Talk:List of interracial romance films

Comment

This page is insignificant and alienates interracial relationship, I think it should be deleted.Jason foren daniel (talk) 14:51, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Jason, Wikipedia summarizes topics that have been authoritatively covered elsewhere. As the deletion discussion shows, there are many sources that cover interracial romance in films. I'm not sure why you think this list "alienates" interracial relationships. The coverage found elsewhere shows that this topic is a notable one as part of racial relations. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 23:06, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Why do you think it alienates interracial relationships? In my opinion, it gives exposure. There is also a category: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Category:Films_about_interracial_romance Captchacatcher (talk) 00:55, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Inclusion criteria added

I've added some inclusion criteria for this list based on consensus from the deletion discussion:

The films in this category satisfy the following requirements:

• A professional critic has identified them as an interracial romance film.
• The film has been released.
• The films are feature length (e.g. not a segment from an anthology).
• The film features a romantic relationship, not just partnering, between people of different races.
• The film's inclusion or casting of interracial romance is not incidental.
• Does not include inter-species or fictional races. (e.g. Star Trek, Shrek, or Harry Potter)

If there are any that need to be added, edited, or deleted, please discuss here. -AngusWOOF (talk) 16:55, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

I think it would be better to put this into prose as part of a lead, instead of having a list like this - it also runs the risk of devolving into WP: talk, some of which I just removed. ansh666 05:36, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

External links need cleanup

The external links for this list article should be cleaned up. Some of the links point to user-generated/maintained lists, and some need to be clarified as covering non-romantic interracial relationships. -AngusWOOF (talk) 17:32, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Incidental films

Let's discuss whether these films should be listed or kept off as incidental:

• Swordfish (film) - John Travolta and Halle Berry's characters are in a relationship. It is not the driving aspect of the film, however, Berry's presence has gotten notability for it and it is listed among her other interracial romance films like Monster's Ball.

• James Bond films. Which of these are beyond incidental?

• Anchorman 2 - has a scene where Ron flirts with his manager, leading to a Guess Who-like scene gone wrong, but it isn't central to the plot.

Other ones listed in Moviefone article: [1] that don't really play up the issue:

• Pieces of April - the main couple is interracial but it is more about sorting out general dysfunctional family issues
• Lucky Number Slevin - as moviefone calls it, hardly notice that they are interracial
• Away We Go
• Boogie Nights

Thoughts? Comments? -AngusWOOF (talk) 19:40, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

• Snow Dogs || Brian Levant || Comedy about a Miami dentist who inherits a team of sled dogs from his biological mother and enters a local dogsled race. || 2002 ||   ||

Comment: Incidental that love interest is a different race than the protagonist. -AngusWOOF (talk) 23:52, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

• Russian Dolls || Cédric Klapisch || French guy and Senegalise clerk. || 2005 || ||

Comment: Xavier and Kassia have a brief affair in Paris then she isn't relevant to the story afterwards. -AngusWOOF (talk) 23:52, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

• 13 Sins || Daniel Stamm || Thriller about a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck white salesman engaged to a black woman. || 2014 ||   ||

Comment: Nothing in the Variety review implies that the movie is about the interracial romance. Casting is incidental. -AngusWOOF (talk) 23:52, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

• Everything, Everything (film) || || Casting of the film involved a black woman and a white man ||

Comment The film casts mixed race, but the race itself isn't a focus of the film. Quote from article: "Me and Amandla would be on set and just like, 'Is this really happening? Are we scamming the studio into making an interracial love story that doesn’t talk about race?' " AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:32, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

• The Hitman's Bodyguard || Patrick Hughes || African-American assassin and Latino wife || ||

Comment presented as incidental AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:41, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

• Spiderman: Homecoming || || Interracial casting Mary Jane as black ||

Comment incidental casting, not a driving part of the film's plot. However, like the the other ones released in 2017, shows a trend towards casting of roles regardless of race, some of which might be conscious like with Hamilton (musical). AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:45, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

References

3 more from the 1950's

THREE STRIPES IN THE SUN (they go off to get married; CRY FOR HAPPY, THE WIND CANNOT READStarhistory22 (talk) 01:49, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

1 more

Soul Man (film) with C. Thomas Howell and Rae Dawn Chong. --Guil2027 (talk) 15:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Term used for black actors

Is there a reason blacks are sometimes called African American, even in the times before that term was being used? Blainster (talk) 07:07, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure there is any clear answer. But "Black" should be capitalized when referencing a racial group. Neither is necessarily more precise. African American can refer to those who are not Black. Black can even possibly refer to those with little direct link to Africa, such as Australian Aborigines. Captchacatcher (talk) 18:23, 30 March 2024 (UTC)