island.1932Black PearlMichał WaszyńskiA Polish sailor returns home from Tahiti with a native girl and a fortune in sacred pearls. He is seduced by a married woman, unaware she is part of a plot to steal his riches.1932The Bitter Tea of General YenFrank CapraA Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love during the Chinese Civil War.1933Princess Tam TamEdmond T. GrévilleA French writer traveling in Tunisia becomes infatuated with a local girl and invites her back to his country where she is introduced to Parisian high society.1935^[1]RamonaHenry King1936God's Step ChildrenOscar Micheaux1938Duel in the SunKing Vidor1946^[2]PinkyElia KazanAn African-American nurse who was born light-skinned and passes for white in the North returns to her Southern hometown. She and a white Northern doctor are in love, but she eventually turns down his offer of marriage in order to stay and help her community.1949 ^[1][3][4]Broken ArrowDelmer DavesA dramatization of the story of a white man Tom Jeffords and his interactions with the Apache nation including falling in love with and marrying Apache girl named Sonseeahray.1950 ^[5][6]The Wild NorthAndrew Marton1952OthelloOrson WellesBased on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.1952Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952.Captain John Smith and PocahontasLew Landers1953His Majesty O'KeefeByron Haskin1954The Purple PlainRobert ParrishA pilot of the Royal Air Force falls in love with a Burmese woman during the Burma Campaign of World War II1954^[7]White FeatherRobert D. WebbA white boy marries a Native American woman.1955^[8]House of BambooSamuel Fuller 1955 ^[9]Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingHenry King1955Seven Cities of GoldRobert D. Webb1955The Indian FighterAndre De TothA trail scout leads a wagon train bound for Oregon through hostile Indian territory and unwittingly gets involved with the daughter of a Sioux chieftain.1955The Black TentBrian Desmond Hurst1956GiantGeorge Stevens1956The Halliday BrandJoseph H. Lewis1957War DrumsReginald Le Borg1957Island in the SunRobert Rossen1957Hollywood's first interracial kiss^[10][11][12]Run of the ArrowSamuel Fuller1957Band of AngelsRaoul WalshA young woman, raised as white by her father, a wealthy plantation owner, discovers after his death that she is half black. After she is sold in New Orleans, she and her owner fall in love.1957SayonaraJoshua LoganTwo U.S. Air Force pilots fall in love with a pair of Japanese women.1957Won four Academy Awards^[1][13]Touch of EvilOrson Welles 1958 ^[14]China DollFrank BorzageDuring World War II, an American pilot gets drunk one night and unintentionally buys a young Chinese woman from her destitute father.1958Kings Go ForthDelmer Daves1958 ^[13]Night of the Quarter MoonHugo HaasA newlywed husband's family objects that his wife is mixed race.1959^[15]The World, the Flesh and the DevilRanald MacDougallIn a post-apocalyptic world, a black man and a white woman appear to be the only survivors. Then a white boy shows up.1959 ^[16]Hiroshima, mon amourAlain Resnais1959I Spit on Your GravesMichel Gast1959The Crimson KimonoSamuel Fuller1959Another SkyGavin Lambert1954ShadowsJohn CassavetesA light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white boy, who is unaware of her race.1959 ^[17]The World of Suzie WongRichard QuineA foreigner falls for a Chinese prostitute in Hong Kong1960My Baby is Black!Claude Bernard-Aubert1961Flame in the StreetsRoy Ward Baker1961Bridge to the SunEtienne PérierA biographical film about the marriage of Gwen Harold and Japanese diplomat Hidenari "Terry" Terasaki leading up to World War II.1961Nominated for one Golden Globe.West Side StoryRobert Wise, Jerome Robbins 1961 ^[11][18]A Majority of OneMervyn LeRoyA Jewish-American widow from Brooklyn falls in love with a millionaire businessman while touring Japan.1961Won Golden Globes for "Best Motion Picture" (Musical/Comedy) and "Best Film Promoting International Understanding".All Night LongBasil DeardenA modern-day version of William Shakespeare's Othello set in the jazz scene of Swinging London.1962   Diamond HeadGuy GreenA family drama set on a Hawaiian plantation.1962 ^[14]A Taste of HoneyTony RichardsonA plain young English girl becomes pregnant by a black sailor, befriends a homosexual, and gradually becomes a woman.1961Four BAFTA awardsOne Potato, Two PotatoLarry PeerceA white divorcee marries an African-American.1964 ^[19]A Patch