Every Major Film And Show With Pride In The Title

Search for “Pride” on any streaming service and you don’t just get rainbow logos in June. You get a surprisingly eclectic pile of titles:
swoony Jane Austen romances, gritty cop dramas, heartfelt sports stories, and documentary deep dives into LGBTQ+ history. Apparently,
Hollywood has a lot of feelings about pride – and it likes to put them right in the title.

This guide rounds up the major films and TV shows with “Pride” in the title and sorts them into something more useful
than an endless scrolling session. We’ll look at what each title is about, why it matters, and when it’s the right pick for your movie
night – whether you’re in the mood for corsets and Mr. Darcy or a based-on-a-true-story tearjerker about a Welsh mining town and a group
of stubbornly kind queer activists.

Grab a snack (or two). By the time you’re done, you’ll not only know the big “Pride” movies and shows, you’ll also have a sense of how
the word itself has evolved on screen – from old-school ideas of honor and social class to modern stories of identity, resistance, and
community.

Why “Pride” Shows Up Everywhere on Screen

The word “pride” is cinematic catnip. It’s short, dramatic, and loaded with meaning. Historically, writers used it to talk about the clash
between ego and humility – exactly what’s at the heart of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Fast-forward to the 20th and 21st
centuries, and “Pride” has also become shorthand for the LGBTQ+ rights movement and the joy of living openly.

In movie and TV titles, “Pride” usually signals one (or more) of these themes:

• Romantic pride: People too stubborn to admit they’re in love (hi, Darcy).
• Community pride: Groups fighting back against prejudice or erasure.
• Family and cultural pride: Stories about legacy, honor, and not letting your people down.
• Personal pride: Characters finding self-respect in the face of racism, homophobia, or injustice.

That’s why the “Pride” titles feel so different from one another yet strangely connected. They’re all circling the same question:
what does it actually mean to hold your head high?

The Austen Effect: Pride, Prejudice, and a Lot of Adaptations

Let’s start with the elephant in the room: if you say “Pride” to most people, their brain quietly fills in “and Prejudice.”
Jane Austen’s 1813 novel has been adapted so many times that it has essentially become its own mini cinematic universe.

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Joe Wright’s 2005 film is the one that turned a whole new generation into period-drama fans. Starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet
and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy, it leans hard into romantic atmosphere – misty fields, candlelit balls, and that now-iconic
“hand flex” that probably did more for Austen fandom than a dozen scholarly essays ever could.

It keeps the core theme of pride versus prejudice intact: Darcy’s class snobbery and Elizabeth’s razor-sharp judgments collide until
they both realize they’ve misread each other. If you want a “Pride” title that feels like a warm blanket and a good cry (in a nice way),
this is your starting point.

Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC Miniseries)

Before the 2005 film, the 1995 BBC miniseries with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth was the definitive screen version for many fans.
With six episodes, it has room to breathe: more minor characters get proper arcs, and the social world feels rich and lived-in.

This version leans into social manners, witty dialogue, and the slow burn of realizing you might have been totally wrong about someone.
It’s also the adaptation that gifted the world Firth’s wet-shirt lake scene, which probably deserves its own museum wing by now.

Pride and Prejudice (1940 Classic Film)

The 1940 MGM adaptation, starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, is old-school studio-Hollywood Austen. It trims the story,
reshuffles some plot points, and dresses everyone in fashions that are… let’s just say “creatively inspired” rather than historically accurate.

Still, it’s an important milestone: one of the earliest major film takes on Austen and a reminder that the pull of this story –
and its exploration of class and pride – has been strong for nearly a century of cinema, not just the streaming era.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

On paper, mashing Austen with zombies sounds like a joke someone made at 2 a.m. that went too far. In practice, the 2016 film
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies turns the Bennet sisters into martial-arts-trained zombie slayers who can debate social mobility
and decapitate the undead before breakfast.

The plot follows the original novel surprisingly closely, just with added plague, swords, and dramatic slow-motion fight scenes.
The film plays with the idea that “pride” isn’t just about manners – it’s also about refusing to be passive in a broken world.
If you’re Austen-curious but need an action hook to commit, this one’s delightfully weird.

Ongoing “Pride & Prejudice” TV Adaptations

The appetite for Pride and Prejudice never really fades. Modern miniseries adaptations keep reimagining the Bennets and Darcy
with new casts and slightly refreshed social commentary. They’re a reminder that pride, romance, and class anxiety remain evergreen themes,
no matter how many streaming platforms we invent.

LGBTQ+ Pride on Screen: Titles That Wear It Loud and Proud

Pride (2014)

If you only watch one “Pride” movie, make it the 2014 British historical dramedy Pride. Based on real events, it follows a group
of lesbian and gay activists in 1980s London who decide to support striking Welsh miners during the height of the miners’ strike.
The group calls itself “Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners,” and what starts as an awkward alliance slowly becomes a genuinely
transformative partnership.

The film is funny, political, and unapologetically sentimental in the best way. It connects LGBTQ+ pride with labor solidarity and
working-class struggle, showing how shared experiences of being targeted by the state can bring very different communities together.
It’s also an example of how “pride” as a title can signal both dignity and defiance.

Pride (FX Docuseries, 2021)

The FX docuseries Pride takes a decade-by-decade look at LGBTQ+ rights in the United States, from the 1950s onward. Each episode
zeroes in on a specific era, using archival footage and interviews to highlight activists, everyday queer life, and the cultural battles
happening in the background of American history textbooks.

