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by Quensha | created - 06 Mar 2016 | updated - 06 Oct 2020 | Publicall black cast films. Mostly romantic comedy or family.
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1. This Christmas (2007)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II | Stars: Regina King, Columbus Short, Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba
Votes: 10,443 | Gross: $49.12M
2. Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Tracee Ellis Ross, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 8,280 | Gross: $31.34M
3. Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The big-screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Malik Yoba
Votes: 13,879 | Gross: $55.18M
4. Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
PG-13 | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four couples struggle to save their marriages once again on their annual marriage retreat, while each of them battle through financial, physical, mental, and emotional issues.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, Jill Scott, Sharon Leal
Votes: 10,287 | Gross: $60.10M
5. The Best Man (1999)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just before his best friend's wedding, the life of a Chicago writer becomes crazy when his best friend guesses that his new book's story is based on his bride's fervent past.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 11,827 | Gross: $34.10M
6. The Brothers (2001)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four friends begin to question women and relationships when one of them announces impending nuptials.
Director: Gary Hardwick | Stars: Morris Chestnut, Shemar Moore, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy
Votes: 5,066 | Gross: $27.46M
7. Soul Food (1997)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach
Votes: 8,993 | Gross: $43.49M
8. Sprung (1997)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out ... See full summary »
Director: Rusty Cundieff | Stars: Tisha Campbell, Rusty Cundieff, Paula Jai Parker, Joe Torry
Votes: 1,267 | Gross: $7.55M
9. Strictly Business (1991)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Sharp social satire in which the uneven friendship between an ambitious Black businessman and his streetwise pal is thrown into further confusion when the professional falls in love with a mind-numbingly gorgeous waitress.
Directors: Kevin Hooks, Rolando Hudson | Stars: Tommy Davidson, Joseph C. Phillips, Anne-Marie Johnson, David Marshall Grant
Votes: 2,246 | Gross: $7.68M
10. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White
Votes: 10,696 | Gross: $51.73M
11. The Players Club (1998)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.
Director: Ice Cube | Stars: LisaRaye McCoy, Dick Anthony Williams, Judyann Elder, Chrystale Wilson
Votes: 7,321 | Gross: $23.03M
12. Love Jones (1997)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Witcher | Stars: Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Nicole Carson
Votes: 5,634 | Gross: $12.51M
13. Booty Call (1997)
R | 79 min | Comedy, Romance
Two friends who have gone too long without sex set out to get some.
Director: Jeff Pollack | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox, Tamala Jones
Votes: 9,522 | Gross: $20.06M
14. Sugar Hill (1993)
R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A drug dealer tries to get out of the life and start anew with his girlfriend, but the transition is tragically difficult.
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Khandi Alexander, DeVaughn Nixon
Votes: 4,867 | Gross: $18.27M
15. Tales from the Hood (1995)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Director: Rusty Cundieff | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Corbin Bernsen, Joe Torry, De'aundre Bonds
Votes: 9,569 | Gross: $11.80M
16. How to Be a Player (1997)
R | 93 min | Comedy
A playboy gets the tables turned on him when a party is arranged with all of the women he has been two-timing are in attendance.
Director: Lionel C. Martin | Stars: Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle Reid, Lark Voorhies, Mari Morrow
Votes: 9,197 | Gross: $13.96M
17. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A fast paced, womanizing nightclub promoter gets paid back in full when he scorns a beautiful woman with psychotic tendencies who will punish him for breaking her heart.
Director: Martin Lawrence | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown
Votes: 5,389 | Gross: $34.75M
18. Mo' Money (1992)
R | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A con man, seeking to gain the affections of a woman he saw entering an office building, aquires a job in the same building working for an executive who has plans to use his skills for more than just the workplace.
Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Damon Wayans, Stacey Dash, Marlon Wayans, Joe Santos
Votes: 8,256 | Gross: $40.23M
19. A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An ex-cop, now a private detective, takes on the search for the millions stolen by a drug lord.
