Movies (200) tagged by 'African American'
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White Chicks (2004)
Two male FBI agents (Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans) pose as female socialites to foil a kidnapping plot and save their jobs.
Next Friday (2000)
Debo has escaped from prison and is looking to get revenge on Craig. So Craig's dad takes him to Rancho Cucamonga to hide out with his Uncle Elroy and cousin D...
Remember the Titans (2000)
Denzel Washington is hired as the T.C. Williams High football coach over a white coach in Alexandria, Virginia in the early 1970's during a time when the school...
Biker Boyz (2003)
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway (Fishburne), also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle ...
Poetic Justice (1993)
After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend, young Justice decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles hairdresser. A...
Belly (1998)
A stylish urban drama about two childhood friends who stand on opposite sides of the law. A visually stunning, brutally honest film from critically acclaimed m...
SexWorld (1978)
Taking off on WESTWORLD, a bus load of people going to a resort that helps them solve their sexual hang-ups. Everyone and everything is monitored by a huge comp...
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
A New York advertising executive who is about to land a big account, has his life shaken up when it becomes known that he has lied about having a college degree...
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Eleven year old African-American Akeelah Anderson comes from a working class family living in South Los Angeles. Akeelah is a bright girl, especially when it c...
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma (Perry) must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed u...
Think Like a Man (2012)
Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy...
The Color Purple (1985)
A black Southern woman (Whoopi Goldberg) struggles to find her identity after suffering years of abuse from her father and others over 40 year...
Black Dynamite (2009)
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghett...
Dance Flick (2009)
"Dance Flick" is a hilarious new comedy that brings together the talents of two generations of the Wayans family, the explosively funny clan w...
Set It Off (1996)
Four Black women, all of whom have suffered for lack of money and at the hands of the majority, undertake to rob banks. While initially successful, a policeman...
Waiting to Exhale (1996)
This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. Friend...
Dope (2015)
Life changes for Malcolm, a geek who's surviving life in a tough neighborhood, after a chance invitation to an underground party leads him and his friends into ...
Men of Honor (2000)
The story ultimately revolves around two "men of honor"; their relationship, their individual and joint failures and triumphs. Carl Brashear is determined to b...
CB4 (1993)
Albert Brown and his buddies Rip and Otis are aspiring rappers who have tried every gimmick to break into the music business. Eventually, Albert and the boys d...
Lean on Me (1990)
When a school in Paterson, New Jersey, has less-than-average basic skills test scores, it faces the possibility of being taken over by the state. So the mayor ...
Go Fish (1994)
Rose Troche paved the way for lesbian movies in the 1990's with Go Fish, an exploration about love and its many faces.
Phat Girlz (2006)
An aspiring plus size fashion designer struggles to find love and acceptance.
The Gospel (2005)
R&B star David Taylor's (Boris Kodjoe) life at the top of the entertainment industry screeches to a halt when a heavy dose of reality hits him hard in directo...
To Sir With Love (1967)
After searching unsuccessfully for work as an engineer, Mark Thackeray accepts a teaching position at a rough, East End London high school. His colleagues warn...
Above the Rim (1994)
Forsaking teamwork to impress a university scout, high-school basketball star Kyle-Lee Watson (Martin) succeeds in alienating teammates and coach. The only pe...
Sugar Hill (1993)
Hardened, uncomprimising drug dealer Roemello Skuggs decides to quit his scumbag profession so he may start a new life with his girlfriend. However, he soon le...
Harlem Nights (1989)
Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) became Quick's (Eddie Murphy) adopted father when an adolescent Quick saved his life. Twenty-five years later, in 1938, Ray runs the...
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
There's fame…there's fortune…and then there's family. Sometimes it's hard to choose. Based on the inspiring and true story of the First Family of music, The J...
Are We There Yet? (2005)
Nick will do anything to win the affections of divorcee Suzanne, and so agrees to take her children to meet her out of town. What he doesn't realise, is that in...
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Eva has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died, many years ago. Eva's uncanny ability to interfere in her sister...
A Little Princess (1996)
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon...
A Time to Kill (1996)
In Canton, Mississippi, 10-year-old Tonya Hailey is viciously brutalized by two white racist rednecks -- James Louis "Pete" Willard and Billy Ray Cobb. Almost i...
Soul Food (1997)
Three sisters deal with romantic crises and their widowed mother's fatal illness.
