FAQ for
American History X (1998)

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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for American History X can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/parentalguide.

Several people have noted that the middle-American racial conflicts depicted in American History X is similar to Romper Stomper (1992), in which skinheads in Melbourne, Australia confront the local Vietnamese. In direct opposition to American History X, D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) deals with the issue by showing the KKK as heroes and black people as ruthless savages. Another movie cited as somewhat like American History X is The Believer (2001), in which a New York Jewish student struggles to understand his beliefs and heritage. In Higher Learning (1995), college freshmen from different countries, races, and social backgrounds confront personal, political, and racial dilemmas. In Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), an Italian pizzeria owner in Brooklyn is forced to deal with the fact that the majority of his neighborhood is now inhabited by African Americans. Another Spike Lee movie that deals with social prejudice is Summer of Sam (1999). Across the great pond, This Is England (2006) shows the struggle of a young boy facing racism and xenophobia in the early 1980s. Also of mention is just about every movie starring Sidney Poitier.