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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: 558 | Gross: $0.41M
52. 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
53. Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 69 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Rockmores set out on a family road trip with an uninvited Kel stashed in the trunk. While camping out in the woods, Kenan has a scary encounter with a mysterious, shadowy figure...
Director: Michael Grossman | Stars: Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Ken Foree, Teal Marchande
Votes: 1,097
54. 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
55. 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: 97
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 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, Bill Oberst Jr., William Mark McCullough, Bobbie Eakes
Votes: 346
58. 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: 340
59. 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: 177
60. 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
61. 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
62. 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
63. 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
64. 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: 497
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. 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: 694
67. 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: 949
68. 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
69. 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
70. 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
71. 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: 885
72. 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, Fernanda Paes Leme, Romulo Arantes Neto, Thati Lopes
Votes: 240
73. 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
74. 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
75. 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
76. 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: 825
77. 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
78. 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
79. 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: 38
80. 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
81. 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
82. Story of a People (1993–2002)
Documentary
Stars: Suzzanne Douglas, Louis Gossett Jr., Dorian Gregory, M.C. Hammer
83. 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
84. 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
85. 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
86. 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
87. 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
88. 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
89. 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
90. 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
91. 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
92. 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
93. 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
94. The Secret Passage: A Journey of Black Women and Depression (2001 Video)
90 min | Documentary
Director: LaTerri C. Hughes
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: 163
96.
Little Men (1998–1999)
Episode:
Emancipation
(1998)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Family
When Nat finds a poor black family camping in the school woods, Jo takes them into the house while trying to find employment for them, but unexpectedly discovers that prejudice can take many forms.
Director: Graeme Lynch | Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas
Votes: 13
97.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
Can You Hear Me Out There?
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rash of car thefts appear to be connected to a particular radio station and a puzzling code. Pete becomes friends with the car thief while Julie and Linc check out the station.
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 41
98.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
To Linc - With Love
(1969)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Linc is initially bummed about having to get his driver's license renewed until he meets the examiner. They start dating but a man from her past comes back into her life and causes problems.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 38
99.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
The Family Man
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The story of Grady and his eyebrow-raising gift to his daughter and son-in-law just before their cocktail party for stuffy university professors.
Director: Bud Yorkin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Joe Morton
Votes: 142
100.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Manchild on the Streets
(1977)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a black man who's a friend of Starsky and Hutch is shot by a cop who tries to cover up by lying. When a witness says he's lying he reveals himself to be a racist. The man's son so ... See full summary »
Director: David Soul | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 218