Black Cinema

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1. Love by the 10th Date (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four friends (Meagan Good, Kelly Rowland, Keri Hilson, Kellee Stewart) balance their dating adventures with their career ambitions at an upscale magazine, teaching themselves and each other how to get the most out of love and life.

Director: Nzingha Stewart | Stars: Meagan Good, Brandon T. Jackson, Kellee Stewart, Keri Hilson

Votes: 643

2. Death at a Funeral (2010)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

51 Metascore

A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Keith David, Loretta Devine

Votes: 53,681 | Gross: $42.74M

3. When the Bough Breaks (2016)

PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Thriller

28 Metascore

A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Michael Kenneth Williams

Votes: 7,823 | Gross: $29.70M

4. Beyond the Lights (2014)

PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Music, Romance

73 Metascore

The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Danny Glover

Votes: 17,380 | Gross: $14.62M

5. Marley (2012)

PG-13 | 144 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

82 Metascore

A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley, Jimmy Cliff

Votes: 14,499 | Gross: $1.41M

6. Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

42 Metascore

A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Tom Arnold

Votes: 11,377 | Gross: $65.65M

7. Only for One Night (2016)

TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A woman's husband with a perfect life cheats with her sister with extreme consequences befalling them all.

Director: Chris Stokes | Stars: Brian White, Karrueche Tran, Angelique Pereira, Vanessa Deleon

Votes: 779

8. Three Can Play That Game (2007)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

Shante Smith is a relationship expert who uses her knowledge of the male psyche to help women get what they want.

Director: Samad Davis | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Jason George, Jazsmin Lewis, Tony Rock

Votes: 896

9. Are We There Yet? (2005)

PG | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

27 Metascore

To impress a foxy divorcee, ladies' man Nick offers to take her kids on an extended road trip, unaware of the torture he's in for.

Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Aleisha Allen, Philip Bolden

Votes: 34,570 | Gross: $82.67M

10. Are We Done Yet? (2007)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family

36 Metascore

Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne Persons decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids, Lindsey and Kevin. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.

Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen

Votes: 22,552 | Gross: $49.66M

11. Soul Plane (2004)

R | 86 min | Comedy

33 Metascore

Things get raucously funny aboard the maiden flight of a black-owned airline, thanks to some last-minute passenger additions.

Director: Jessy Terrero | Stars: Dwayne Adway, Snoop Dogg, Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart

Votes: 24,561 | Gross: $13.92M

12. Think Like a Man (2012)

PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Romance

51 Metascore

Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy

Votes: 50,358 | Gross: $91.55M

13. Think Like a Man Too (2014)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

38 Metascore

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 situations that threaten to derail the big event.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Wendi McLendon-Covey, La La Anthony

Votes: 22,797 | Gross: $65.18M

14. Two Can Play That Game (2001)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

35 Metascore

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: 7,373 | Gross: $22.24M

15. Love & Basketball (2000)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

72 Metascore

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: 24,335 | Gross: $27.44M

16. The Birth of a Nation (2016)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

69 Metascore

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

Director: Nate Parker | Stars: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 21,828 | Gross: $15.86M

17. Malcolm X (1992)

PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History

73 Metascore

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee

Votes: 102,087 | Gross: $48.17M

18. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

60 Metascore

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs

Votes: 29,199 | Gross: $8.32M

19. Southside with You (2016)

PG-13 | 84 min | Biography, Drama, History

74 Metascore

Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.

Director: Richard Tanne | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear

Votes: 10,138 | Gross: $6.30M

20. Straight Outta Compton (2015)

R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History

72 Metascore

The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.

Votes: 218,576 | Gross: $161.20M

21. Coming to America (1988)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Romance

47 Metascore

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: 223,678 | Gross: $128.15M

22. Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

26 Metascore

An ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Jurnee Smollett, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood, Kim Kardashian

Votes: 12,440 | Gross: $51.98M

23. Addicted (I) (2014)

R | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

32 Metascore

A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.

Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe, John Newberg, Tyson Beckford

Votes: 12,251 | Gross: $17.38M

24. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

R | 117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

45 Metascore

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from a life of crime to pursue his passion of rap music.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller

Votes: 50,187 | Gross: $30.98M

25. Hustle & Flow (2005)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music

68 Metascore

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning

Votes: 43,234 | Gross: $22.20M

26. Just Wright (2010)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

51 Metascore

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: 15,657 | Gross: $21.52M

27. Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

30 Metascore

Madea lands in the midst of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on her wild teenage great-niece.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat

Votes: 9,324 | Gross: $73.21M

28. Black Nativity (2013)

PG | 93 min | Drama, Family, Music

48 Metascore

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige

Votes: 2,373 | Gross: $7.02M

29. Ali (2001)

R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

65 Metascore

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles

Votes: 105,587 | Gross: $58.20M

30. I Am Bolt (2016)

PG | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

64 Metascore

The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt.

