I really liked this film. The way it describes what African Americans have been through has really showed me what life was like for them back then. The images and videos they used In the film also makes It come to life. It's crazy that those videos weren't made that long ago. Only in the 50s and 60s. That's not that long ago if you think about it.

In my Intro Social Justice class, we watched the "13th." This movie was very emotional in a sense that I have experienced this or, saw these situations happen firsthand to others. Truthfully, I was extremely upset knowing the obstacles and limits we've been through. There is beauty in the struggle, and we are waking up and breaking these mental chains.

In my social justice class at Philander Smith University we reviewed the film The 13th and my initial thoughts on the film are that there are several valuable lessons to be learned while watching the film. Several Lessons in the film that should be learned but are not talked about throughout educational systems. The several injustices against African Americans in the United States are thoroughly discussed and explained through historical facts and present-day news. The film is a great source of information for the youth.

We watched this movie in my Social Justice class at Philander Smith University, and the film was very enlightening film to watch. It showed the persisting issue going on in America's society in the minority groups especially. I would recommend that other classes and teachers watch this film to get insight into the problems still occurring in today's world.

I watched this movie in my social justice class at Philander Smith University and it was a very informative movie that dives into the experiences of African Americans in the United States. I learned a lot about how the different presidents made decisions that directly impacted minorities. They started to arrest African Americans for minor crimes, which stigmatize their community making them feel unwanted and disgraced. I also learned that there were important factors that made it easy for the African American and Hispanic communities to be arrested, such as the war on drugs. Overall, I enjoyed this movie, and I learned a lot about what African Americans had to go through, throughout history.

Absolutely eye opening

Makes a strong case for judicial reform in the US but an incredibly biased one. Usual emotive background music dictating how you're meant to feel. It's decent but there's more to this topic that needs to be debated.

A great doco on institutional racism in America. The sort of doco that should start a coversation and hopefully change.

An important documentary that needs to be seen by all!

One of the Main problems facing America today putting blame on something that literally ended slavery and saying now it's the cause of people breaking laws and getting put in prisons

The 13th shows us that even the wokest of us have vastly underestimated the magnitude of the system-wide oppression, disruption, and outright hatred people of color are burdened with in the USA. It's not a pleasant education... which means it's important education.

Such an important film. Small gripe with the music incorporation and excessive lyrical visualisation (we got it, thanks), but the mix of interviews and historical diving really does the issue justice.

Typically this is not a choice i would want to watch, but it was on the RT list and was enlightening

It's very good in that it does a great job making it's case, but it also really pisses me off. But that's the point.

I'm not going to get political, or recommend this for any other reason than I happened to watch it this week and it is superb as well as terrifying. The fact that it is topical may be of interest or it may not, but Ava DuVernay's exploration into the history of racial inequality in the US is a poignant, and thoroughly researched documentary. If you're unaware of the disappropriation of African-Americans within the nations prisons, this is eye opening and enormously sobering experience. (Ok, slightly political).

It's sad that we need a documentary like this to learn about issues that's still rampant and highly relevant today, but not as talked about as it needs to be. I think this is something that every American needs to watch—the title is named for the thirteenth amendment of our own country's Constitution!

Soo sad and yet extremely necessary doc.

This is a very necessary documentary, it's well-produced and treats its subject with the urgency it deserves. Racism is a reality in our world and it's important that we have data coming to us through accessible language and different perspectives, and this film does the trick, the interviews show different sides on the issue and presents statistical data to make its point as it ties well the topic of institutional racism with the topic of incarceration and the Black Lives Matter movement. It's no wonder it won so many awards.

Not only an excellent doc, also a sadly constantly relevant one as well. It's a large topic to cover as it is and could've leaned in further still to exploratory detail but should be considered mandatory viewing.

Great documentary, learned a lot. It’s on YouTube so no reason not too watch.