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1. American Fiction (2023)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Director: Cord Jefferson | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander
Votes: 83,829
2. Coming 2 America (2021)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Music
The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler
Votes: 75,721
3. My Wife and Kids (2000–2005)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Michael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.
Stars: Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, George Gore II, Parker McKenna Posey
Votes: 29,751
4. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 10,861
5. P-Valley (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of strip-club dancers working down in the Dirty Delta.
Stars: Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Brandee Evans
Votes: 11,321
6. The Wiz (1978)
G | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross
Votes: 17,133 | Gross: $21.05M
7. Coonskin (1974)
R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas
Votes: 3,776
8. The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
As relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.
Stars: Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard
Votes: 2,323
9. The Get Down (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.
Stars: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen F. Guardiola, Skylan Brooks
Votes: 23,721
10. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Stars: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Steve James
Votes: 15,022 | Gross: $13.03M
11. Stomp the Yard (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Music, Romance
When his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and the girl?
Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Darrin Dewitt Henson
Votes: 26,473 | Gross: $61.36M
12. Eve's Bayou (1997)
R | 108 min | Drama
What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield
Votes: 11,652 | Gross: $14.82M
13. Steel Magnolias (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Six Louisiana women (Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye, Condola Rashad, Jill Scott, Alfre Woodard) gather at a beauty salon for their daily dose of female bonding.
Director: Kenny Leon | Stars: Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Tory Kittles
Votes: 2,308
14. Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
PG | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
At Madame Zenobia's illegal nightclub, when Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin get robbed of their wallets containing a winning lottery ticket, they set out to recover it.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson
Votes: 2,826 | Gross: $4.57M
15. Nothing But a Man (1964)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Director: Michael Roemer | Stars: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster
Votes: 2,029 | Gross: $0.02M
16. Hit Man (1972)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-cop discovers that his brother's recent death is intertwined with both the Los Angeles underworld and the city's porno movie scene.
Director: George Armitage | Stars: Bernie Casey, Pam Grier, Lisa Moore, Bhetty Waldron
Votes: 1,127 | Gross: $1.06M
17. Carmen Jones (1954)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James
Votes: 5,932
18. Idlewild (2006)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.
Director: Bryan Barber | Stars: André 3000, Big Boi, Terrence Howard, Paula Patton
Votes: 5,773 | Gross: $12.55M
19. For the Love of Money (2021)
R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.
Director: Leslie Small | Stars: Keri Hilson, Rotimi, Jason Mitchell, D.C. Young Fly
Votes: 878
20. Ax 'Em (1992)
Unrated | 71 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A weekend retreat at a remote cabin in the woods for a group of childhood pals turns into a terrifying fight for survival, as a former friend whose family was killed years earlier comes along looking for revenge.
Director: Michael Mfume | Stars: Michael Mfume, Sandra Pulley, Joe Clair, Racquel Price
Votes: 2,111
21. Twisted House Sitter (2021 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 84 min | Thriller
When a destitute young woman crosses paths with a beautiful, affluent entrepreneur, she tries to take over her luxurious life by any means necessary.
Director: Courtney Miller | Stars: Crystal-Lee Naomi, Jennifer Freeman, Kareem Lewis, Ali Amin Carter
Votes: 308
22. The DL Chronicles (2005– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Romance
The DL Chronicles is a series of short stories about men of color who lead double sex lives. Episode; Wes introduces us to Wes Thomas, an upwardly mobile real estate banker who is ... See full summary »
Stars: Damian Toofeek Raven, Sheilynn Wactor, T. Ashanti Mozelle, Colbert Alembert
Votes: 294
23. Hallelujah (1929)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Musical
A sharecropper decides to become a preacher after falling for a vamp from the city.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fountaine, Harry Gray
Votes: 2,002
24. Don't Play Us Cheap (1972)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two imps take human form in order to break up the party.
Director: Melvin Van Peebles | Stars: Thomas Anderson, Jay Van Leer, Robert Dunn, Mabel King
Votes: 388
25. Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Soundie of Dorothy Dandridge performing the cowboy classic.
Director: Josef Berne | Stars: Dorothy Dandridge, Dudley Dickerson, Eugene Jackson, Artie Young
Votes: 67
26. King for a Day (1934)
TV-G | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bill Robinson, Ernest Whitman, Dusty Fletcher, Babe Matthews
Votes: 198
27. I'm Through with White Girls (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Sharp | Stars: Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lia Johnson, Lamman Rucker
Votes: 886
28. The Embalmer (1996)
85 min | Horror
A deranged mortician preys on a group of teenage friends in a desperate attempt to obtain their bodily fluids needed to bring his family back to life.
Director: S. Torriano Berry | Stars: Jennifer T. Kelly, Kenneth E. Mullen, Myron Creek, Tracy Owens
Votes: 109
29. The Duke Is Tops (1938)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
Directors: William L. Nolte, Ralph Cooper | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne, Laurence Criner, Monte Hawley
Votes: 429
30. Fishnets (2021)
40 min | Short, Drama
Charisma Harper, a vulnerable teenager, finds romance and comfort in a charming online boyfriend, Eli. Disturbances in her home life push her into the arms of her newfound love until Eli ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Nesbit | Stars: La'Myah, Quasheem D. Herring, Edwin L. Wright, Chamise Renee
Votes: 11
31. Eleven P.M. (1928)
56 min | Drama
A surreal melodrama in which a poor violinist named Sundaisy (Maurice) tries to protect an orphan girl (Wand Maurice) from a small-time hoodlum.
