African American Movies
- 1964
Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man7.4191964HD
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
- 1994
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Black Is… Black Ain’t6.11994HD
African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses...
- 2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)7.32025HD
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that...
- 2023
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt5.9412023HD
Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and...
- 2019
TYSON
TYSON8.52019HD
Mike Tyson escaped a life of poverty and petty crime to make a name for himself, becoming the youngest Heavyweight Champion of the World and a...
- 2023
Kokomo City
Kokomo City6.6752023HD
Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.
- 1954
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones6.0171954HD
At an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's...
- 2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown62009HD
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".
- 2020
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom7.82020HD
In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being...
- 2014
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown6.8682014HD
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of...
- 2002
10,000 Black Men Named George
10,000 Black Men Named George42002HD
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...
- 2008
Saving God
Saving God5.42008HD
Ex Con Armstrong Cane (Ving Rhames) returns to home a changed man looking to take over his father's old church and congregation. The neighborhood...
- 2023
Noble Intentions
Noble Intentions5.72023HD
A teenage boy reluctantly turns to the streets to earn $6,000 a month for his mother's cancer medicine and quickly discovers that street money does...
- 2023
South to Black Power
South to Black Power62023HD
In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...
- 1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Journey of the African-American Athlete101996HD
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...
- 1998
Dark Angels
Dark Angels8.41998HD
A faith-based action movie about a woman who faces a choice between her abusive, drug-dealing husband and her unborn baby on the way. Her world is...
- 1999
Drylongso
Drylongso5.91999HD
A young woman in a photography class begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.
- 2024
Grace
Grace02024HD
A 1950s Southern teen questions her faith and sexuality on the eve of her baptism when urged to repent her feelings for her best friend.
- 2018
Last Life
Last Life02018HD
Two lovers learn they've known each other over many life times and that this is their last life together. They don't have long to live and must clean...
- 1996
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave01996HD
A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...