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51. Black Girl (1972)
PG | 97 min | Drama
An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
Director: Ossie Davis | Stars: Brock Peters, Claudia McNeil, Leslie Uggams, Louise Stubbs
Votes: 560 | Gross: $0.41M
52. Never Give Up (2023)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of Sol, a woman of faith, dedicated to her family, who finds herself in debt. One day an unimaginable opportunity to earn money arises. She is invited by an old friend to work and the invitation causes great confusion.
Stars: Samuel de Assis, Sheron Menezzes, Carolina Dieckmann, Christiane Torloni
Votes: 135
53. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A three-part drama telling the story of a black girl and her family who try to hold onto their land during the Depression.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan, Robert Christian, Larry B. Scott
Votes: 341
54. Native Son (1951)
91 min | Drama, Film-Noir
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Pierre Chenal | Stars: Richard Wright, Jean Wallace, Gloria Madison, Nicholas Joy
Votes: 500
55. As Summers Die (1986 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
The plot centers around a large area of land owned by an old black lady, Elvira Backus. It had been given to her by her one time employer and secret father of her two children, a southern ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Claude Tramont | Stars: Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Davis, John Randolph
Votes: 867
56. Native Son (1986)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Romance
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page
Votes: 631 | Gross: $1.30M
57. The Fosters (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy, Family
Samuel Foster works hard trying to support his family in a South London multi-storey council flat.
Stars: Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Lenny Henry, Sharon Rosita
Votes: 57
58. Crash Canyon (2011–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
While driving to their vacation, a family falls into a canyon and must learn to get on with their fellow stranded neighbours and, mostly, one another.
Stars: Patrick McKenna, Jennifer Irwin, Bryn McAuley, Joanne Vannicola
Votes: 817
59. The Crickets Dance (2020)
92 min | Crime, Drama, History
Southern attorney Angie Lawrence searches of the rightful owner of a journal recovered from an antebellum home she inherited. The journal is full of mystery and history that just may lead her to the future she has always dreamed of.
Director: Veronica Robledo | Stars: Kristen Renton, William Mark McCullough, Bill Oberst Jr., Sandra Ellis Lafferty
Votes: 347
60. Friday: The Animated Series (2007)
158 min | Animation, Comedy
Dynamic duo Craig and Smokey are struggling to survive life in South Central L.A., dealing with family, friends and enemies.
Stars: Phil LaMarr, Khary Payton, John DiMaggio, Cree Summer
Votes: 178
61. You Take the Kids (1990–1991)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Michael Kirkland is a bus driver in Pittsburgh living with his wife Nell and their four children, Raymond, Lorette, Peter and Nate. Nell's mother Helen is living in the basement.
Stars: Nell Carter, Roger E. Mosley, Yasiin Bey, Caryn Ward
Votes: 23
62. The Sweetest Gift (1998 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Drama, Family
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black (headed by Diahann Carroll) and one white (headed by Helen Shaver), struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: Helen Shaver, Diahann Carroll, Tisha Campbell, Kristin Fairlie
Votes: 184
63. The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1999)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
An American television sitcom starring Gregory Hines as a publishing agent and widower, who's dedicated to raising his 12-year old son Matty (Brandon Hammond) along with returning to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Gregory Hines, Wendell Pierce, Robin Riker, Brandon Hammond
Votes: 98
64. Motown Magic (2018–2019)
TV-Y | 15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Imaginative boy Ben transforms his city by bringing colorful street art to life, armed with a magic paintbrush and the classic sounds of Motown.
Stars: Avia Fields, Marissa Buccianti, Monie Mon, Betsy Kenney
Votes: 320
65. Taboo 3 the Unforgettable Act (2021)
83 min | Drama
When Devin finally meets his soap star birth mother, Rebecca, as an adult, feelings go beyond family love.
Director: Renee S. Warren Peoples | Stars: Nelson J. Davis, Nytia Nikole, Saisha Teagues, Jamald Gardner
Votes: 44
66. Pretty Hattie's Baby (1991)
Biography, Drama
An unreleased film about a white girl adopted by a black family in 1950s Nevada. Based on the early life of Fauna Hodel whose grandfather is prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Charles S. Dutton, Jill Clayburgh, Bobby Hosea
Votes: 63
67. Merry Liddle Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman trying to get her dysfunctional family to look picture-perfect for the holidays falls in love with her neighbor amid the chaos.
Director: Bosede Williams | Stars: Thomas Cadrot, Jaime M. Callica, Thalia Campbell, Renée Celeste
Votes: 695
68. 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: 637
69. 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: 130
70. I'm Through with White Girls (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Sharp | Stars: Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lia Johnson, Lamman Rucker
Votes: 886
71. 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: 192
72. 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: 1,153
73. The Christmas Doctor (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A travelling doctor finds love and a home at her latest assignment in Willowbrook.
Director: Kevin Fair | Stars: Holly Robinson Peete, Adrian Holmes, Fred Henderson, Bronwen Smith
Votes: 952
74. Sister, Sister (1982 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, Family
Maya Angelou's story of the family stresses that occur when an older sister (Diahann Carroll) attempts to maintain a home, left by her revered father, in an ultra-moralistic way (regardless... See full summary »
Director: John Berry | Stars: Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Cash, Irene Cara, Paul Winfield
Votes: 208
75. Unsuspicious (2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Conned by the same playboy, three women and their families go to his mansion to get answers and must stay for an investigation when he's found dead.
Stars: Mara Junot, Romulo Arantes Neto, Silvero Pereira, Thati Lopes
Votes: 241
76. The Old Settler (2001 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1940s Harlem, two sisters take in a hepcat as a boarder. Although he is young and they are older, their life choices parallel one another.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Bumper Robinson, Eartha Robinson
Votes: 193
77. Dear Secret Santa (2013 TV Movie)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Jennifer begins exchanging letters with a secret admirer from her past. Now that she has a second chance at love, will she be able to take it?
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Tatyana Ali, Bill Cobbs, Jordin Sparks, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 826
78. King Lear (2016 Video)
180 min | Drama
Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Director: Michael Buffong | Stars: Don Warrington, Alfred Enoch, Miltos Yerolemou, Rakie Ayola
Votes: 39
79. A Little Bit Strange (1989 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
A sorcerer is apprehensive about introducing his mortal fiancee to his magical family.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Michael Warren, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Shawn Skie, Myra J.
Votes: 56
80. 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
81. Gullah Gullah Island: Sing Along with Binyah Binyah (1995 Video)
30 min | Short, Family
Stars: Vanessa Baden, James Edward Coleman II, Simeon Othello Daise, Shaina M. Freeman
Votes: 6
82. Racing Lady (1937)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A shrewd millionaire who owns races horses for publicity for his automobile business, claims ownership of a female horse trainer's thoroughbred in order to get the trainer.
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew, Harry Carey, Berton Churchill
Votes: 156
83. Traces of Mika: A Visual Memoir (2024)
Documentary
Traces of Mika is an inspirational documentary derived from Tamika Newhouse's unscripted podcast series of the same title. In her debut as a filmmaker, Newhouse explores the importance of ... See full summary »
Director: Mordecai Lecky | Star: Tamika Newhouse
84. If It Ain't Broke: Black Folks and Family Structure (2014)
99 min | Documentary
Cities across the United States are consistently being impacted by the growing number of single parent households. This occurrence transcends cultural barriers although, the African ... See full summary »
Director: Keenan Morgan | Stars: James Burleson, Tim Edwards, Sherman Malone
85. Waiting for Khyron (2002 TV Movie)
24 min | Documentary
In another of these intriguing series of one-off films, 'Waiting for Khyron' charts the birth of Dorothy and Jason's baby. The couple of one year, who are 19 and 2O respectively "planned, ... See full summary »
Director: Moby Longinotto
Votes: 9
86. Story of a People (1993–2002)
Documentary
Stars: Suzzanne Douglas, Louis Gossett Jr., Dorian Gregory, M.C. Hammer
87. The Vanishing Black Male (2005)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Are African American males becoming extinct? Will future generations of African American women not be able to find husbands? These are but a few of the questions explored in The Vanishing Black Male.
