2000's Black Movies: +200 Films List

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Goodbye Bafana

Drama, History
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Black Cast
Dennis Haysbert
Release Date
February 11, 2007
Synopsis

The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

Goodbye Bafana

Norbit

Comedy
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Black Cast
Clifton Powell, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams, Lester Speight, Terry Crews, Thandiwe Newton
Release Date
February 08, 2007
Synopsis

A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Norbit
Black Cast
Jason George, Vivica A. Fox
Release Date
January 01, 2007
Synopsis

Shanté Smith has moved to Atlanta where she's the Love Doctor, helping women get their men to the altar. Tiffany calls her after she catches her boyfriend, Byron, in a clinch with his boss, Carla, just after he wins a competition similar to "The Apprentice." Shanté initiates a five-step program for Tiffany while Byron seeks advice from his best friend, Gizzard. The five steps include her meeting his family and her offering and withholding sex; Byron and Gizzard respond with their own strategies. Then, Bryon consults Shanté: has the Love Doctor switched sides? And, what happens if Byron finds out that Tiffany's playing games? Can true love run without a play book?

Three Can Play That Game
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Katt Williams: American Hustle Trailer
Black Cast
Katt Williams
Release Date
January 01, 2007
Synopsis

Stand-up comedian Katt Williams stars in this feature-length comedy. The film follows Katt as he takes a trip to Hollywood, where he hopes to break into the movie industry. But Katt's dreams lie in tatters when he is cast in increasingly ridiculous and stereotyped roles, so he remembers where his real loyalties lie, and sets off on a stand-up comedy road trip.

Katt Williams: American Hustle
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Dreamgirls Trailer
Black Cast
Anika Noni Rose, Beyoncé Knowles, Danny Glover, Eddie Murphy, Hinton Battle, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson, Kerry Lyn McKissick, Sharon Leal
Release Date
December 25, 2006
Synopsis

Three young women dream of becoming pop stars—and get their wish when they're chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James 'Thunder' Early.

Dreamgirls
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The Pursuit of Happyness Trailer
Black Cast
Jaden Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Will Smith
Release Date
December 14, 2006
Synopsis

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

The Pursuit of Happyness

Déjà Vu

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Black Cast
Denzel Washington, Erika Alexander, Paula Patton
Release Date
November 22, 2006
Synopsis

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.

Déjà Vu
Black Cast
Anthony Anderson, Lil' Jon, Snoop Dogg
Release Date
September 16, 2006
Synopsis

Comedian Katt Williams (aka Money Mike) showcases his laugh out loud comedic talents in his first ever HBO stand-up comedy DVD taped in front of a live audience. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Williams worked his way up the comedy club ladder before landing key television and film roles that displayed his flashy, sassy, streetwise style.

Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
Black Cast
Donald Faison, Whoopi Goldberg
Release Date
September 08, 2006
Synopsis

All his life, African-American Renato has been raised in an Italian-American family. Completely unaware that he is Black, his life is upended when his birth parents materialize, causing Renato to examine what he true heritage is.

Homie Spumoni
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The Last King of Scotland Trailer
Black Cast
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker, Kerry Washington
Release Date
September 01, 2006
Synopsis

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

The Last King of Scotland

Crossover

Drama, Action, Adventure
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Black Cast
Anthony Mackie, Lil' JJ, Marcello Thedford, Wesley Jonathan, William L. Johnson
Directed By Black
Preston A. Whitmore II
Release Date
September 01, 2006
Synopsis

The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.

Crossover

Little Man

Comedy, Crime
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Black Cast
David Alan Grier, John Witherspoon, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kerry Washington, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tracy Morgan
Directed By Black
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Release Date
August 31, 2006
Synopsis

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards's house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.

Little Man

Twitches Too

Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Release Date
October 12, 2007
Synopsis

Reunited witch twins Camryn and Alex adjust to their new life as supernatural beings while at the same time trying to maintain a normal existence in this sequel to the magical Disney Channel original movie Twitches. But they soon find themselves going head to head with the forces of darkness that threaten to destroy their world. Luckily, their birth mother, the powerful Miranda, is on hand to help out.

Twitches Too

Rush Hour 3

Comedy, Action, Crime
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Black Cast
Chris Tucker, Noémie Lenoir
Release Date
August 08, 2007
Synopsis

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother.

Rush Hour 3
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Black Cast
Cedric the Entertainer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Don Cheadle, Kasi Lemmons, Mike Epps, Taraji P. Henson, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Release Date
July 13, 2007
Synopsis

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

Talk to Me

Daddy Day Camp

Comedy, Family
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Black Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr., Richard Gant, Tamala Jones, Sonya Eddy
Release Date
August 08, 2007
Synopsis

Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.

Daddy Day Camp

Stomp the Yard

Drama, Music
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Black Cast
Brian J. White, Chris Brown, Columbus Short, Darrin Henson, Jermaine Williams, Laz Alonso, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Sylvain White, Allan Louis, Valarie Pettiford
Release Date
May 16, 2007
Synopsis

After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he is courted by the top two campus fraternities, both of which want and need his fierce street-style dance moves to win the highly coveted national step show competition.

Stomp the Yard

Jump In!

Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Black Cast
Corbin Bleu, David Reivers, Keke Palmer, Kylee Russell, Laivan Greene, Shanica Knowles
Release Date
April 27, 2007
Synopsis

Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping

Jump In!

Are We Done Yet?

Comedy, Family
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Black Cast
Dan Joffre, Ice Cube, Nia Long, Philip Bolden, Aleisha Allen
Release Date
April 04, 2007
Synopsis

Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.

Are We Done Yet?

Ó Paí Ó

Comedy, Music
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Black Cast
Edvana Carvalho, Lázaro Ramos, Valdineia Soriano, Luciana Souza
Release Date
March 30, 2007
Synopsis

During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creativity, irony, humor, and music.

Ó Paí Ó