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Billy and Sydney think they're the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their proble...
The Express (2008)
Based on a true story, "The Express" follows the extraordinary life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy...
New Jersey Drive (1995)
Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark,New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of e...
Boomerang (1992)
New York marketing exec Marcus Graham is a wolf in chic clothing, a ladies' man dedicated to life, liberty and the happiness of pursuit. But what goes around co...
The Blind Side (2009)
"The Blind Side" depicts the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-...
Higher Learning (1995)
Boyz 'N the Hood director John Singleton takes a look at the cultural melting pot that occurs on contemporary college campuses. At the center ...
Tales from the Hood (1995)
When three drug dealers (Samuel Monroe Jr., Joe Torry, and De'aundre Bonds) are called to a funeral parlor to collect a stash of drugs, they are greeted b...
Hidden Figures (2016)
Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space miss...
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they will discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be ...
Death at a Funeral (2010)
A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies. An American rehash of the 2007 British classic!
Undercover Brother (2002)
Anton Jackson is an African-American man who seems harmless enough on the surface, but is a secret agent in the all-black Brotherhood, an entity that levels th...
The Five Heart Beats (1991)
In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the...
Thin Line Between Love and Hate, A (1996)
An observable, fast-talking party man Darnell Wright, gets his punishment when one of his conquests takes it personally and comes back for revenge in this 'Fata...
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) (1961)
Director Daniel Petrie's highly acclaimed drama is a seminal portrait of African American life in the mid-1950s, based on Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking ...
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.
Blessed and Cursed (2010)
Pain, Deceit and Triumph are just some of the plots twists that viewers will experience in this highly anticipated movie! A modern retelling of the dramatic Bib...
Imitation of Life (1959)
When they first meet, Lora Meredith and Annie Johnson have a good deal in common. They are both single mothers struggling to make a life for themselves and the...
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
When a rap mogul from Atlanta tries to join a conservative country club in the Carolinas he runs into fierce opposition from the board President- but it's nothi...
Crossover (2006)
A naturally talented basketball player, Noah Cruise is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumb to t...
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from South Beach (2009)
Shaquille O'Neal turns up the heat for the second edition of the All Star Comedy Jam, with the legendary D.L. Hughley playing emcee and stand-up sharpshooters E...
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny (2010)
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The Walking Dead (1995)
This acclaimed film traces the relationship between a death-row inmate and the local nun to whom he turns for spiritual guidance in the days leading up to his...
Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
This sequel to Disney's 2001 hit ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE finds explorer Milo Thatch and his team returning to Atlantis when Milo uncovers a new mystery that ...
Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man (2009)
He electrifies the audience with a clever, animated style of comedy that cannot be duplicated and brings his audience to tears in this stand-up performance. He'...
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies intersect in this comic drama from acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a silent modern...
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
After moving to Chicago's South Side in the 1950s, a black family struggles to deal with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better life. ...
House Party 3 (1994)
Come to a new House Party, where Kid, after a lifetime 'playing the field', falls in love and is about to get married. 'Play' plans to throw the rockin'est bac...
Stir Crazy (1980)
New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe, have no jobs and no prospects. They decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, and land jobs as woodpeckers to...
Moonlight (2016)
A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find ...
Lockdown (2000)
Avery had to drop out of college to support his girlfriend Krista and their son Jordan, but he saved his money and is eager to get back in the game. He has retu...
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
In the fall of 1944, four African-American soldiers find themselves caught behind enemy lines and surrounded by German soldiers. They take refuge in a small It...
Nobody's Fool (2018)
A woman is released from prison and reunites with her sister. She soon discovers that her sister is in an online relationship with a man who may not be what he ...
Keanu (2016)
Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.
When We Were Kings (1996)
It's 1974, Muhammed Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Forman is ten years younger and the Heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter D...
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
An Atlanta widow (Jessica Tandy) and her chauffeur (Morgan Freeman) reflect the changing times, from 1948 to 1973.
Waiting for Superman (2010)
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing...
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
An action-filled dramatization of the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of black American pilots to defend their country in World War II. ...
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising s...
American Pimp (1999)
Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman in...
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2010)
By the People - The Election of Barack Obama is an insiders look at the campaign that brought this man to the presidency. We see Barack on the road, Barack stum...