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Stars: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Votes: 7,775 | Gross: $29.39M
20. Woo (1998)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Gorgeous and extravert Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Duane Martin, Michael Ralph
Votes: 2,252 | Gross: $8.03M
21. Poetic Justice (1993)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Joe Torry
Votes: 16,593 | Gross: $27.52M
22. Juice (1992)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine Hopkins, Khalil Kain
Votes: 30,300 | Gross: $20.15M
23. Above the Rim (1994)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Director: Jeff Pollack | Stars: Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon, David Bailey
Votes: 17,071 | Gross: $16.04M
24. Higher Learning (1995)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly
Votes: 21,524 | Gross: $38.29M
25. Set It Off (1996)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 18,438 | Gross: $36.05M
26. New Jack City (1991)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock
Votes: 38,770 | Gross: $47.62M
27. Menace II Society (1993)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda
Votes: 64,370 | Gross: $27.90M
28. South Central (1992)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Director: Stephen Milburn Anderson | Stars: Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham, Vincent Craig Dupree
Votes: 6,703 | Gross: $1.37M
29. Dead Presidents (1995)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodríguez
Votes: 24,451 | Gross: $24.20M
30. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 154,372 | Gross: $57.50M
31. Jason's Lyric (1994)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two brothers, survivors of family tragedy, take different life paths: one falls for a high-spirited waitress and dreams of success, the other follows a life of petty crime. Their lives reconnect in shattering fashion.
Director: Doug McHenry | Stars: Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Anthony 'Treach' Criss
Votes: 4,672 | Gross: $20.85M
32. Baby Boy (2001)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Alexsandra Wright, Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding
Votes: 16,522 | Gross: $28.73M
33. The Wood (1999)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While dealing with a friend's cold feet on his wedding day, a writer reminisces about his youth with his best friends.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Stars: Elayn J. Taylor, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean Nelson
Votes: 10,195 | Gross: $25.05M
34. Love & Basketball (2000)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard
Votes: 24,252 | Gross: $27.44M
35. Two Can Play That Game (2001)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
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.
Director: Mark Brown | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut, Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union
Votes: 7,365 | Gross: $22.24M
36. Waiting to Exhale (1995)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with men.
Director: Forest Whitaker | Stars: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon
Votes: 12,159 | Gross: $67.05M
37. Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eva doesn't let her 3 sisters' men push them around. She's always butting in. How to pacify Eva? Find her a man. The men pay a playboy to be that man. The problem is - he falls in love with Eva.
Director: Gary Hardwick | Stars: Gabrielle Union, LL Cool J, Essence Atkins, Duane Martin
Votes: 7,715 | Gross: $17.33M
38. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stella is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Stars: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King
Votes: 8,307 | Gross: $37.67M
39. Livin' Large! (1991)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A young black reporter begins to lose his identity.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Lisa Arrindell, Blanche Baker, Nathaniel Hall
Votes: 530 | Gross: $5.47M
40. Class Act (1992)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy
A valedictorian and a juvenile delinquent have their school records switched and begin to be treated like the other.
Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Andre Rosey Brown, Meshach Taylor
Votes: 8,135 | Gross: $13.27M
41. House Party (1990)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence
Votes: 16,691 | Gross: $26.39M
42. The Five Heartbeats (1991)
R | 121 min | Drama, Music
The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix
Votes: 4,874 | Gross: $8.75M
43. The Temptations (1998)
TV-PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.
Stars: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton
Votes: 5,256
44. Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.
Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate
Votes: 4,538 | Gross: $12.41M
45. What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, RaéVen Kelly, Virginia Capers
Votes: 24,548 | Gross: $39.10M
46. Sparkle (1976)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Music
Three sisters form a singing group in 1950s Harlem, but success threatens to ruin their relationship forever.
Director: Sam O'Steen | Stars: Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith
Votes: 1,879 | Gross: $4.00M
47. Beauty Shop (2005)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy
A determined hairstylist (Queen Latifah) competes with her former boss (Kevin Bacon) after opening her own business in Atlanta.
Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Djimon Hounsou, Andie MacDowell
Votes: 18,643 | Gross: $36.35M
48. Jumping the Broom (2011)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
Director: Salim Akil | Stars: Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine
Votes: 11,521 | Gross: $37.30M
49. The Best Man Holiday (2013)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs
Votes: 16,844 | Gross: $70.53M
50. Brown Sugar (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Stars: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Yasiin Bey, Nicole Ari Parker
Votes: 10,234 | Gross: $27.36M
51. Just Wright (2010)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A physical therapist falls for the basketball player she is helping recover from a career-threatening injury.
Director: Sanaa Hamri | Stars: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr.
