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1. Candyman (1992)
R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 100,300 | Gross: $25.79M
2. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Approved | 128 min | Drama
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands
Votes: 9,588
3. Dear White People (2014)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.
Director: Justin Simien | Stars: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 26,576 | Gross: $4.40M
4. American Soul (2019–2020)
TV-14 | 39 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show, which rose to prominence in the 1970s.
Stars: Sinqua Walls, Katlyn Nichol, Christopher Jefferson, Iantha Richardson
Votes: 622
5. Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Music
MC and journalist Shad Kabango meets with Hip-Hop's biggest stars to retrace how Hip-Hop became the world's most popular music, but realizes that Hip-Hop's true legacy is something much more profound.
Stars: Shad, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Cheo Hodari Coker
Votes: 6,456
6. Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the New Orleans-born crooner who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
Director: Kenny Leon | Stars: Danielle Brooks, Olivia Washington, Joaquina Kalukango, Jason Dirden
Votes: 696
7. Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher (2021)
TV-14 | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
A remarkable story inspired by the life of renowned Chickasaw cattleman Montford T. Johnson, a man who overcame great hardships to establish a ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West, the Chisolm Trail.
Director: Nathan Frankowski | Stars: Martin Sensmeier, Dermot Mulroney, Tommy Flanagan, James Landry Hébert
Votes: 1,003
8. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Schackman
Votes: 14,841
9. Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
PG | 96 min | Comedy
In contrast to most of the violence-laden "blaxploitation" films of the period, this low-budget effort eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama. Leonard Jackson plays a barber ... See full summary »
Director: Oscar Williams | Stars: Godfrey Cambridge, Clarice Taylor, Leonard Jackson, Virginia Capers
Votes: 491 | Gross: $1.72M
10. Christmas Everlasting (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Romance
A hotshot lawyer returns to her childhood home following a death in the family.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Tatyana Ali, Dondré T. Whitfield, Dennis Haysbert, Patti LaBelle
Votes: 1,154
11. Baking Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When their mother decides to retire, her three children organize the Christmas Cake Off to choose which one of them will take over the family bakery.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Khalilah Joi, Arnell Powell, Leigh-Ann Rose, Aloma Wright
Votes: 191
12. Black Boys (2020)
95 min | Documentary
BLACK BOYS illuminates the spectrum of black male humanity in America. An intimate, inter-generational exploration, BLACK BOYS strives for insight to black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education and criminal justice.
Director: Sonia Lowman | Stars: Carmelo Anthony, Cris Carter, Harry Edwards, Jemele Hill
Votes: 326
13. Sophie & the Moonhanger (1996 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
A Black maid discovers that her seemingly friendly employers are in the KKK.
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: David Andrews, Barry Bell, Jason Bernard, Mary Lucy Bivins
Votes: 147
14. The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Biography, Drama
In 1940s New Jersey, a poor, working man aspires to give his six daughters opportunities that he never had.
Director: Johnny E. Jensen | Stars: Carl Lumbly, Dulé Hill, Victoria Dillard, Shelley Robertson
Votes: 257
15. Easter (2023–2024)
Approved | Mystery
The mental illness of our sleuth, Pascha, pits him against his most formidable foe - himself.
Stars: Lnq, Reginald VelJohnson, Olkens Graham, Brock Vickers
16. Christmas in Canaan (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama, Family
DJ and Rodney don't like each other from the start; Rodney thinks DJ is an ignorant white farm boy, and DJ thinks Rodney acts too smart for his own good. After a school-bus scuffle between ... See full summary »
Director: Neill Fearnley | Stars: Billy Ray Cyrus, Tom Heaton, Jaishon Fisher, Zak Ludwig
Votes: 636
17. Love Different (2016)
94 min | Comedy
Lindsay Walker, a Caucasian woman who grew up in a small, all-Caucasian town, gets a job at an African-American consulting firm and experiences a complete culture shock. Neque Campbell, an ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Hackett | Stars: Jenn Gotzon, Anthony Hackett, Thomas Mikal Ford, Kevin Fredericks
Votes: 109
18. Ôrí (1989)
100 min | Documentary
A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Brazil and Afrika.
Director: Raquel Gerber | Star: Maria Beatriz Nascimento
Votes: 32
19. Minstrel Man (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Music
During the early 1900's, 2 black brothers who work in a traveling minstrel have different goals; one's determined to succeed in a field which is dominated by white performers in blackface, ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Glynn Turman, Ted Ross, Tonea Stewart, Stanley Bennett Clay
Votes: 74
20. Reggae in a Babylon (1978)
PG-13 | 55 min | Documentary, Music
The young, gifted and black generation of the 70's who started the British Reggae movement is captured in this unique documentary. Groove to the smooth sounds and see rare footage.
