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- Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o. 111 votes. In the groundbreaking Marvel movie Black Panther, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) grapples with his new role as king of Wakanda, a technologically advanced, unseen African nation.
- Blade. Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson. 74 votes. In the grim darkness of a vampire-infested world, Blade tells the tale of a hybrid hero. Blade (Wesley Snipes), half human, half vampire, is an enigmatic warrior on a relentless mission to cleanse the world of these nightmarish creatures.
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld. 37 votes. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an animated superhero film that redefines the traditional concept of Spider-Man.
- Blade II. Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman. 51 votes. In Blade II, Blade (Wesley Snipes), a half-vampire, half-mortal man, returns to defend humanity from an ominous threat.
- Steel (1997) - 12%
- Abar, The First Black Superman (1977) - 17%
- Spawn (1997) - 17%
- Blankman (1994) - 19%
- The Meteor Man (1993) - 29%
- Hancock (2008) - 41%
- Blade (1998) - 56%
- Sleight (2016) - 78%
- Fast Color (2018) - 81%
- Black Panther (2018) - 96%
After coming off the failure of Kazaam, basketball star Shaquille O'Neal took another crack at being a movie star with, unfortunately, similar results. At the time, Hollywood wasn't producing many superhero movies outside of the Batman series, but Warner Bros. decided to take a Supermanside character and give him his own movie. More grounded than h...
Abar, The First Black Supermanis the first on-screen portrayal of a Black superhero. After experiencing racism in his neighborhood, a scientist gives his bodyguard an elixir that turns him into a superhero. He then exacts revenge on a racist white neighborhood using super strength and telekinetic powers. RELATED: Black History Month: 10 Essential D...
Based on one of the most popular comic book characters of all time, Michael Jai White stars as Todd McFarlane's Spawn, a murdered soldier who essentially makes a deal with the devil to lead his army in exchange for returning to his wife on Earth. However, when Spawn returns, he uses his new powers for good instead of evil. Critics and audiences pra...
After his grandmother's murder, a nerdy, childlike repairman attempts to be a superhero to turn his inner-city neighborhood around. He wears a sheet for a cape and uses his technical abilities to create weapons, gadgets, and even a robot. The comedy stars Damon Wayans as the amateur superhero, Blankman, and David Alan Grier as his cynical brother. ...
Robert Townsend is an acclaimed stand-up comedian-turned-director who detailed the Black experience in Hollywood in Hollywood Shuffle as well as in the music industry in The Five Heartbeats. In 1993, he made the first real Black superhero movie since Abar with The Meteor Man.The story revolves around a schoolteacher whose neighborhood is overrun wi...
Originally envisioned as a much darker, dramatic film called Tonight, He Comes, Hancock moved from Michael Mann's hands to director Peter Berg's hands and shifted to a more comedic tone. Hancocktells the story of an angry, frustrated, alcoholic, and self-destructive superhero whose attempts at heroism cause more harm than good. The movie stars Will...
Based on one of Marvel Comics' midlevel superheroes, Wesley Snipes stars as Blade, a half-human, half-vampire who hunts down other vampires. Despite being R-rated, the movie was a box-office hit, while critically, it was considered more style over substance. Producers were worried, since, at the time, non-Batman superhero movies weren't faring well...
Made on just a $250,000 budget, Sleighttells the story of a young street magician, Bo, who uses his magnetic tricks against drug dealers who've kidnapped his sister. The film is unique in that it takes the Batman-powerless approach, since the hero, Bo, doesn't gain powers from some sort of accident but instead develops it using his intelligence and...
Fast Colortakes place in a future midwest where a young woman with supernatural powers flees back home to her family while being pursued by the law for her potentially dangerous abilities. The film premiered at the South By Southwest film festival, followed by a limited release. RELATED:10 Best Movies From Black Directors, According To IMDB Critics...
Written and directed by Fruitvale Station and Creed director Ryan Coogler, and starring the late Chadwick Boseman, Black Pantherburst onto the screen in 2018 where it was an enormous critical and commercial hit. Eventually, it would make history for being the first superhero movie nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. Based on the Marvel Comic ...
- Black Panther (2018) It’s no coincidence that the Black Panther’s character was first introduced in the third film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Civil War”.
- Black Adam (2022) Dwayne Johnson plays the golden superhero Teth Adam, a slave in the Kandaki kingdom who, after gaining power from a group of magical sorcerers, strives to put an end to the king’s megalomaniac madness and save his people.
- Steel (1997) Steel is a movie about a man named John Henry Irons, (Shaquille O’Neal) who decides to take up the mantle of a black superhero named Steel to protect his community after a criminal named Nicodemus uses a high-tech suit to commit crimes that the police are unable to stop.
- Catwoman (2004) Catwoman is a movie about a woman named Patience Philips who is transformed into the superhero Catwoman after she is bitten by a cat that has been infected with a serum that gives the cat-like abilities.
Unfortunately, only a small number of black superheroes exist, but with the success of this genre, the list of films will get longer. Whether you prefer traditional superheroes, anti-heroes, or a dose of comedy with your science fiction, you can find a black superpower movie to enjoy on this list.
1. Blankman (1994) PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Crime. 5.1. Rate. A simpleton inventor becomes a superhero with a bulletproof costume and a low budget. Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford. Votes: 10,341 | Gross: $7.89M. 2. The Meteor Man (1993) PG | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy.
13 titles. 1. Black Panther (2018) PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. 7.3. Rate. 88 Metascore. T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.
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Oct 12, 2023 · Here are 10 black superheroes from various comic book universes: Black Panther (T'Challa) The king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, Black Panther possesses enhanced abilities and technology, making him a formidable warrior and protector.