of BlueGuy GreenA blind teenage girl is befriended by a black office worker who she eventually falls in love with.1965 ^[20]OthelloStuart BurgeBased on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.1965Guess Who's Coming to DinnerStanley KramerA young woman surprises her liberal parents by bringing her African-American fiancé to visit.1967Winner of two Oscar Awards^[3][11][18]The Story of a Three-Day PassMelvin Van PeeblesA black U.S. soldier spends the weekend in Paris with a French shop clerk.1968JoannaMichael SarneAn English art student enjoys a string of lovers in Swinging London eventually becoming the mistress of a black nightclub owner.1968100 RiflesTom GriesAn African American lawman reluctantly becomes involved in a Yaqui rebellion against the Mexican government.1969The Liberation of L.B. JonesWilliam WylerA wealthy African American funeral director is murdered by his wife's lover, a white police officer.1970The LandlordHal AshbyA privileged WASP becomes landlord of an inner-city tenement building and begins a relationship with a black nightclub dancer.1970 ^[11]The GrasshopperJerry ParisAn African American ex-football player falls in love with a Las Vegas showgirl. When she is sexually assaulted by a wealthy patron, he viciously beats her attacker and the two are forced to go on the run.1970The HawaiiansTom GriesIn Hawaii around the end of the 19th century, the black sheep of a prosperous white family marries a mentally unstable Hawaiian. Later, his son falls in love with the daughter of one of his Chinese immigrant workers.1970Dreams of GlassRobert ClouseTwo California teenagers, a Japanese-American girl and a fisherman's son, secretly keep their budding romance a secret from their parents.1970The Great White HopeMartin RittA fictionalized account of the turbulent relationship between African American boxer Jack Johnson and his first wife, New York socialite Etta Terry Duryea.1970^[21]Little Big ManArthur PennWhite boy is captured, raised by Cheyenne, falls in love with Cheyenne woman.1970 ^[5]The Omega ManBoris SagalWhite army doctor Robert Neville struggles to create a cure for the plague that wiped out most of the human race and in the meantime falls in love with the African-American survivor Lisa.1971^[22]HonkyWilliam A. GrahamTwo high school students, a wealthy African-American girl and poor white teenager, begin a relationship.1971 Georgia, GeorgiaStig BjörkmanAn African-American nightclub singer falls in love with a U.S. Army deserter while performing in Stockholm.1972^[23]Together for DaysMichael SchultzAn African-American radical activist and a white woman experience a variety of reactions when their family and friends discover their relationship.1972^[24]Heavy TrafficRalph BakshiA young New York cartoonist has surreal fantasies which include a romance with a female African-American bartender.1973Magnum ForceTed PostDirty Harry is hit on by his Asian American neighbor Sunny (played by Adele Yoshioka) and this leads to a physical relationship and possible romance. Sunny asks "What does a girl have to do to go to bed with you?" and, after blinking twice, Harry Callahan replies "Try knocking on the door". Screenwriter John Milius, has said that this part of the film is in the script because Eastwood received a lot of fan mail from Asian women that included sexual propositions.1973Ali: Fear Eats the SoulRainer Werner FassbinderThe film revolves around the romance that develops between Emmi, an elderly German woman, and Ali, a Moroccan migrant worker in post-World War II Germany.1974MandingoRichard Fleischer1975Golden Screen Award  Aaron Loves AngelaGordon Parks, Jr.A teenage couple, an African-American and a Puerto Rican, live in the slums of New York City.1975 ^[25]The Human FactorOtto PremingerAn MI6 official becomes the focus of an internal investigation when a mole is suspected of leaking information to the South African apartheid government.1979My Beautiful LaundretteStephen FrearsFocuses on the same-sex romance between a young Pakistani man and a street punk white man.1985Soul ManSteve MinerAfter his family decides to take his money for college away from him, a rich kid pretends to be African-American to win a minority scholarship offered by Harvard University, only to discover that upon getting there that he has fallen for another student, who was supposed to be the actual recipient of the scholarship.1986   The SqueezeRoger Young1987La BambaLuis Valdez 