African American Movies

  • 1964
    Nothing But a Man

    Nothing But a Man

    Nothing But a Man

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    A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.

    Nothing But a Man
  • 1994
    Black Is… Black Ain’t

    Black Is… Black Ain’t

    Black Is… Black Ain’t

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    African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses...

    Black Is… Black Ain’t
  • 2025
    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

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    An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Stone – that...

    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
  • 2023
    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

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    Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and...

    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
  • 2019
    TYSON

    TYSON

    TYSON

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    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...

    TYSON
  • 2023
    Kokomo City

    Kokomo City

    Kokomo City

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    Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.

    Kokomo City
  • 1954
    Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

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    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...

    Carmen Jones
  • 2009
    Life Is Hot in Cracktown

    Life Is Hot in Cracktown

    Life Is Hot in Cracktown

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    Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

    Life Is Hot in Cracktown
  • 2020
    Uncle Tom

    Uncle Tom

    Uncle Tom

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    In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being...

    Uncle Tom
  • 2014
    Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown

    Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown

    Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown

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    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...

    Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
  • 2002
    10,000 Black Men Named George

    10,000 Black Men Named George

    10,000 Black Men Named George

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    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...

    10,000 Black Men Named George
  • 2008
    Saving God

    Saving God

    Saving God

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    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...

    Saving God
  • 2023
    Noble Intentions

    Noble Intentions

    Noble Intentions

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    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...

    Noble Intentions
  • 2023
    South to Black Power

    South to Black Power

    South to Black Power

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    In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...

    South to Black Power
  • 1996
    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete

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    Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...

    The Journey of the African-American Athlete
  • 1998
    Dark Angels

    Dark Angels

    Dark Angels

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    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...

    Dark Angels
  • 1999
    Drylongso

    Drylongso

    Drylongso

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    A young woman in a photography class begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.

    Drylongso
  • 2024
    Grace

    Grace

    Grace

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    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.

    Grace
  • 2018
    Last Life

    Last Life

    Last Life

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    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...

    Last Life
  • 1996
    A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

    A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

    A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave

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    A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...

    A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave