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Within Our Gates (1920) — Stream on MGM+ · CriticCrunch

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Within Our Gates

Movie1920·74 min

Within Our Gates

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

Drama Romance Crime

A drama romance film directed by Oscar Micheaux.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 79%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

113 ratings

About Within Our Gates

Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, sacrifice duty, trauma recovery, early 1900s, historical event, american regional, small town, mentor student, outsider misfit, everyman, tragedy arc, rise and fall

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Details

Director: Oscar Micheaux
Language: English

Cast

Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin

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How Within Our Gates Ranks

All movies

Top 79%

1920s movies

Top 97%

Drama movies

Top 80%

Top 79% All movies.

the vibe

Within Our Gates Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousbroadearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

tragedy arc

rise & fall

social injustice

sacrifice duty

trauma recovery

outsider misfit

everyman

mentor student

historical event

american regional

small town

early 1900s

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9