Director: Richard Maurice | Stars: Richard Maurice, Sammie Fields, Orine Johnson, Wanda Maurice
Votes: 187
32. Dark Manhattan (1937)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama
A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
Directors: Harry L. Fraser, Ralph Cooper | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Cleo Herndon, Clarence Brooks, Jess Lee Brooks
Votes: 84
33. A Fool and His Money (1912)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy
A chance find of money makes the penniless Sam a good match for the nouveau riche Lindy. But Sam soon loses the money at cards - and with it the favor of the unfaithful Lindy.
Director: Alice Guy | Star: James Russell
Votes: 149
34. Cutthroat Alley (2003)
R | 95 min | Horror
Timothy Wayne Folsome's urban horror film Cutthroat Alley features a masked serial killer who slits the throats of each of his victims in the hood of South Central Los Angeles. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Wayne Folsome | Stars: Bizzy Bone, Stacy Arnell, Janice Butler, Cisco Reyes
Votes: 416
35. Paradise in Harlem (1939)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced to leave ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Seiden | Stars: Frank H. Wilson, Mamie Smith, Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris
Votes: 128
36. St. Louis Blues (1929)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Music
In her only known film appearance, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith witnesses her lover's betrayal, then sings a powerful rendition of the title song.
Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson Choir
Votes: 473
37. Zombiez (2005 Video)
R | 83 min | Horror
A woman finds herself on the run from the living dead. Her friends are being slaughtered and she can find no help. Will she survive or will she too fall victim to the Zombiez?
Director: Zachary Snygg | Stars: Jenicia Garcia, Jackeem Sellers, Randy Clarke, Raymond Spencer
Votes: 517
38. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama, Musical
A sexy, enticing dancer from Harlem makes things happen in a sleepy Caribbean island resort.
Director: Spencer Williams | Stars: Francine Everett, Don Wilson, Katherine Moore, Alfred Hawkins
Votes: 319
39. Go Down, Death! (1945)
56 min | Drama
The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother interferes.
Director: Spencer Williams | Stars: Myra D. Hemmings, Samuel H. James, Eddye L. Houston, Spencer Williams
Votes: 175
40. Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)
64 min | Comedy
Wallingford reads in the paper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a hotel from an uncle who has recently died. Schenectady falls asleep and dreams of what it will be like to own and run the hotel.
Directors: Jed Buell, William Beaudine | Stars: F.E. Miller, Mantan Moreland, Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Marguerite Whitten
Votes: 89
41. Big Timers (1945)
Not Rated | 36 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A wealthy young society man is dating a beautiful young woman who he believes is also in his "class" because of her beautiful, classically trained singing voice.
Director: Bud Pollard | Stars: Stepin Fetchit, Francine Everett, Lou Swarz, Gertrude Saunders
Votes: 53
42. The Fat Albert Easter Special (1982 TV Movie)
G | 30 min | Animation, Family
With Easter approaching, Albert and friends decide to help Mudfoot clean up his house and pay the bills. When Rudy plays a poorly thought out practical joke on them, Mudfoot ends up in hospital.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Eric Suter, Gerald Edwards, Jan Crawford
Votes: 81
43. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)
Unrated | 9 min | Short, Music
Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece ('A Rhapsody of Negro Life') with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Barney Bigard, Billie Holiday
Votes: 279
44. The Black Network (1936)
20 min | Musical, Short
Brutus Johnson, owner of the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Company, sponsors the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Variety Program on the Black Network Broadcasting Co. Mezzanine Johnson, Brutus' ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Nina Mae McKinney, The Nicholas Brothers, The Washboard Serenaders, Emmett 'Babe' Wallace
Votes: 179
45. A Black Sherlock Holmes (1918)
12 min | Comedy, Short
The story of a man who believes himself to be a great detective. His efforts to capture a villainous kidnapper lead him into many unexpected adventures, but he eventually saves the girl that she might marry her lover.
Director: R.W. Phillips | Stars: Sam Robinson, George Lewis, Rudolph Tatum, Yvonne Junior
Votes: 54
46. The Melancholy Dame (1929)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom | Stars: Edward Thompson, Evelyn Preer, Spencer Williams, Roberta Hyson
Votes: 33
47. Family Survival (2021)
PG-13 | Sci-Fi
This engrossing sci-fi thriller is about Jacob and Sahara who are fleeing from their oppressors. While on the quest for freedom, they stumble upon a mystical cave. Inside the cave they are ... See full summary »
Director: Anderson Fernanders | Stars: Cristen Rocket Adams, Jermaine Braxton, Jermaine A. Braxton, Karen Braxton
48. The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
Approved | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Music
Cowboy Bob Blake (Herbert Jeffries) and four friends ride to Arizona to help Betty Jackson (Artie Young), the sister of Bob's friend, Joe (Rollie Hardin), who has gone missing.
Director: Richard C. Kahn | Stars: Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks, Artie Young, F.E. Miller
Votes: 264
49. Spirit of Youth (1938)
Approved | 66 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: Joe Louis, Clarence Muse, Edna Mae Harris, Mae Turner
Votes: 163
50. Burlesque in Harlem (1949)
56 min | Comedy, Music
A filming of a burlesque act in 1954 Harlem, complete with singers, baggy-pants comics and "exotic" dancers.
Director: William Alexander | Stars: Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, George Wiltshire, Vivian Harris, Dick Barrow
Votes: 39