Directors: Ben Turner, Gabe Turner | Stars: Usain Bolt, Nugent Walker Jr., Ricky Simms, Glen Mills

Votes: 3,871

31. I Am Ali (2014)

PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

55 Metascore

Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.

Director: Clare Lewins | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Gene Kilroy, Rahman Ali, Odessa Clay

Votes: 4,095 | Gross: $0.01M

32. Race (I) (2016)

PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

56 Metascore

Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton

Votes: 40,961 | Gross: $19.10M

33. Norbit (2007)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

27 Metascore

A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell

Votes: 79,800 | Gross: $95.67M

34. Lila & Eve (2015)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

45 Metascore

Two distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.

Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Viola Davis, Aml Ameen, Ron Caldwell, Yolonda Ross

Votes: 9,085 | Gross: $0.04M

35. Good Deeds (2012)

PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance

43 Metascore

Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandiwe Newton, Eddie Cibrian

Votes: 8,289 | Gross: $35.03M

36. About Last Night (2014)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

62 Metascore

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: 25,119 | Gross: $48.64M

37. Chi-Raq (2015)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

77 Metascore

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago, Illinois.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett

Votes: 10,726 | Gross: $2.65M

38. The Perfect Match (2016)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

41 Metascore

A playboy named Charlie, convinced that all his relationships are dead, meets the beautiful and mysterious Eva. Agreeing to a casual affair, Charlie then wants a bit more from their relationship.

Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Terrence Jenkins, Cassie Ventura, Paula Patton, Kali Hawk

Votes: 4,390 | Gross: $9.66M

39. The Perfect Guy (I) (2015)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

36 Metascore

After breaking up with her boyfriend, a professional woman gets involved with a man who seems almost too good to be true.

Director: David M. Rosenthal | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, L. Scott Caldwell

Votes: 11,286 | Gross: $57.02M

40. Moonlight (I) (2016)

R | 111 min | Drama

99 Metascore

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert

Votes: 332,049 | Gross: $27.85M

41. Hidden Figures (2016)

PG | 127 min | Biography, Drama, History

74 Metascore

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Votes: 255,447 | Gross: $169.61M

42. Morris from America (2016)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

75 Metascore

The romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.

Director: Chad Hartigan | Stars: Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Patrick Güldenberg

Votes: 5,633 | Gross: $0.09M

43. Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama

67 Metascore

As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin's Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve

Votes: 16,145 | Gross: $54.03M

44. Keanu (2016)

R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

63 Metascore

When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?

Director: Peter Atencio | Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man

Votes: 51,995 | Gross: $20.57M

45. Kicks (II) (2016)

R | 80 min | Adventure, Drama

69 Metascore

Brandon is a 15 year old whose dream is a pair of fresh Air Jordans. Soon after he gets his hands on them, they're stolen by a local hood, causing Brandon and his two friends to go on a dangerous mission through Oakland to retrieve them.

Director: Justin Tipping | Stars: Jahking Guillory, Christopher Meyer, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Kyndall

Votes: 4,520 | Gross: $0.15M

46. Almost Christmas (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

55 Metascore

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: 7,874 | Gross: $41.72M

47. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy

73 Metascore

A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.

Director: Jamie Uys | Stars: N!xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey

Votes: 59,482 | Gross: $30.03M

48. Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

R | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

66 Metascore

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.

Director: Lauren Lazin | Stars: Tupac Shakur, Rappin' 4-Tay, Conrad Bain, Bill Bellamy

Votes: 9,815 | Gross: $7.72M

49. After Earth (2013)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

33 Metascore

A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Jaden Smith, David Denman, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo

Votes: 208,988 | Gross: $60.52M

50. The Princess and the Frog (2009)

G | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

73 Metascore

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos

Votes: 166,999 | Gross: $104.40M

51. Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)

PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Music

Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Collins Pennie, Pooch Hall, Tika Sumpter, Stephen Boss

Votes: 2,524

52. Our Family Wedding (2010)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance

38 Metascore

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding are comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay their long standing feud to rest.

Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Stars: America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, Regina King

Votes: 7,485 | Gross: $20.25M

53. War Room (2015)

PG | 120 min | Drama

26 Metascore

A seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman.