Director: Wolfgang Büld | Stars: Aswad, Alton Ellis, Jimmy Lindsay, Matumbi
Votes: 177
21. Christmas Belles (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Comedy
Despite being successful in their careers, two 30-something BFFs never stop hearing that they both need a man before it's too late. When a handsome pastor arrives just in time to kick off ... See full summary »
Director: Terri J. Vaughn | Stars: Raven Goodwin, DomiNque Perry, Omar Gooding, Mark Taylor
Votes: 183
22. Heavy D & The Boyz: Nuttin' But Love (1994 Music Video)
Unrated | 5 min | Music
Heavy D and The Boyz performs in the music video "Nuttin' But Love" from the album "Nuttin' but Love" recorded for Uptown and MCA Records. Heavy D arrives at a gather where he meets up with... See full summary »
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Heavy D & The Boyz, Cynthia Bailey, Tomiko Fraser, Isamar González
Votes: 26
23. Cora Unashamed (2000 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Set in the 1930's Iowa, where the Cora's family live as the community's only African-Americans. and supported only by Cora's being a housekeeper to the Studevants. When tragedy strikes, will Cora's speak the truth...with consequences?
Director: Deborah Pratt | Stars: Regina Taylor, Cherry Jones, Ellen Muth, Michael Gaston
Votes: 284
24. Destination Planet Negro (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In 1939, African American leaders respond to Jim Crow segregation by building a rocket to colonize Mars. The three person crew blasts off, but time travel instead, arriving in present-day America revealing much about race today.
Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Tosin Morohunfola, Danielle Cooper, Kevin Willmott, Trai Byers
Votes: 178
25. They've Gotta Have Us (2018)
TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary
The rise of black actors as they have gone from being the backdrop to calling the shots. This is the inside story of the turning points of black life on both sides of the lens, from Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte, to the present day.
Stars: Simon Frederick, David Oyelowo, Jesse Williams, Lil Rel Howery
Votes: 331
26. LL Cool J: I'm Bad (1987 Music Video)
Unrated | 5 min | Music
A music video for the single "I'm Bad" by Hip-Hop recording artist LL Cool J, from his 1987 album "Bigger and Deffer". In the music video, LL Cool J's girlfriend is kidnapped by mobsters ... See full summary »
Director: Rolando Hudson | Stars: LL Cool J, DJ Cut Creator, Bobby 'Bobcat' Ervin, Damien Earl Matthias
Votes: 20
27. Milestone Generations (2022)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary
Where are the Black superheroes? That question, posed back in 1993, sparked a revolution with the creation of Milestone Media. This incisive documentary tells the story of four Black creators who changed the face of superhero storytelling.
Director: Justice A. Whitaker | Stars: Andrea Brimmer, Lynda Carter, Robin Chaplik, Leon Chills
Votes: 44
28. Soul Santa (2021)
Comedy, Romance
A shopping mall Santa Claus is the disguise of a businessman that got into trouble with mob's money.
Director: Terri J. Vaughn | Stars: David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Brooke Monroe Conaway, Christopher Gurr
Votes: 129
29. Force MDs: Tender Love (1985 Music Video)
Unrated | 4 min | Music
A music video for the single "Tender Love" by the R&B recording artist Force MDs, from the group's 1985 album Chillin'. In the music video, the group gathers on the front steps of an apartment and serenades a female sitting at the window.
Star: Force M.D.'s
Votes: 7
30. When My Sleeping Dragon Woke (2022)
80 min | Documentary
Sharon Washington chooses the theater to write her modern-day fairy tale of a little girl who grows up inside the St. Agnes Branch of the New York Public Library. But revisiting her past comes with an unforeseen cost.
Directors: Judah-Lev Dickstein, Chuck Schultz | Stars: Tracy Brigden, Toni Lynn Dickinson, Colman Domingo, Reginald Douglas
Votes: 9
31. Negra, Yo Soy Bella (2023)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Director Vashni Korin presents a portrait of Mar Cruz, an Afro-Puerto Rican woman who sources strength, healing and Black pride through the tradition of Bomba.
Director: Vashni Korin | Stars: Mar Cruz, Mayra Santos Febres, Dorayma Mercado, Sheila Osorio
32. Soul Train's 25th Anniversary (1995 TV Special)
TV-PG | 120 min | Music
A music awards ceremony hosted by Arsenio Hall that honored Soul Train's 25th Anniversary with a Hall of Fame tribute. The event was held on November 22, 1995 at the Shrine Auditorium in ... See full summary »
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Arsenio Hall, Debbie Allen, Tisha Campbell, Bill Clinton
Votes: 39
33. Quincy Jones: The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) (1990 Music Video)
Unrated | 6 min | Music
A music video for the single "The Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White. The single was from Jones's 1989 album "Back on the Block".
Director: David Kellogg | Stars: Quincy Jones, El DeBarge, James Ingram, Al B. Sure!
Votes: 10
34. The Party Machine with Nia Peeples (1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Music
A half-hour music and variety show hosted by Nia Peeples and featured live performances, interviews and music videos from top urban music recording artists. The series was created in 1991 ... See full summary »
Stars: Nia Peeples, Janeen Damian, Steve O'Brien, Chasen Hampton
Votes: 28
35. Black Girls Rock! (2015 TV Special)
TV-PG | 90 min | Music
An awards ceremony that honored women of color for their achievements in music, entertainment, and entrepreneurship, along with musical performances by female R&B and soul recording artists.