1987 ^[11]HairsprayJohn WatersTeenager Tracy Turnblad becomes the hero in trying to get a TV dance show integrated in 1962 Baltimore, while a romantic relationship between Penny Pingleton and Seaweed is sparked.1988 Mama, There's A Man in Your BedColine SerreauA French comedy about a business owner who is framed during a food-poisoning scandal and turns to help from a cleaning woman.1989PummaròMichele Placido1990   Letters from AlouMontxo ArmendárizA Senegalese immigrant in Spain writes a series of letters of his adventures; he falls in love with a woman there, but is eventually deported.1990 ^[26][27][28]Come See the ParadiseAlan ParkerA New York Irish-American labor union organizer falls in love with his employer's daughter. Set during the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.1990 ^[29]FlirtingJohn DuiganThe sequel to The Year My Voice Broke, an Australian boy becomes hopelessly in love with an African exchange student.1991 ^[30]Jungle FeverSpike LeeA successful African-American architect has an affair with his Italian-American secretary.1991 ^[3][11][31]Mississippi MasalaMira NairAn African-American man and an Indian immigrant begin a relationship despite the disapproval of both their families.1992 ^[11][18][31]IndochineRégis Wargnier1992   One False MoveCarl FranklinAn African-American woman, in the company of fugitives, returns to her hometown where her ex-lover is the local sheriff.1992   The LoverJean-Jacques AnnaudIn 1950s French Indochina, a French teenage girl has an affair with a wealthy, older Chinese merchant.1992Nominated for Best Foreign Film at Awards of the Japanese Academy in 1993.The BodyguardMick JacksonA white bodyguard and the African-American singer he is assigned to protect form a romantic relationship.1992 ZebraheadAnthony DrazanRelationship between two inner city teenagers in Detroit.1992Won Grand Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006.^[32]Made in AmericaRichard Benjamin1993   The Wedding BanquetAng LeeA Taiwanese-American guy and his gay white lover.1993 ^[30]The Ballad of Little JoMaggie Greenwald1993   A Bronx TaleRobert De Niro1993 ^[32][33]The Joy Luck ClubWayne WangRelationship between four young Chinese-American women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China.1993Winner of the Young Artist Awards in 2004.^[11]Double HappinessMina ShumA Canadian-born Chinese girl falls in love with a white university student.1994Winner of Best Canadian Feature Film at Toronto International Film Festival in 1994.^[34]Foreign StudentEva SerenyA young French college student studies in America and falls in love a black teacher.1994 ^[32]Corrina, CorrinaJessie Nelson1994 The Jungle BookStephen SommersMowgli-who is Indian-and Kitty-who is British-are childhood friends who later become lovers.1994 Talking About SexAaron Speiser1994Bleeding HeartsGregory Hines1995 The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in LoveMaria MaggentiRandy and Evie have an interracial teenage lesbian romance.1995 ^[35][36]Jefferson in ParisJames Ivory1995 The Affair (1995 film)Paul Seed1995 PocahontasMike Gabriel, Eric GoldbergPocahontas, a Powhatan Indian woman falls in love with John Smith, a white settler in 17th century Virginia1995 ^[37]Madame ButterflyFrédéric Mitterrand1995   OthelloOliver Parker1995 ^[18]The Watermelon WomanCheryl Dunye 1996 ^[11]Fools Rush InAndy Tennant 1997 ^[30][38][39]Fakin' da FunkTim CheyA Chinese teenager whose adoptive parents are black falls in love with a black girl.1997 ^[30][32][40]Chinese BoxWayne WangRomance between a Western reporter and a Chinese woman during the return of Hong Kong to China.1997Nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1997.^[41]One Night StandMike FiggisA black Los Angeles commercial director has an affair with a white woman in New York while he is married to a Chinese-American woman and she is engaged to his gay friend's brother respectively.1997 Tomorrow Never DiesRoger SpottiswoodeJames Bond partners with a Chinese spy to stop a media mogul from starting World War III.1997 ^[41]Jackie BrownQuentin TarantinoThe title character is a black drug-smuggling flight attendant who is wooed by a white bail bondsman.1997 ^[30]Heaven's BurningCraig Lahiff 1998   RestaurantEric BrossA romance develops between two waiters, both aspiring to enter the entertainment industry.1998Jury Award winner for Best Drama at the Atlantic City Film Festival in 1999.BulworthWarren BeattyA white senator pursues a romantic relationship with a young black activist.1998 ^[42]BesiegedBernardo Bertolucci1998   Next TimeAlan L. Fraser1998Won the "Hollywood Discovery Award" and "Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Award" at the Hollywood Film Festival in 1998.The BreaksEric Meza1999Row Your BoatSollace Mitchell1999Won "Audience Choice Award" at the Stony Brook Film Festival in 1999.Colorz of RageDale Resteghini1999 ^[43]The Annihilation of FishCharles Burnett1999   Liberty HeightsBarry LevinsonA Jewish white guy falls in love with a black girl at a recently desegregated school.1999 ^[32][39]The Secret Laughter of WomenPeter Schwabach1999 UnbowedNanci RossovSet after the Civil War, a defiant Native American man and a high spirited Black woman fall in love while attending college.1999Won "Best Film" at the American Indian Film Festival in 1999.Romeo Must DieAndrzej BartkowiakA Romeo and Juliet story set between African American and Asian families.2000 ^[44]Catfish in Black Bean SauceChi Muoi LoA comedy-drama about a Vietnamese brother and sister raised by an African American couple.2000 ^[44]Mission: Impossible 2John WooEthan Hunt, a white boy, has a romance with Nyah, a black woman, as they try to recover a virus.2000 ^[30][44]OTim Blake NelsonRetelling of Othello with modern high school students.2001 ^[18]Save the Last DanceDuane AdlerA teenage girl from the Midwest and an African-American teen from South Side Chicago fall in love though their mutual love of dancing.2001 ^[45]Crazy/BeautifulJohn StockwellNicole Oakley, the spoiled, rich, out-of-control daughter of congressman Tom Oakley, meets a working class Mexican-American straight-A student, Carlos Nuñez, resulting in a clash of cultures, values, and a love affair.2001 ^[32]Jump TomorrowJoel HopkinsA young Nigerian man on the verge of being in an arranged marriage, suddenly questions his situation after an encounter with a stunning Latin woman, who is also about to be married.2001 Monster's BallMarc ForsterAfter a family tragedy, a white racist prison guard reexamines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American widow of the last prisoner he executed.2001 ^[18]Far From HeavenTodd HaynesHousewife has flirtation with her African-American gardener2002 ^[3]Bend It Like BeckhamGurinder ChadhaJess, a young woman whose Sikh parents moved from Uganda to London, defies their traditional expectations to play football and begins a romantic relationship with her white coach.2003^[46]HolesAndrew DavisCamp Green’s background is a story of the main characters’ ancestors, told in flashbacks throughout the film. Kate is a caucasian schoolteacher whose love for Sam, an African-American onion salesman leads to tragedy when the town persecutes them for their love.2003^[47][48]Bollywood QueenJeremy WoodingA British Indian take on Romeo and Juliet in which Geena, a young Gujarati woman, and Jay, a young Scottish man, fall in love while trying to keep their relationship a secret from their rival families.2003AlfieCharles ShyerWhite British guy and African-American girlfriend of his best friend.2004 ^[30][49]Guess WhoKevin Rodney SullivanRomantic comedy about an African-American girl introducing her white fiancé to her parents.2005 ^[30][50]The White MasaiHermine HuntgeburthBased on an autobiographical novel, a white German woman falls in love and has a child with a Masai man.2005Romancing the BrideKris IsacssonRomantic comedy about a confused bride, Melissa, who wakes hand-cuffed to a Mexican stranger who claims to be her husband; she has no recollection of the marriage after having consumed a Mexican "moonshine" drink and having forgotten the events that occurred the previous night.2005Something NewSanaa LathanRomantic comedy about an African-American woman falling in love with her Caucasian landscape gardener.2006 ^{[18][30][39][51]}Falling for GraceFay Ann LeeRomantic comedy about a relationship between a Chinese (raised in America) woman and a white American based on a quid pro quo.2006Blind DatingJames KeachRomantic comedy about a 22-year old blind man (played by Chris Pine) trying to find the right woman to have sex with for the first time by going on blind dates set up by his brother. He ends up slowly falling in love with an Indian-American woman who must keep something secret from him as she falls in love with him as well.2006Rome & JewelCharles T. Kanganis, Neil BaggMusical take on Romeo & Juliet with a