Votes: 15,634 | Gross: $21.52M
52. Next Friday (2000)
R | 98 min | Comedy
A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon
Votes: 44,033 | Gross: $57.33M
53. Friday (1995)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom Lister Jr.
Votes: 124,345 | Gross: $27.47M
54. About Last Night (2014)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Follow two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
Director: Steve Pink | Stars: Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Joy Bryant
Votes: 25,101 | Gross: $48.64M
55. The Butler (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama
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 man's life, family, and American society.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
Votes: 119,689 | Gross: $116.63M
56. Coming to America (1988)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Romance
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.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Paul Bates, Garcelle Beauvais, Feather
Votes: 223,293 | Gross: $128.15M
57. Bessie (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Queen Latifah, Kamryn Johnson, Rikki McKinney, Alan T. Coleman
Votes: 4,781
58. Steppin: The Movie (2009)
PG-13 | 138 min | Comedy, Music
The Greeks run the UTS campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When the step competition season begins, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.
Director: Michael Taliferro | Stars: Wesley Jonathan, Chrystee Pharris, Monica Allgeier, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 392
59. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Romance
Dr. R.J. Stevens is a talk-show host who visits his family in the Deep South. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde, and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.
Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Louis C.K., James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery
Votes: 15,671 | Gross: $42.44M
60. Good Fences (2003 TV Movie)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
Good Fences is about an upwardly-mobile Black family for whom the American dream becomes a nightmare. In the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "... See full summary »
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Zachary Simmons Glover, Mo'Nique
Votes: 894
61. Boat Trip (2002)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Two straight men mistakenly end up on a "gays only" cruise.
Director: Mort Nathan | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez, Vivica A. Fox
Votes: 32,350 | Gross: $8.59M
62. Love That Girl! (2010–2014)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A young woman looks for a second chance at life by obtaining her real estate license, but when her brother moves in, her whole life is turned upside down.
Stars: Mark Adair-Rios, Bresha Webb, Alphonso McAuley, Peter Oldring
Votes: 388
63. Almost Christmas (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique
Votes: 7,864 | Gross: $41.72M
64. Motives (2004 Video)
R | 87 min | Drama, Thriller
Motive is an edgy thriller that centers around Emery Simms, a highly educated and successful business tycoon who happens to be married to the quintessential wife Constance. Things go ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Ross Jr. | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Shemar Moore, Golden Brooks, Sean Blakemore
Votes: 1,065
65. Love Overboard (2012 Video)
Unrated | 110 min | Romance
The S.S. Love & Happiness is the cruise ship known for making romantic dreams come true, but the passengers on this voyage are a turbulent bunch. From the captain (Sam Logan), who is more ... See full summary »
Director: Je'Caryous Johnson | Stars: Rhona Bennett, Vianessa Castaños, Zacardi Cortez, Kelly Jenrette
Votes: 28
66. Sparkle (I) (2012)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Music
In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
Director: Salim Akil | Stars: Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke
Votes: 6,655 | Gross: $24.40M
67. Chapter & Verse (2016)
R | 97 min | Drama
Upon his return from serving a eight-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he ... See full summary »
Director: Jamal Joseph | Stars: Daniel Beaty, Loretta Devine, Omari Hardwick, Selenis Leyva
Votes: 229 | Gross: $0.08M
68. Single Ladies (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three friends from different backgrounds desire success, prosperity, and love in up-and-coming Atlanta, Georgia.
Stars: Travis Winfrey, LisaRaye McCoy, Charity Shea, D.B. Woodside
Votes: 2,172
69. Trespass (1992)
R | 101 min | Action, Thriller
Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube
Votes: 13,932 | Gross: $13.75M
70. Kingdom Come (2001)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
When a despicable family member thankfully expires, his relatives gather to comfort one another--and to settle old scores.
Director: Doug McHenry | Stars: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine
Votes: 2,434 | Gross: $23.25M
71. The Inkwell (1994)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A shy, troubled young man who set his own house on fire and has an imaginary friend, is sent to a vineyard where he finds himself in the middle of his political-arguing, party-loving family and his love torn between two girls.
Director: Matty Rich | Stars: Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglas, Glynn Turman
Votes: 1,578 | Gross: $8.88M
72. Ray (I) (2004)
PG-13 | 152 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell
Votes: 157,283 | Gross: $75.33M
73. Commitments (2001 TV Movie)
Drama, Romance
This romance story focuses on Fox Giovanni (V.Dillard) who is a hardworking; overly competitive stockbroker who thinks money is the most important thing in life. Her health suffers from ... See full summary »
Director: Carol Mayes | Stars: Michael Greene, Howard S. Miller, Virginia Capers, Curt Cornelius
Votes: 105
74. The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the Jackson family and their rise to success.
Stars: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery
Votes: 3,762
75. Little Richard (2000 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Tamala Jones
Votes: 989
76. The New Edition Story (2017)
TV-14 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Chronicles the ups and downs of legendary music group New Edition from their humble beginnings in Boston to individual solo success and everything in between.