Director: Alex Kendrick | Stars: Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie, Beth Moore

Votes: 16,105 | Gross: $67.79M

54. Attack the Block (2011)

R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

75 Metascore

A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.

Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones

Votes: 111,449 | Gross: $1.02M

55. The Man in 3B (2015)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Daryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme ... See full summary »

Director: Trey Haley | Stars: Lamman Rucker, Christian Keyes, Brely Evans, D.B. Woodside

Votes: 779 | Gross: $0.29M

56. Brown Sugar (2002)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

58 Metascore

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: 10,245 | Gross: $27.36M

57. First Sunday (2008)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

41 Metascore

Two bungling, petty criminal BFFs try to rob a church, but someone from staff beat them to it. They spend the night with the church staff to get the money.

Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine

Votes: 11,668 | Gross: $37.93M

58. Foxy Brown (1974)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

46 Metascore

A voluptuous vigilante takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Terry Carter

Votes: 12,052 | Gross: $2.46M

59. Soul Men (2008)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

49 Metascore

Though it's been about twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soul-singing legends agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Adam Herschman

Votes: 11,721 | Gross: $12.08M

60. The Best Man Holiday (2013)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama

59 Metascore

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: 16,861 | Gross: $70.53M

61. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

27 Metascore

A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison

Votes: 25,115 | Gross: $19.75M

62. Lottery Ticket (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy

50 Metascore

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.

Director: Erik White | Stars: Shad Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine

Votes: 11,556 | Gross: $24.71M

63. The Nutty Professor (1996)

PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

64 Metascore

Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love.

Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller

Votes: 123,727 | Gross: $128.81M

64. Precious (II) (2009)

R | 110 min | Drama

78 Metascore

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey

Votes: 116,283 | Gross: $47.57M

65. Belle (2013)

PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

64 Metascore

The biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.

Director: Amma Asante | Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 33,147 | Gross: $10.73M

66. For Colored Girls (2010)

R | 133 min | Drama

50 Metascore

Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Janet Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Elise

Votes: 8,198 | Gross: $37.72M

67. The Bounce Back (2016)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

A relationship guru and best-selling author finds himself falling for the licensed therapist who questions his methods.

Director: Youssef Delara | Stars: Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez, Bill Bellamy, Nadja Alaya

Votes: 770 | Gross: $0.32M

68. Alex Cross (2012)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

30 Metascore

A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Edward Burns

Votes: 35,421 | Gross: $25.89M

69. Where Children Play (2015)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

A young woman is forced to face her childhood demons. When tasked with returning home to care for her ailing abusive father.

Director: Leila Djansi | Stars: Macy Gray, Teyonah Parris, Brian White, Leon

Votes: 183

70. Fences (2016)

PG-13 | 139 min | Drama

79 Metascore

A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.

Director: Denzel Washington | Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo

Votes: 118,107 | Gross: $57.68M

71. Illicit (2020)

120 min | Thriller

A couple finds out that starting a extra marital affair is a lot easier to do than ending one when they both are seduced into outside situations.

Director: Corey Grant | Stars: David Ramsey, Shireen Crutchfield, McKinley Freeman, Michele Weaver

Votes: 271

72. Daddy's Little Girls (2007)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Romance

49 Metascore

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: 8,302 | Gross: $31.34M

73. All Eyez on Me (2017)

R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, Music

38 Metascore

Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.

Director: Benny Boom | Stars: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Annie Ilonzeh

Votes: 24,736 | Gross: $44.92M

74. The Incredible Jessica James (2017)

TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy

72 Metascore

An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up.

Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, LaKeith Stanfield, Noël Wells

Votes: 8,737

75. Queen Sugar (2016–2022)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

Follows the life of three siblings, one of whom moves from Los Angeles to Louisiana to claim a shared inheritance from their recently departed father: an 800-acre sugarcane farm.

Stars: Rutina Wesley, Kofi Siriboe, Omar J. Dorsey, Nicholas L. Ashe

Votes: 5,775

76. 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: 1,768

77. Insecure (2016–2021)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.

Stars: Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell

Votes: 22,398

78. Selma (2014)

PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History

79 Metascore

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 95,520 | Gross: $52.08M

79. Girls Trip (2017)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

71 Metascore

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish

Votes: 40,507 | Gross: $115.17M

80. Black Coffee (I) (2014)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

38 Metascore

After Robert is fired from his own father's company, he feels like his luck has run out - until Morgan enters into his life.

