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Black Movies

by mariobrouwer1 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 12 years ago
Good Movies with Mostly Black Actors Or Black Actors In Leading Roles

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  • Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)

    1. Coming to America

    19881h 57mR47Metascore
    7.1 (233K)
    An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyPaul BatesGarcelle Beauvais
  • Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)

    2. Menace II Society

    19931h 37mR76Metascore
    7.5 (67K)
    A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
    DirectorsAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsTyrin TurnerLarenz TateJune Kyoto Lu
  • Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Kimberly Elise in Set It Off (1996)

    3. Set It Off

    19962h 3mR62Metascore
    6.9 (19K)
    Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.
    DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsJada Pinkett SmithQueen LatifahVivica A. Fox
  • Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)

    4. New Jack City

    19911h 37mR61Metascore
    6.6 (41K)
    A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
    DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsWesley SnipesIce-TAllen Payne
  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)

    5. Training Day

    20012h 2mR71Metascore
    7.8 (497K)
    A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott Glenn
  • The Wood (1999)

    6. The Wood

    19991h 46mR52Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    While dealing with a friend's cold feet on his wedding day, a writer reminisces about his youth with his best friends.
    DirectorRick FamuyiwaStarsElayn J. TaylorOmar EppsRichard T. Jones
  • Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Mekhi Phifer, Vanessa Williams, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Brandon Hammond, and Jeffrey D. Sams in Soul Food (1997)

    7. Soul Food

    19971h 55mR70Metascore
    7.0 (9.4K)
    One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
    DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsVanessa WilliamsVivica A. FoxNia Long
  • Omar Epps and LL Cool J in In Too Deep (1999)

    8. In Too Deep

    19991h 35mR53Metascore
    6.2 (7.3K)
    Right out of police academy, Jeff/Omar Epps starts as undercover cop in Cincinnati. First it's small time cases but he proves himself and moves up to a big case - befriending a brutal crime boss.
    DirectorMichael RymerStarsLloyd AdamsPhilip AkinAnna Carolina Arias
  • Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut in Boyz n the Hood (1991)

    9. Boyz n the Hood

    19911h 52mR76Metascore
    7.8 (163K)
    Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
    DirectorJohn SingletonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Laurence FishburneHudhail Al-Amir
  • Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice (1993)

    10. Poetic Justice

    19931h 49mR51Metascore
    6.1 (17K)
    Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.
    DirectorJohn SingletonStarsJanet JacksonTupac ShakurRegina King
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Sean Nelson, and N'Bushe Wright in Fresh (1994)

    11. Fresh

    19941h 54mR81Metascore
    7.5 (16K)
    Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
    DirectorBoaz YakinStarsSean NelsonGiancarlo EspositoSamuel L. Jackson
  • Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)

    12. Friday

    19951h 31mR54Metascore
    7.2 (132K)
    It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
    DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsIce CubeChris TuckerNia Long
  • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)

    13. Boomerang

    19921h 57mR45Metascore
    5.6 (33K)
    A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.
    DirectorReginald HudlinStarsEddie MurphyRobin GivensHalle Berry
  • Louis Gossett Jr. in Daddy's Little Girls (2007)

    14. Daddy's Little Girls

    20071h 40mPG-1349Metascore
    5.9 (8.6K)
    A mechanic and his family are struggling to make ends meet with his ex-girlfriend and her drug dealing boyfriend He struggles to get custody of his children during the way he falls inlove with his attorney.
    DirectorTyler PerryStarsGabrielle UnionIdris ElbaTracee Ellis Ross
  • Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)

    15. Do the Right Thing

    19892hR93Metascore
    8.0 (119K)
    On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDanny AielloOssie DavisRuby Dee
  • Will Smith, Téa Leoni, and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys (1995)

    16. Bad Boys

    19951h 59mR41Metascore
    6.8 (306K)
    Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsWill SmithMartin LawrenceLisa Boyle
  • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II (2003)

    17. Bad Boys II

    20032h 27mR38Metascore
    6.6 (282K)
    Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsWill SmithMartin LawrenceGabrielle Union
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)

    18. Hustle & Flow

    20051h 56mR68Metascore
    7.3 (45K)
    With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
    DirectorCraig BrewerStarsTerrence HowardLudacrisAnthony Anderson
  • Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut, and Anthony Anderson in Two Can Play That Game (2001)

    19. Two Can Play That Game

    20011h 30mR35Metascore
    6.1 (7.7K)
    An arrogant career woman plays a series of heartless mind-games with her boyfriend to "put him in line," only to discover that he has a few tricks up his own sleeve.
    DirectorMark BrownStarsVivica A. FoxMorris ChestnutAnthony Anderson
  • Ice Cube and Mike Epps in All About the Benjamins (2002)

    20. All About the Benjamins

    20021h 35mR34Metascore
    5.8 (16K)
    Bounty hunter Bucum chases bail-jumper Reggie, who runs right into the scene of a diamond heist and murder and gets shot at as well. Later they become partners in their pursuit of the $20M in diamonds and lottery ticket. Their women join.
    DirectorKevin BrayStarsIce CubeMike EppsTommy Flanagan
  • Juice (1992)

    21. Juice

    19921h 35mR60Metascore
    7.0 (32K)
    Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".
    DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsOmar EppsTupac ShakurJermaine Hopkins
  • Jamie Foxx in Breakin' All the Rules (2004)

    22. Breakin' All the Rules

    20041h 25mPG-1346Metascore
    5.6 (6.5K)
    Inspired by his fiancée (who dumped him), a man publishes a break-up hand-book for men, becoming a best-selling author in the process.
    DirectorDaniel TaplitzStarsJamie FoxxGabrielle UnionMorris Chestnut
  • Big Momma's House (2000)

    23. Big Momma's House

    20001h 39mPG-1333Metascore
    5.3 (94K)
    FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes undercover as a large, elderly woman to catch an escaped convict, but complications arise when he bonds with Sherry, the convict's ex-girlfriend and the woman's granddaughter.
    DirectorRaja GosnellStarsMartin LawrenceNia LongPaul Giamatti
  • Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)

    24. Cool Runnings

    19931h 38mPG60Metascore
    7.0 (118K)
    When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
    DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJohn CandyLeonDoug E. Doug
  • Martin Lawrence in Big Momma's House 2 (2006)

    25. Big Momma's House 2

    20061h 39mPG-1334Metascore
    4.8 (48K)
    An FBI agent reprises his disguise as a corpulent old lady and takes a job as a nanny in a crime suspect's house.
    DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsMartin LawrenceEmily ProcterNia Long

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