Director: Hisani DuBose | Star: Melvin Jackson Jr.
Votes: 13
88. Hazard (2022)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A story about a Black family as they take a camping road trip for the first time. Proposing a new, diverse future for all of us.
Director: Daniel Bergeson | Stars: Nicholas G. Sims, Jay Dukes, Alonzo Hester, Bruce Purcell
Votes: 7
89. Brotherly Love (2011)
17 min | Short, Drama, Family
Three brothers are confronted with a horrible act committed by the youngest due to the pressure of bullying from a local gang.
Director: Choice Skinner | Stars: Farley Jackson, Choice Skinner, Sheldon A. Smith
Votes: 14
90. My Shine (2019)
13+ | 19 min | Short, Drama
A short film that addresses mourning the loss of a loved one, and the importance of the father to the black family structure. A family is broken by the sudden tragic loss of her husband.
Director: Sekou Frye | Stars: Ahmad Clemons, Matoawka Donovan, Camden Garth, June Montgomery
91. Ital Reign (2018)
40 min | Short, Family
The story of a man who has to choose fame or fatherhood, friends who have to choose loyalty or desire and a girl who has to choose to believe in herself.
Directors: Dominic Lofters, Steffan Zachiyah Thompson | Stars: Darryl Bradford, Selwyn Brown, Tonia Daley-Campbell, Diegoff
Votes: 12
92. Heavy Equipment Video Childrens Kids Video Movie (2005 Video)
Unrated | 60 min | Family
Watch Real Construction Equipment at Work!! Great Fun For Everyone!!! Children and Adults will watch in awe at what these massive Earthmovers do!! You'll feel like you are right next to the... See full summary »
Directors: Robert J. Hanley Sr., Laurie A. Hanley
93. The Secret Passage: A Journey of Black Women and Depression (2001 Video)
90 min | Documentary
Director: LaTerri C. Hughes
94. Black Fatherhood: Trials & Tribulations, Testimony & Triumph (2018)
70 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Mass media and popular culture bombards us with so many negative, stereotypical portrayals of "the irresponsible Black man", the missing "Baby Daddy", the "Deadbeat Dad", the absentee ... See full summary »
Directors: Maia Porter, Khalid White, Khalid White
95.
Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack
(1973)
TV-PG | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: George Peppard, Jessica Walter, Andrew Duggan, Linden Chiles
Votes: 162
96.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
'Twas the Night Before Christening
(1993)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Baby Nicky is being christened on Christmas Eve. Will tells everyone he is going to get the music group Boyz II Men to perform.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 643
97.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
72 Hours
(1991)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Will makes a bet that Carlton wouldn't last a weekend in Jazz' neighborhood, Compton. Carlton starts to fulfill the bet, by not only fitting in, but getting along with the guys in "The Hood". Will has to find a way to stop him from going to MacArthur Park at night, to "Hang with the crew".
Director: Rae Kraus | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 953
98.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
A Decent Proposal
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Still in the hospital from being shot, Will thinks about his future. He asks Lisa to marry him.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Daphne Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 571
99.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home from the Forum
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When Philip backs out of taking Vivian to Lamaze class, Will reluctantly offers to be her coach. Will meets a single pregnant woman who is a sportswriter. She invites Will to attend a game with her, where she goes into labor.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 668
100.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode:
A Night at the Oprah
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The Oprah Show personnel contact Philip Banks to appear on the show with his family. The Banks travel to Chicago and Will is ecstatic. Unfortunately, he is not invited to be part of the show.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 715