Director: Mark Harris | Stars: Darrin Dewitt Henson, Christian Keyes, Lamman Rucker, Gabrielle Dennis

Votes: 810

81. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama

64 Metascore

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career

Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe

Votes: 561,329 | Gross: $163.57M

82. Seven Pounds (2008)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

36 Metascore

A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy

Votes: 315,292 | Gross: $69.95M

83. Slamma Jamma (2017)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Sport

Wrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in Christ and in those he loves.

Director: Timothy A. Chey | Stars: Chris Staples, Michael Irvin, Jose Canseco, Ryan Gunnarson

Votes: 1,674 | Gross: $1.69M

84. Detroit (2017)

R | 143 min | Crime, Drama, History

77 Metascore

Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore

Votes: 55,973 | Gross: $16.79M

85. Gook (2017)

Unrated | 94 min | Drama

69 Metascore

Two Korean-American brothers run a shoe store in L.A. county. Their friend, black eleven-year-old Kamilla, drops in and helps. On this day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 L.A. riots.

Director: Justin Chon | Stars: Simone Baker, Justin Chon, Curtiss Cook Jr., David So

Votes: 2,751 | Gross: $0.25M

86. The Carmichael Show (2015–2017)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael navigates through life with his therapist-in-training girlfriend and his heavily-opinionated family.

Stars: Jerrod Carmichael, Amber Stevens West, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish

Votes: 3,319

87. Love Beats Rhymes (2017)

R | 106 min | Drama, Musical

54 Metascore

Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.

Director: RZA | Stars: John David Washington, Common, Lorraine Toussaint, Lucien Laviscount

Votes: 1,197

88. Survivor's Remorse (2014–2017)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Cam Calloway and Reggie Vaughn gained fame and fortune that no one could have imagined growing up in one of Boston''s most infamous neighborhoods.

Stars: RonReaco Lee, Jessie T. Usher, Erica Ash, Teyonah Parris

Votes: 2,556

89. A Question of Faith (2017)

PG | 104 min | Drama

When tragedy strikes three families, their destiny forces them on a converging path to discover God's love, grace, and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs.

Director: Kevan Otto | Stars: Richard T. Jones, Kim Fields, C. Thomas Howell, T.C. Stallings

Votes: 1,186 | Gross: $2.59M

90. Mudbound (2017)

R | 134 min | Drama, War

85 Metascore

Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.

Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. Blige

Votes: 54,429

91. Marshall (2017)

PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

66 Metascore

The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown

Votes: 26,829 | Gross: $10.05M

92. 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: 2,175

93. Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

17 Metascore

Madea, Bam, and Hattie venture to a haunted campground and the group must run for their lives when monsters, goblins, and the boogeyman are unleashed.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Yousef Erakat

Votes: 5,255 | Gross: $47.32M

94. Katt Williams: Great America (2018 TV Special)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy

Live performance of comedian Katt Williams riffing on the current state of politics, racial tensions and sex.

Director: Leslie Small | Star: Katt Williams

Votes: 1,149

95. Snowfall (2017–2023)

TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama

A look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s.

Stars: Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Isaiah John

Votes: 30,143

96. Tamborine (2018 TV Special)

TV-MA | 98 min | Comedy

Chris Rock takes the stage in Brooklyn for a comedy special filled with searing observations on fatherhood, infidelity and American politics.

Director: Bo Burnham | Stars: Chris Rock, Spike Lee

Votes: 7,496

97. Eddie Griffin: Undeniable (2018 TV Special)

TV-MA | 74 min | Comedy

This comedy special is Eddie Griffin's magnum opus about the world, relationships and humanity as a whole.

Director: Gobi M. Rahimi | Star: Eddie Griffin

Votes: 305

98. Grown-ish (2018–2024)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

A spinoff of ABC's "Black-ish," Zoey Johnson is off to college and must live outside the nest, dealing with drugs, sex, and relationships along the way.

Stars: Trevor Jackson, Yara Shahidi, Diggy Simmons, Francia Raisa

Votes: 6,647

99. The Mayor (2017–2018)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

A struggling hip-hop artist runs for mayor to promote his mixtape and wins the election.

Stars: Brandon Micheal Hall, Lea Michele, Marcel Spears, Bernard David Jones

Votes: 1,746

100. Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish (2018 TV Special)

TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Comedy

An American stand-up comedy special starring Marlon Wayans who jokes about politics, racism, hip-hop, gay rights, and raising kids.

Director: Marcus Raboy | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Diana Hernandez

Votes: 1,524



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