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
When the sultry Imabelle arrives from Mississippi with a chest full of stolen gold she attracts a lot of attention from the local crooks, including Slim, the ...
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean...
House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute (2001)
The House Party series was made popular back in the 1990's. Everyone was into this movie and it spawned three other sequels. Because they landed the best actors...
The Hurricane (1999)
This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight...
Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
Four wise guys from the South Bronx travel to Manhattan and experience life's highs and lows along the way...
Black and Blue (2019)
A rookie police officer in New Orleans has to balance her identity as a black woman with her role as a police officer when she witnesses other police officers c...
In the Heat of the Night (1968)
After a wealthy northern factory owner is murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse African American Virgil Tibbs of the crime. Once they learn that he is a ren...
Paper Soldiers (2002)
Paper Soldiers follows an overeager burglar named Shawn (Kevin Hart) through the ups and downs of his short, stressful career. Already on parole but faced with ...
Bamboozled (2001)
Dark, biting satire of the television industry, focusing on an Ivy-League educated black writer at a major network. Frustrated that his ideas for a "Cosby Show...
A Soldier's Story (1985)
A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is bro...
Who's the Man? (1993)
Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as thei...
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
A mortgage and no job force a black war hero (Denzel Washington) to seek a mystery lady (Jennifer Beals) for a shady guy (Tom Sizemore) in 194...
Far from Heaven (2003)
Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband ...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
A tense situation develops in a New York subway when a group of unidentified gunmen hold the passengers of a subway car hostage in exchange for money. A vetera...
FAQs (2005)
Saving him from a beating, Destiny takes in India and together, with her other 'child' Lester, they form a somewhat unconventional family. Working all day to ...
Leave It on the Floor (2011)
Our African-American hero , Brad is bullied by his dysfunctional mom; he flees his home and by chance tumbles down the rabbit-hole into the LA ball scene where ...
Twist of Faith (2013)
In small-town Brent, Alabama, single singer-teacher Toni Braxton (as Nina Yarber) devotes time to her young son and the church, where she sings gospel music. Fr...
Always Outnumbered (1998)
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors inclu...
Hounddog (2007)
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
The Confidant (2010)
The feature weaves an intricate tale about childhood best-friends that have an unusually strong bond and a more intriguing secret. Both young men are on the rig...
Charlie Murphy I Will Not Apologize (2010)
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Made in America (1993)
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
The Banker (2020)
In the 1960s two African-American entrepreneurs hire a working-class white man to pretend to be the head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor a...
Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
A love story of bikes and one-night stands told through two African-American twenty-somethings dealing with the conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentr...
Carbon Copy (1981)
A white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a black teen-age son who can't wait to be adopted into the, almost-exclusively-white community...
High School High (1996)
Richard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into maki...
Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue (2010)
Tracy Morgan is great at playing dumb on 30 Rock, but the first thing viewers will notice in his debut stand-up special on HBO isnt how much smarter he is when ...
Greased Lightning (1977)
This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing champion in America.
Zebrahead (1992)
This is a Romeo and Juliet type tale based in Detroit, Michigan. Two young men, Zack, a white teen accused of "acting black" and Dee, an African American teen,...
The Butler (2013)
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this...
Grand Canyon (1991)
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlike...
Casey's Shadow (1978)
Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. His best friend, a foal they call "Casey's Shadow", looks to be a loser, but comes out a champion.
Boss Nigger (1975)
Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, ...
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
Same dude with a different plan... in another country with a different man.
Street Smart (1987)
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
The Marksman (2005)
Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them.
King of Paper Chasin' (2010)
In the city of 9 Million people everyone is engulfed in the everyday rat race chasing that almighty dollar. This movie tells the story of one of its own 'Carter...
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004)
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Bobby Taylor wants to be a respected actor. From Sam Spade to Shakespeare to superheros, he can do it all. He just has to convince Hollywood that gangstas, slav...
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (1968)
Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. ...
Hell Up In Harlem (1973)
Tommy comes from a forced rest period due to injuries suffered in Harlem's gang warfare. With the help of his girl, he will reorganize his gang, and overcome h...
Da Block Party (2004)
One hot summer day in New Orleans, BJ (Troy Anders) tries to keep his deceased brother's legacy alive by throwing the hottest, rip-roaring block party of the su...
