2000's Black Movies: +200 Films List

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The Haunted Mansion

Comedy, Mystery, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
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Black Cast
Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason
Release Date
November 25, 2003
Synopsis

Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner, Sara get a call one night from mansion owner, Edward Gracey wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion a butler takes them to dine with Gracey. Gracey takes one look at Sara and he thinks she's his lost lover.

The Haunted Mansion

Radio

Drama
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Black Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr., S. Epatha Merkerson, Alfre Woodard
Release Date
October 24, 2003
Synopsis

High school football coach, Harold Jones befriends Radio, a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades, where Radio transforms from a shy, tormented man into an inspiration to his community.

Radio

Gang of Roses

Drama, Action, Western
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Black Cast
Bobby Brown, Glenn Plummer, Lil' Kim, LisaRaye McCoy, Macy Gray, Monica Calhoun, Stacey Dash
Directed By Black
Jean-Claude La Marre
Written By Black
Jean-Claude La Marre
Release Date
October 10, 2003
Synopsis

Set in the 1800's, the town of Flat ridge is over run by a band of outlaws looking for lost treasure said to be buried somewhere in town. In their quest for dominance, the outlaws kill Sally, a whore who happens to be the sister of Rachel and a 1/5 member of the Roses Gang. With the weight of grief on her heart, Rachel decides to shed her new found religious faith to bring vengeance upon her sister's killers. After placing Sally to rest, she goes in search of her former posse to assist her in the reckoning of the outlaws wrong doing.

Gang of Roses

Out of Time

Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Black Cast
Carl Franklin, Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan
Release Date
October 03, 2003
Synopsis

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.

Out of Time

The Fighting Temptations

Comedy, Romance, Music
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Black Cast
Beyoncé Knowles, Chloe Bailey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Faith Evans, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Melba Moore, Nicky Buggs, Wendell Pierce
Release Date
September 17, 2003
Synopsis

Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.

The Fighting Temptations

Hair Show

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Bruce Bruce, Bryce Wilson, David Ramsey, Gina Torres, Joe Torry, Kellita Smith, Mo'Nique, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Taraji P. Henson, Vivica A. Fox
Release Date
October 17, 2004
Synopsis

Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in LA. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges, the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show. BEAUTY SHOP proves that blood and family run thicker than water.

Hair Show

Taxi

Comedy, Action, Crime, Thriller
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Black Cast
Henry Simmons, Queen Latifah, Nashawn Kearse
Directed By Black
Tim Story
Release Date
October 06, 2004
Synopsis

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

Taxi

Hotel Rwanda

Drama, History, War
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Black Cast
Desmond Dube, Don Cheadle, Fana Mokoena, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Mduduzi Mabaso, Ofentse Modiselle, Sophie Okonedo
Release Date
September 11, 2004
Synopsis

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

Hotel Rwanda
Black Cast
Dave Chappelle, Stan Lathan
Release Date
September 04, 2004
Synopsis

Comedian Dave Chappelle does what he does best in this outrageous and hilarious standup performance, which allows him to push the envelope far beyond what he does on his TV show. Taped in San Francisco at the famed Fillmore, Chappelle lets loose on such topics as black celebrities, what it's like to have raunchy fans of his TV show approach him while he's trying to enjoy Disneyland with his kids, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant... and crackheads, of course. It's comedy Chappelle-style and, for what it's worth, no one is safe from his barbs. But you already knew that!

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth

The Manchurian Candidate

Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Military
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Black Cast
Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Kimberly Elise
Release Date
July 30, 2004
Synopsis

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

The Manchurian Candidate

She Hate Me

Comedy, Drama
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Black Cast
Anthony Mackie, Jamel Debbouze, Jim Brown, Kerry Washington, Ossie Davis
Directed By Black
Spike Lee
Written By Black
Spike Lee
Release Date
July 30, 2004
Synopsis

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

She Hate Me

Catwoman

Mystery, Action, Fantasy
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Black Cast
Halle Berry
Release Date
July 22, 2004
Synopsis

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat -- and she's eager to use her new skills ... as a vigilante. Before you can say "cat and mouse," handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail.

Catwoman

Barbershop Blues

Drama, Mystery
Black Cast
Charles Robinson
Release Date
July 20, 2004
Synopsis

An ex-con just out of prison is unable to find a legitimate job resorts back to his criminal ways dealing, blackmailing and extortion. The ex-convict Blue Daniels (Curtis Von) weaves his sinister plan like a snake coiling around his victims.

Barbershop Blues

I, Robot

Action, Science Fiction
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Black Cast
Chi McBride, Will Smith
Release Date
July 15, 2004
Synopsis

In 2035, where robots are common-place and abide by the three laws of robotics, a techno-phobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

I, Robot
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White Chicks Trailer
Black Cast
Frankie Faison, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Rochelle Aytes, Shawn Wayans, Terry Crews
Directed By Black
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Release Date
June 23, 2004
Synopsis

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. As punishment, they are forced to escort a pair of socialites to the Hamptons, where they're going to be used as bait for a kidnapper. But when the girls realize the FBI's plan, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from African-American men into a pair of blonde, white women.

White Chicks

Mr. 3000

Comedy, Drama
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Mr. 3000 Trailer
Black Cast
Angela Bassett, Bernie Mac, Brian J. White, Charles Stone III, Dondre Whitfield, J. Anthony Brown, John Salley
Release Date
June 15, 2004
Synopsis

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Mr. 3000

Soul Plane

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
D. L. Hughley, Godfrey, John Witherspoon, K. D. Aubert, Kevin Hart, Method Man, Mo'Nique, Snoop Dogg, Loni Love
Release Date
May 28, 2004
Synopsis

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.

Soul Plane
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Baadasssss! Trailer
Black Cast
David Alan Grier, Joy Bryant, Khleo Thomas, Mario Van Peebles, Nia Long, Ossie Davis, T. K. Carter, Terry Crews
Release Date
May 28, 2004
Synopsis

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

Baadasssss!

Breakin' All the Rules

Comedy, Romance
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Breakin' All the Rules Trailer
Black Cast
Gabrielle Union, Heather Headley, Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Octavia Spencer
Release Date
May 14, 2004
Synopsis

Inspired by his fiancée (who dumped him), a man publishes a break-up handbook for men, becoming a bestselling author in the process.

Breakin' All the Rules

Man on Fire

Drama, Action, Thriller
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Black Cast
Denzel Washington
Release Date
April 23, 2004
Synopsis

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

Man on Fire