This “Pride” is educational without feeling like homework. It’s especially useful if you’re used to thinking of Pride Month as parades
and rainbow branding and want to understand the protests, police clashes, and organizing that came first. Throw this into any syllabus
or personal watchlist labeled “How we got here.”

Pride: The Series

Pride: The Series is an indie drama that follows a group of interconnected characters dealing with love, betrayal, identity,
and family secrets. It’s smaller in scale than some of the big-screen titles here, but the themes are familiar: the pride you feel
in who you are versus the pressure to be someone else – for your parents, your partner, your community, or the world.

For viewers who like character-driven TV with an ensemble cast and soap-level emotional stakes, this “Pride” offers plenty of messy
relationships and moral gray areas.

Sports, Cops, and Community: Other Major “Pride” Titles

Pride (2007 Sports Drama)

The 2007 film Pride, starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac, is based on the true story of swim coach Jim Ellis, who creates
the first African American competitive swim team in Philadelphia in the 1970s. On the surface, it’s a classic inspirational sports movie:
underfunded team, skeptical authorities, and a coach who refuses to give up.

Underneath, it’s about racial barriers, access to public spaces, and the pride that comes from succeeding in arenas where you were never
meant to be included. The pool is more than a pool – it’s a battleground, a classroom, and a symbol of a community fighting for visibility.

If you like your “Pride” titles with motivational speeches, training montages, and a very clear “bring tissues” warning, this one delivers.

Pride and Glory (2008)

Pride and Glory flips the script from community solidarity to family loyalty under pressure. This 2008 crime drama stars Edward
Norton and Colin Farrell as members of a New York police family caught in a web of corruption, cover-ups, and divided loyalties.

Here, “pride” is less about joy and more about reputation. What do you do when your pride in your family or institution clashes with
your own sense of right and wrong? The film leans into moral gray areas, asking whether protecting “the family” is always noble –
or sometimes just another way of running from the truth.

Honorable Mentions and Thematic Patterns

Once you start noticing “Pride” in titles, you see patterns:

• Stories rooted in classic literature (the Austen adaptations) use “Pride” to talk about personal bias, class, and
  emotional self-defense.
• LGBTQ+ titles use “Pride” as a claim to space and history – not just personal identity, but political and communal presence.
• Sports and crime dramas often frame “pride” as a double-edged sword: the thing that pushes you to fight back, but also the thing
  that can keep you silent or stuck if you cling to it blindly.

That’s why this list feels cohesive even though it jumps from Regency England to 1980s coal mines to Philly swimming pools.
The word “pride” keeps inviting storytellers to explore what we’re willing to stand up for – and what we might have to let go of.

What It’s Like to Dive into Every “Pride” Title

Watching all these “Pride” films and shows back-to-back is a bit like hosting the strangest possible dinner party. At one end of the table
you’ve got Elizabeth Bennet trading insults with Mr. Darcy; at the other, a group of queer activists are passing around donation buckets
for striking miners while a swim team debates relay strategy and a stressed New York detective quietly wonders if turning in his own
relatives will destroy his life.

One of the most striking things you notice is how the emotional tone of “pride” shifts from story to story. In the Austen adaptations,
pride is often a bad habit: it’s the thing that makes characters misread each other, dig in their heels, and accidentally sabotage their
own happiness. The satisfaction comes when they finally swallow their pride, apologize, and reintroduce themselves as the people
they’ve grown into rather than the caricatures they were clinging to.

In Pride (2014) and the FX docuseries, pride is practically a survival skill. It’s what keeps people marching when the police
are hostile, when tabloids are vicious, and when even some of their own families want them to disappear. The word becomes a kind of armor:
“If you’re going to call us shameful, we’ll build a whole movement around refusing to feel ashamed.”

Then you get to the 2007 sports film and realize pride can also be a quiet, everyday thing: a kid who never thought they’d be good at
anything suddenly realizes they’re fast in the water; a coach who’s been written off as a failure watches his team line up behind the
starting blocks with their heads held high. There’s nothing flashy about it, but it’s powerful. You walk away thinking about how many
people never get the chance to feel that kind of pride because the system simply doesn’t expect them to win.

By the time you hit Pride and Glory, you’re in darker territory. Here, pride looks suspiciously like denial. Characters cling to
their family name and their badge even as evidence of wrongdoing piles up. It’s uncomfortable in a useful way: a reminder that pride
without accountability easily tilts into corruption. If you watch this after the more uplifting “Pride” titles, it acts as a counterweight,
asking, “What happens when being proud of something stops you from fixing what’s broken?”

The biggest surprise of a full “Pride marathon” is how often these stories talk to each other across time and genre. The Bennet sisters
learning to see past first impressions feel closer than you’d expect to queer activists learning to trust coal miners, or to teen swimmers
discovering their worth in a neglected neighborhood pool. All of them are, in different ways, choosing what to be proud of and what
to walk away from.

If you’re building your own watchlist, you don’t have to go completionist and watch literally every “Pride” title ever made. But sprinkling
a few of these into your rotation – an Austen adaptation here, an LGBTQ+ docuseries episode there, a sports drama for balance, and a gritty
cop story when you’re ready for something heavy – gives you a surprisingly rich mini-course in how film and TV handle identity, community,
and conscience.

And next time you see “Pride” in a title, you’ll know to ask the right question: is this about love, justice, survival, or all three
at once? Odds are, the answer will make your movie night a lot more interesting.