Freedom Road (1979)
Muhammad Ali, in a rare acting role, plays Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave in 1870's Virginia who gets elected to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. and battles ot...
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
Set in the Southwest, "Prayer" tells the story of ex-con Jimmy Cuervo (Furlong) and his girlfriend, Lily (Chriqui), who are murdered by Luc Crash (Boreanaz) an...
Across 110th Street (1973)
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Mattelli are two New York City...
Homie Spumoni (2006)
All his life, African-American Renato has been raised in an Italian-American family. Completely unaware that he is Black, his life is upended when his birth par...
Rudy (1992)
With heart and determination an Illinois youth (Sean Astin) tackles shortcomings to play Notre Dame football.
Original Gangstas (1996)
Marvin Bookman is a small shop owner in Gary, Indiana, USA. After he sees a drive-by shooting of Laurie Thompson's son by a local gang, he gives up the license ...
Body and Soul (1981)
Accompanied by a loyal friend (Michael Chiklis), an ambitious boxer (Ray ``Boom Boom'' Mancini) seeks the big time in Reno.
Carmen Jones (1954)
Screen version of the musical ``Carmen Jones,'' which adapted Bizet's opera Carmen for an African-American cast. A soldier falls for Dandridge...
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
In this sequel to "Shaft" he gets caught in the crossfire when a group of competing gangsters start playing hardball for their turf.
Biggie and Tupac (2002)
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent vic...
What Makes A Family (2001)
A lesbian, artificially inseminated, gives birth, then dies, and her companion must fight to regain custody of the child from the dead woman's grandparents.
Heavy Traffic (1973)
An animated feature which begins, ends and occasionally combines with, live-action filmed on location. A white dropout struggles to create comics and animated ...
1 a Minute (2010)
This film follows the story of a cancer survivor, through their initial diagnosis and treatment. International celebrities also tell of their personal storie...
The Wronged Man (2010)
Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wr...
Donnell Rawlings: From Ashy to Classy (2010)
With his firm grasp of the outrageous, Donnell Rawlings (HBO's The Wire) was born to make people laugh. He grabbed America's funny bone on Chappelle's Show with...
Tall Tale (1994)
A rousing Western which sees Pecos Bill helping a young lad save the family farm. They embark on a journey where danger and surprises await them.
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
After a dying Voodoo queen chooses an adopted apprentice as her successor, her true heir is outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones of Blacula the vampire...
The Human Tornado (1976)
One of several Rudy Ray Moore films, THE HUMAN TORNADO is part of the on-going adventures of Dolemite: a signifying' super-hero. Dolemite comes to the rescue of...
Rain (2006)
Determined to reconcile with the mother who abandoned her when she was just a toddler, a Bahamian adolescent boards a local mail boat and sets sail for Nassau...
Drum (1976)
The White Men Wanted A Stud To Breed Slaves. The White Women Wanted Much More ...
Hurricane in the Rose Garden (2009) (2009)
A family comedy about what happens when a happily married couple's life is suddenly turned upside-down during an unwelcome visit from the husband's very traditi...
Black August (2007)
The George Jackson story has now been developed into a movie entitled Black August. It depicts the last 14 months of George Jackson's existence under the subjec...
Cousins (1988)
Legal secretary Maria is married to car salesman Tom. Dance teacher Larry is married to the striking Tish. Larry's uncle is marrying Maria's mother. Tom and Tis...
How She Move (2007)
Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborho...
Shadows (1959)
Two brothers (Hugh Hurd, Ben Carruthers) and a sister (Lelia Goldoni) live in fringe worlds in Manhattan.
Spinning Into Butter (2007)
Sarah Daniels taught in a Lancaster school and developed deep prejudice against minorities, especially blacks. She decided to re-locate to Belmont, Vermont wit...
Young Man With a Horn (1950)
Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard takes Rick under his wing and tea...
The Ledge (2011)
Atop a high-rise building, Gavin, a young hotel manager, is about to end his life. Hollis, a detective whose own world has just been turned upside down, is dis...
Katt Williams: It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ (2008)
Taped live during a performance in Washington, D.C., Katt Williams' third standup comedy special finds the outspoken funnyman offering his unique take on the wo...
Untitled Jackie Robinson Project (2013)
The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Shock Corridor (1963)
Johnny Barrett, an ambitious journalist, is determined to win a Pulitzer Prize by solving a murder committed in a lunatic asylum and witnessed only by three in...