Stars: Tatyana Ali, Erykah Badu, Fantasia Barrino, Tai Beauchamp
Votes: 18
36. Story of a People (1993–2002)
Documentary
Stars: Suzzanne Douglas, Louis Gossett Jr., Dorian Gregory, M.C. Hammer
37. Aaron Hall: I Miss You (1994 Music Video)
Unrated | 5 min | Music
Aaron Hall performs in the music video "I Miss You" from the album "The Truth" recorded for MCA Records. The music video begins with shots of Aaron Hall wearing sunglasses and sitting next ... See full summary »
Director: W.O. Garrett | Stars: Aaron Hall, Edith Grant
38. LL Cool J: I Need Love (1987 Music Video)
Unrated | 5 min | Music
A music video for the single "I Need Love" by Hip-Hop recording artist LL Cool J, from his 1987 album "Bigger and Deffer". In the music video, LL Cool J portrays a megastar rapper with a ... See full summary »
Director: Rolando Hudson | Stars: LL Cool J, DJ Cut Creator, Bobby 'Bobcat' Ervin, Damien Earl Matthias
Votes: 21
39. 7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2001 TV Special)
TV-G | 90 min | Music
An awards ceremony that honored black females for their achievements and contributions to Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Gospel music. This year's ceremony was hosted by Eve, Leeza ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Simon | Stars: Luther Vandross, Eve, Shemar Moore, Yolanda Adams
Votes: 11
40. 2nd Annual Black Music Honors (2017 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Music
The 2nd Annual Black Music Honors is a ceremony that was hosted by Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett and honors legendary artists who have influenced and made significant contributions to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael A. Johnson | Stars: Rickey Smiley, LeToya Luckett, Oleta Adams, Da Brat
41. 12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards (1997 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Music
The 12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards is a ceremony hosted by Terrence 'T.C.' Carson and CeCe Winans that honors the achievements of music recording artists and composers their contributions to Gospel music.
Director: Chuck Vinson | Stars: Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Tim Bowman
42. Tony Brown's Journal (1978– )
TV-G | 30 min | Talk-Show
A talk-show hosted by American journalist and businessman Tony Brown which airs on PBS.
Stars: Tony Brown, J. Fred MacDonald, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee
Votes: 26
43. Verses & Flow (2011– )
Not Rated | 30 min | Music
VERSES and FLOW is a televised series which airs on TV One and features live performances by poets, spoken-word and R&B recording artists, along with cultural and social commentary.
Stars: Dyana Williams, Laz Alonso, Jenilee Reyes, Ron G.
Votes: 35
44. The 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1997 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Music
A music awards ceremony hosted by Gladys Knight, LL Cool J and Brandy Norwood that honored achievements made during 1996 by musicians of color. The event was held on March 7, 1997 at the ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Fullerton | Stars: Gladys Knight, Brandy Norwood, LL Cool J, 702
45. Q 85: A Musical Celebration For Quincy Jones (2018 TV Special)
90 min | Music
A birthday celebration for music legend Quincy Jones featuring many musical guests.
Director: Leon Knoles | Stars: Rashida Jones, Danny Glover, LL Cool J, Dave Chappelle
Votes: 17
46. 3rd Annual Black Music Honors (2018 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Music
The 3rd Annual Black Music Honors is a ceremony that was hosted by Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett and honors legendary artists who have influenced and made significant contributions to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael A. Johnson | Stars: Rickey Smiley, LeToya Luckett, Dallas Austin, Vince Bailey
47. Al B. Sure!: Nite and Day (1988 Music Video)
Unrated | 5 min | Music
A music video for the R&B song "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure, from his debut album "In Effect Mode".
Director: Peter Nydrle | Star: Al B. Sure!
Votes: 10
48. Black Girls Rock! 2017 (2017 TV Special)
TV-PG | 90 min | Music
An awards ceremony that honored women of color for their achievements in music, entertainment, and entrepreneurship, along with musical performances by female R&B and soul recording artists.
Director: Sandy Considine | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Catrina Alex, Laz Alonso, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 26
49. Tony Terry: She's Fly (1988 Music Video)
Unrated | 4 min | Music
A music video for the single "She's Fly" by R&B recording artist Tony Terry, from his 1987 album "Forever Yours". In the music video, Tony Terry sings while flirting with super fly and super fresh ladies.
Star: Tony Terry
50. 4th Annual Black Music Honors (2019 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Music
The 4th Annual Black Music Honors is a ceremony that was hosted by Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett that honors legendary artists who have made significant contributions to African-American... See full summary »
Directors: Nolbert Brown Jr., Michael A. Johnson | Stars: Rickey Smiley, LeToya Luckett, Yolanda Adams, Arrested Development