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1. The Night's Substance (2021)
89 min | Drama
Jaiane experiences living in Brazil of these days, as Aissa, a Mozambican sailor who just arrived in the city, attempts to have a real experience in solid ground. An unconventional story of passion rises.
Director: Bernard Lessa | Stars: Welket Bungué, Melanie de Vales Rafael, Altamir Furlane, Shirlene Paixão
Votes: 15
2. Do the Right Thing (1989)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson
Votes: 112,396 | Gross: $27.55M
3. Precious (II) (2009)
R | 110 min | Drama
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: 116,232 | Gross: $47.57M
4. Macunaima (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Fantasy, Comedy
Our story begins with Macunaima's miraculous birth to an old woman in a tiny jungle settlement. Born fully grown, he discovers his life's purpose which leads him and his family and ... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Dina Sfat
Votes: 2,093
5. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 800,910 | Gross: $7.56M
6. Philadelphia (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman
Votes: 258,034 | Gross: $77.32M
7. Shine Your Eyes (2020)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
A Nigerian musician travels to Brazil to find his long lost brother.
Director: Matias Mariani | Stars: O.C. Ukeje, Indira Nascimento, Chukwudi Iwuji, Oula Alsaghir
Votes: 475
8. Cuties (2020)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama
Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.
Director: Maïmouna Doucouré | Stars: Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas
Votes: 32,581
9. Rafiki (2018)
83 min | Drama, Romance
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Director: Wanuri Kahiu | Stars: Samantha Mugatsia, Neville Misati, Nice Githinji, Charlie Karumi
Votes: 3,298 | Gross: $0.14M
10. Atlantics (2019)
TV-14 | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Director: Mati Diop | Stars: Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Traore, Nicole Sougou
Votes: 10,499
11. Yao (2018)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy from a rural Senegalese village goes to the capital Dakar to see his idol, French actor Seydou Tall.
Director: Philippe Godeau | Stars: Omar Sy, Lionel Louis Basse, Fatoumata Diawara, Germaine Acogny
Votes: 1,205
12. The Good Lie (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama
A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal
Votes: 30,019 | Gross: $2.72M
13. Touki Bouki (1973)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Mory, a cowherd, and Anta, a university student, try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past behind.
Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty | Stars: Magaye Niang, Myriam Niang, Christoph Colomb, Mustapha Ture
Votes: 4,103
14. Makala (2017)
96 min | Documentary
Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
Director: Emmanuel Gras | Stars: Kabwita Kasongo, Lydie Kasongo
Votes: 773
15. Nzinga, Queen of Angola (2013)
109 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of Angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by Portuguese colonizers, Njinga ... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Graciano | Stars: Lesliana Pereira, Ana Santos, Erica Chissapa, Sílvio Nascimento
Votes: 119
16. Nha Fala (2002)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
It has always been a firm conviction of the family that any woman who sings, will die. Now, while a girl is in France she becomes an international star. She realises that sooner rather than... See full summary »
Director: Flora Gomes | Stars: Fatou N'Diaye, Jean-Christophe Dollé, Ângelo Torres, Bia Gomes
Votes: 211
17. GriGris (2013)
101 min | Drama
Despite a paralyzed leg, Grigris, 25 year old, dreams of being a dancer. A challenge. But his dreams are dashed when his stepfather falls critically ill. To save him, Grigris resolves to work for petrol traffickers.
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Souleymane Démé, Anaïs Monory, Cyril Gueï, Marius Yelolo
Votes: 595
18. The Letter Reader (2019)
29 min | Short, Drama
A young boy from Johannesburg arrives in KwaZulu-Natal and begins to read letters for villages - then falls in love with one of the recipients.
Director: Sibusiso Khuzwayo | Stars: Bahle Mashinini, Nomalanga Shabane, Andile Gumbi, Nokuthula Mazibuko
Votes: 136
19. Air Conditioner (2020)
72 min | Drama
When the air-conditioners mysteriously start to fall in city of Luanda, Matacedo (security guard) and Zezinha (housemaid) have the mission of retrieving their boss's ac.
Director: Fradique | Stars: José Kiteculo, Filomena Manuel, David Caracol, Tito Spyck
Votes: 709
20. The Soloist (2009)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander
Votes: 55,398 | Gross: $31.67M
21. Basquiat (1996)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani
Votes: 22,060 | Gross: $2.96M
22. Jards (2013)
93 min | Documentary
The celebrated composer and musician Jards Macalé is in the recording studio where director Eryk Rocha captures him in a wide variety of poses and states of creating, imaginatively varying ... See full summary »
Director: Eryk Rocha | Stars: Adriana Calcanhotto, Cristovão Campos, Chacal, Frejat
Votes: 14
23. Pitanga (2017)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political, and existential journey of actor Antonio Pitanga who, directed by great directors such as Glauber Rocha, Carlos Diegues, and Walter ... See full summary »
Directors: Beto Brant, Camila Pitanga | Stars: Antonio Pitanga, Camila Pitanga, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia
Votes: 103
24. King Richard (2021)
PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney
Votes: 136,277
25. Neojiba Music that changes lives (2020 TV Movie)
81 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Sergio Machado, George Walker Torres | Stars: Neojiba Ricardo Castro, Iure Nascimento, Ingride Nascimento
Votes: 10
26. Neojiba Music that changes lives (2020 TV Movie)
81 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Sergio Machado, George Walker Torres | Stars: Neojiba Ricardo Castro, Iure Nascimento, Ingride Nascimento
Votes: 10
27. A Mother's Love (2019–2021)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A mother leaves her small hometown in the countryside for Rio de Janeiro to search for a son that was stolen from her.
