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Feb 26, 2024 · From era-defining classic Black movies like Do the Right Thing, crafted by the brilliance of Spike Lee in the late ‘80s, to poignant contemporary Black history movies like 12 Years a...
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25 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Do the Right Thing. 1989 2h R. 8.0 (115K) Rate. 93 Metascore. On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Director Spike Lee Stars Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee. 2. Django Unchained.
Malcolm X. 1992 3h 22m PG-13. 7.7 (103K) Rate. 73 Metascore. Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Aug 22, 2024 · This list of top popular Black films features classic African American comedies like Friday and Coming to America, sports films like Love & Basketball, and biographical movies about Black celebrities and leaders, from Ray and Ali to Malcolm X.
- Do the Right Thing (1989) Spike Lee directed, wrote and has a key role in this incendiary drama set in New York on the hottest day of the year. It has often been written that the film deals with black-white racial tensions, but it actually deals with all racial prejudice.
- 12 Years a Slave (2013) ’12 Years a Slave’ is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in the North, with a wife and children, who made a good living as a musician.
- Hotel Rwanda (2004) Often called the African Schindler’s List, ‘Hotel Rwanda’ is based around the true event of the infamous Rwandan Genocide during 1994, when hotelier Paul Rusesabagina saved more than a thousand lives single-handedly.
- The Help (2011) ‘The Help’ is a hugely successful film about a group of black maids, who in the sixties agree to tell their stories to a young writer, knowing they risk their jobs to do so.
Nov 9, 2023 · From Jordan Peele's thought-provoking horror, Get Out, to Steve McQueen's mesmerizing romance, Lovers Rock, keep reading for 60 of the best Black films to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Max and more.
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Top 50 Black Movies of All Time. What I personally consider to be a black movie: When majority of the screen time, is undoubtedly held by the main black characters or race relations are touched on, from a black perspective or the black family dynamic is touched on.