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002)
An up and coming rap artist struggling to find his own voice winds up in the middle of a dangerous turf war when egos violently collide within the music industr...
John Witherspoon: You Got to Coordinate (2008)
You know John Witherspoon as Ice Cube's outrageously funny, dog-catching dad in the smash urban trilogy Friday, Next Friday, and Friday After Next. You remember...
Playboy The Best of Jenny McCarthy (1998)
Playboy The Best of Jenny McCarthy: enny McCarthy is still young and already she's slipping. Maybe not in terms of beauty, but in terms of status, it hasn't bee...
Don't Look Back The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in...
White T (2013)
Herbert & Henry (Jerod and Jamal Mixon) are twin brothers with dreams to become the biggest rap stars in the game. Their chance at super-stardom comes after the...
Cutthroat Alley (2003)
Robinson Jacobs is an eighteen-year old African American boy and the prime suspect in a series of slasher murders in his hood. He has one week to prove his inno...
Maafa 21 (2009)
Maafa 21 traces eugenic thoughts and practices that have been set against African Americans from the time of slavery through the present.
Jamie Foxx Straight from the Foxxhole (1993)
Impersonations from Jamie Foxx, plus a few of his songs from his "Peep This" album.
Heavy Petting (2007)
When Charlie meets Daphne - the girl of his dreams - he never expects he'll have to battle past her pet dog "Babydoll" to woo her. And just when it seems he can...
The Klansman (1975)
Passions flare and violence erupts when the Klu Klux Klan and militant blacks clash in a backwards southern town.
Southside with You (2016)
Chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date ...
Scottsboro An American Tragedy (2000)
The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
Finding Me: Truth (2011)
Who knew Jersey City could be such a hotbed of gay drama? Less of a sequel (one needn't have seen Finding Me to enjoy this movie) than a new approach, Truth fol...
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006)
A multi-generational family lives together under one roof.
A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of r...
Misconceptions (2008)
The story centers on a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from...
The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne (2013)
Tells the real life story of an 80 year old international jewel thief. Features interviews with Doris Payne, her daughter and son, her childhood best friend and...
LUV (2012)
An 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex-convict uncle he idolizes.
Confirmation (2016)
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually ...
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
A film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
The Nephew (1998)
Twenty years ago, Tony Egan's sister went to America. Nobody ever heard of her again. But now, the message of her death arrives in her town of birth. Only days ...
The Sky Is Gray (1980)
A young boy named James comes of age in 1940s Louisiana and grapples with what it means to be black during a time of racism and poverty. James's mother accompan...
Abar the First Black Superman (1977)
Upon moving into a bigoted neighborhood, the scientist father of a persecuted black family gives a superpower elixir to a tough bodyguard, who thus becomes a su...
Hood of the Living Dead (2005)
Ricky is a promising young scientist whose experimental formula regenerates dying cells. Ever since his parents died, Ricky's been trying hard to balance work ...
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr (2010)
Our American Stories exploring the dynamic and shifting relationship America had with her new immigrants in the 20th century. Becoming American - exploring the ...
The Affair (1995)
A black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of her relatio...
A Different World (1989)
As the third season of A Different World rolls around, Hillman College's venerable Gilbert Hall is now a coed dorm. Lettie Bostic has quit her job as dorm direc...
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.
Something Is Killing Tate (2008)
Days before his birthday and weeks before his wedding, Tate Bradley, a twenty-five year old, African-American man attempts to commit suicide. He survives the o...
The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979)
Super Soul Brother was originally going to be the "Black Superman". However, it ended up an action comedy. Wildman Steve plays a bum who agrees to allow an expe...
Parallel Sons (1995)
Seth is a youth with artistic leanings, a fascination with Black pop culture, and a dead-end life in an Adirondack village. He's alternatively sensitive and bru...
Love Sex and Eating the Bones (2003)
A sexy urban comedy about how a guy who is addicted to watching pornography discovers love is stronger than fantasy when he meets and falls in love with the gir...
Girl Rising (2013)
The movie tells the stories of nine girls from different parts of the world who face arranged marriages, child slavery, and other heartbreaking injustices. Desp...
Wattstax (1973)
In 1972 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, director Mel Stuart captures the performances of the Watts Summer Festival. Organized by Stax Records, th...
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