Stars: Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Woody McClain
Votes: 3,264
77. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé
Votes: 3,913
78. The Josephine Baker Story (1991 TV Movie)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 1,587
79. CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013 TV Movie)
105 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Legendary hip hop/r&b/pop trio TLC.
Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Keke Palmer, Rochelle Aytes, Evan Ross, Drew Sidora
Votes: 2,476
80. The Bobby Brown Story (2018– )
TV-14 | 155 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life story of R&B musician Bobby Brown.
Stars: Woody McClain, Luke James, Mekhi Phifer, Laz Alonso
Votes: 898
81. Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life story of R&B singer-songwriter and producer, Toni Braxton.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Lex Scott Davis, Debbi Morgan, Tiffany Hines, Skye P. Marshall
Votes: 688
82. Whitney (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Biography, Drama
A chronicle of Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Director: Angela Bassett | Stars: Yaya DaCosta, Arlen Escarpeta, Yolonda Ross, Suzzanne Douglas
Votes: 2,072
83. Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le (2016 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
The story of R&B artist Michel'le, who rose to fame in the late 1980s when she signed on to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records.
Director: Janice Cooke | Stars: Rhyon Nicole Brown, Curtis Hamilton, Kedrick Brown, Hank Brock
Votes: 762
84. The Color Purple (1985)
PG-13 | 154 min | Drama
A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Votes: 97,170 | Gross: $98.47M
85. Hav Plenty (1998)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Lee Plenty is a flailing, wannabe writer, homeless and apartment-sitting for his friend, the wealthy Havilland Savage, while she is off visiting family. So Lee jumps at the chance to see Havilland, whom he has secretly loved for years.
Director: Christopher Scott Cherot | Stars: Christopher Scott Cherot, Chenoa Maxwell, Hill Harper, Tammi Jones Tanaka
Votes: 1,130 | Gross: $2.30M
86. Love Is_ (2018)
43 min | Drama
Set in Los Angeles in the 1990s, "Love Is--" follows a young black couple, two people from opposite worlds, as they go through the trials and tribulations of chasing their dreams and learning how to follow their hearts.
Stars: William Catlett, Michele Weaver, Clarke Peters, Wendy Davis
Votes: 657
87. Hair Show (2004)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Small | Stars: Mo'Nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres, David Ramsey
Votes: 5,817 | Gross: $0.30M
88. Girlfriends (2000–2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.
Stars: Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, Reginald C. Hayes
Votes: 5,048
89. All of Us (2003–2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The estranged wife of a television reporter returns to invade his new life.
Stars: Duane Martin, LisaRaye McCoy, Khamani Griffin, Tony Rock
Votes: 1,687
90. 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: 29,605
91. Grandma's House (2016)
TV-PG | 95 min | Drama
A teenager and her stepbrothers are forced to move in with Grandma. They learn the true meaning of love, faith, and family through the strict rules she imposes and the devotion she displays as the extended family has its ups and downs.
Director: Paul D. Hannah | Stars: Loretta Devine, Coco Jones, Paige Hurd, Wendy Raquel Robinson
Votes: 246
92. A Different World (1987–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
Stars: Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell
Votes: 7,899
93. Rappin' (1985)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
Director: Joel Silberg | Stars: Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle, Melvin Plowden, Richie Abanes
Votes: 605 | Gross: $2.86M
94. Getting Played (2005 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Three beautiful women decide, on a bet, to select and seduce a total stranger.
Director: David Silberg | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Bill Bellamy, Carmen Electra, Stacey Dash
Votes: 1,767
95. Boomerang (1992)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier
Votes: 31,334 | Gross: $70.10M
96. Life (I) (1999)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes
Votes: 54,698 | Gross: $63.84M
97. Imitation of Life (1959)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner
Votes: 18,203 | Gross: $13.99M
98. Bones (2001)
R | 96 min | Crime, Horror
Over 20 years after his death by a gunshot, Jimmy Bones comes back as a ghost to wreak revenge on those who killed him and to clean up his neighborhood.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Clifton Powell
Votes: 8,184 | Gross: $7.31M
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