black man and white girl.2006 ^[52]Lakeview TerraceNeil LaButeThriller about a LAPD sergeant who terrorizes his new next-door neighbors because they are an interracially married couple.2008 ^[53]Our Family WeddingRick FamuyiwaAn African-American guy plans to marry a Mexican-American girl, but they must meet each other's families.2010 ^[18]My Last Day Without YouStefan C. SchaeferGerman executive meets a young African American female musician who exposes a new side of NYC to him. 2011 BelleAmma AsantePeriod drama set in the 18th century about Dido Belle, the illegitimate daughter of a black former slave and a white British naval officer, who is raised by her wealthy great-uncle, but struggles to find her place in society.2013 ^[54]A Madea ChristmasTyler PerryA black schoolteacher tries to hide from her mother that she is married to a white guy.2013^[55]House of SecretsBianca LawsonA newly divorced black woman tries to figure out who has been breaking into her house given to her by her ex-husband2014Dr. CabbieJean-François PouliotAn Indian doctor turned cab driver falls in love with a pregnant white Canadian woman2014Infinitely Polar BearMaya ForbesA caucasian father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his African-American wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.20145 Flights UpRichard LoncraineA long-time married couple (African American male/Caucasian female) who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.2014Born to Be BlueRobert BudreauA partly fictional biopic about Chet Baker, focusing on his romance with (and engagement to) an African American actress in 1960s Los Angeles.2015^[56] FocusDenise Di NoviWill Smith and Margot Robbie; Nicky (Will Smith), a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess (Margot Robbie) under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved.2015BazodeeTodd KesslerThe dutiful Indian daughter of a deep-in-debt businessman is about to marry a wealthy Londoner when a chance encounter with local Trinidadian singer sets things askew.2015^[57]BlackAdil El Arbi & Bilall FallahA 15-year-old girl in a black gang in Brussels must choose between loyalty and love when she falls for a Moroccan boy from a rival gang.2015Sophie and the Rising SunMaggie GreenwaldA white Southern woman falls in love with a Nisei man on the eve of Pearl Harbor.2016 ^[58]A United KingdomAmma AsanteA white British woman marries Seretse Khama, a black African chief.2016^[59]LovingJeff NicholsThe real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, who spent nine years fighting their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, up to the Supreme Court which, in 1967, reaffirmed their right to marry.2016^[1][60]Get OutJordan PeeleA black man visits his white girlfriend's town and family, but not everything in the town is as it seems.2017^[61]The Big SickMichael ShowalterA South Asian man falls in love with a white woman, despite his family's objections.2017^[62]Everything, EverythingStella MeghieA black girl falls in love with a white boy who lives next door.2017The Greatest ShowmanMichael GraceyInspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the lives of its star attractions, including a white aristocrat and African-American trapeze artist.2017^[63]The Chinese WidowBille AugustIn the 1940s, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor destroyed Americans' morale. A young white pilot was saved by a young local asian widow. Despite not being able to communicate verbally, they fell for each other and a tear-jerking love story went on between the two.2017Love, SimonGreg BerlantiA white teenage boy whose anonymous online pen pal is an African-American Jewish teenage boy2018^[64]Where Hands TouchAmma AsanteA black girl of a German mother and a French African soldier falls in love with a young German soldier during World War II2018To All the Boys I've Loved Before (film) Susan JohnsonAn Asian American teenage girl and a white teenage boy begin dating after he reads her letter.2018Candy JarBen SheltonA black high schooler falls in love with his white rival on the school debate team2018The Sun Is Also A StarRy Russo-YoungAs part of an experiment, a teenage black girl falls in love with an Asian-American medical student within a day whilst her family faces deportation2019The LovebirdsMichael ShowalterA couple (South Asian man & African American woman) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery.2020