Stars: Adriana Esteves, Humberto Carrão, Regina Casé, Taís Araújo
Votes: 300
29. Um Dia Com Jerusa (2020)
74 min | Drama
"A Day with Jerusa" follows Silvia, a young, mediumic market researcher facing the hardships of underemployment while awaiting the result of a public exam, and Jerusa, a gracious 77-... See full summary »
Director: Viviane Ferreira | Stars: Léa Garcia, Débora Marçal, Antonio Pitanga, Thaís Cabral
Votes: 64
30. Marighella (2019)
155 min | Action, Drama, History
Facing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the regime.
Director: Wagner Moura | Stars: Seu Jorge, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 56,039
31. Alcione: O Samba é Primo do Jazz (2020)
70 min | Documentary
The musical trajectory of Alcione Dias Nazareth based on his musical references, his insertion in the world of music and his relationship with family and friends, showing a relaxed and matriarchal Alcione with life and artistic work.
Director: Angela Zoé | Stars: Alcione, Grande Otelo
Votes: 18
32. Pelé (2021)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Looks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history.
Directors: Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn | Stars: Pelé, Muhammad Ali, Amarildo, Jorge Arantes
Votes: 5,666
33. Waiting for the Carnival (2019)
86 min | Documentary
A small village in the Brazilian outback is considered the nation's capital of jeans. It's also a microcosm that depicts modern day capitalism and its transgressions.
Director: Marcelo Gomes
Votes: 891
34. Falas Negras (2020 TV Movie)
Drama, History
The special features 22 real testimonials from people like Mandela, Martin Luther King and Marielle Franco, who fought racism and freedom in favor of justice.
Director: Lázaro Ramos | Stars: Heloísa Jorge, Reinaldo Júnior, Izak Dahora, Olivia Araújo
Votes: 43
35. The Help (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Drama
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 492,712 | Gross: $169.71M
36. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt
Votes: 741,189 | Gross: $56.67M
37. Moonlight (I) (2016)
R | 111 min | Drama
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: 331,782 | Gross: $27.85M
38. Beauty (2022)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A gifted young Black woman struggles to maintain her voice and identity after she’s offered a lucrative recording contract.
Director: Andrew Dosunmu | Stars: Gracie Marie Bradley, Aleyse Shannon, Niecy Nash, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 832
39. Afronta! (2017– )
Documentary
Afronta invites contemporary black artists and thinkers to discuss representation, belonging, entrepreneurship, ancestrality and AFROFUTURISM through their experiences and personal ... See full summary »
Votes: 11
40. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
115 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life story of the legendary musician Miles Davis.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Star: Miles Davis
Votes: 1,474
41. Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
R | 135 min | Documentary, History
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
Director: Elvis Mitchell | Stars: Elvis Mitchell, Margaret Avery, Harry Belafonte, Charles Burnett
Votes: 1,504
42. The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne
Votes: 14,670
43. Fences (2016)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama
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: 117,998 | Gross: $57.68M
44. Wedding Games (2023)
79 min | Comedy, Romance
When Alex and Eva choose to exchange vows at the very spot they first crossed paths, a series of missteps derails their journey to the altar.
Director: Silvio Guindane | Stars: Ana Carbatti, André Mattos, Antonio Pitanga, Big Jaum
Votes: 134
45. For Colored Girls (2010)
R | 133 min | Drama
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: 8,196 | Gross: $37.72M
46. Ó Pai, Ó: Look at This (2007)
96 min | Comedy, Musical
During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creativity, irony, humor and music.
Director: Monique Gardenberg | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Dira Paes, Wagner Moura, Stênio Garcia
Votes: 2,241
47. Ó Paí, Ó 2 (2023)
90 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Viviane Ferreira | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Luciana Souza, Dira Paes, Lyu Arisson
Votes: 602
48. Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole
Votes: 21,671
49. Nosso Sonho (2023)
117 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A captivating film that chronicles the remarkable rise of Claudinho and Buchecha, Brazil's legendary funk duo, and their profound impact on the nation's music scene.
Director: Eduardo Albergaria | Stars: Juan Paiva, Isabela Garcia, Gustavo Coelho, Antonio Pitanga
Votes: 696
50. Mussum, O Filmis (2023)
116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Brazilian comedian Mussum, from his start performing samba to his breakthrough in film and TV comedy.
Director: Silvio Guindane | Stars: Cláudia Barbot, Edmilson Barros, Flavio Bauraqui, Vanderlei Bernardino
Votes: 800
51. An Unforgettable Year: Spring (2023)
79 min | Romance
Jasmine is an honors student and talented artist but is failing math. Her teacher connects her with a math tutor, but falling in love with him might not help her grades.
Directors: Bruno Garotti, Jamile Marinho | Stars: Lívia Silva, Bia Jordão, Giovanna Chaves, Luis Lobianco
Votes: 102
52. An Unforgettable Year: Autumn (2023)
102 min | Drama
Unlikely couple Anna, a girl seeking an internship to be able to care of her father, and João, a street musician, find love as they navigate the historic Paulista Avenue in São Paolo, Brazil.
Director: Lázaro Ramos | Stars: Gabz, Lucas Leto, Larissa Luz, Pedro Blanc
Votes: 241
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