2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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A Haunted House 2

Comedy, Horror
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Black Cast
Cedric the Entertainer, Essence Atkins, Marlon Wayans, Affion Crockett
Written By Black
Marlon Wayans
Release Date
April 18, 2014
Synopsis

After exorcising the demons of his ex-, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.

A Haunted House 2

The Retrieval

Drama, Adventure, History, Western
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Black Cast
Ashton Sanders, Christine Horn, Keston John, Tishuan Scott, Alfonso Freeman
Release Date
April 02, 2014
Synopsis

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

The Retrieval
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Black Cast
Cocoa Brown, Nia Long, Terry Crews, Tyler Perry
Release Date
March 14, 2014
Synopsis

A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children's school.

The Single Moms Club
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Black Cast
Gary LeRoi Gray, Isaiah Washington, Julian Walker, Mo'Nique, Patrik-Ian Polk, Terrell Tilford, Torrey Laamar
Release Date
February 16, 2014
Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.

Blackbird

About Last Night

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Joy Bryant, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Paula Patton, Regina Hall, Terrell Owens
Release Date
February 14, 2014
Synopsis

A modern reimagining of the classic romantic comedy, this contemporary version closely follows new love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.

About Last Night
Release Date
September 15, 2014
Synopsis

When a colleague's mother dies, a man who has been avoiding his own intrusive mother travels home for a visit that changes their relationship forever.

Mummy Dearest

No Good Deed

Crime, Thriller
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Black Cast
Henry Simmons, Idris Elba, Mirage Moonschein, Taraji P. Henson
Release Date
September 10, 2014
Synopsis

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

No Good Deed

Beyond the Lights

Drama, Romance
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Black Cast
Danny Glover, Darryl Stephens, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, India Jean-Jacques, Nate Parker, Aisha Hinds, Aml Ameen
Directed By Black
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Release Date
September 10, 2014
Synopsis

Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Beyond the Lights
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Black or White Trailer
Black Cast
Angela Jones, Indigo, Jillian Estell, Mpho Koaho, Octavia Spencer
Release Date
September 06, 2014
Synopsis

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

Black or White

Falcon Rising

Action, Adventure
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Black Cast
Laila Ali, Lateef Crowder, Michael Jai White, Millie Ruperto
Release Date
September 05, 2014
Synopsis

Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.

Falcon Rising

Hard to Get

Drama, Romance
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Black Cast
Jerry Mofokeng, Pallance Dladla, Thishiwe Ziqubu
Release Date
August 29, 2014
Synopsis

TK is a handsome and charming womanizer who runs at the first mention of commitment. His life changes when he meets Skiets, the one woman immune to his charms.

Hard to Get

Freedom

Drama, Music
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Black Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr., Phillip Boykin, Sharon Leal
Release Date
August 21, 2014
Synopsis

Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. 100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave trader sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel's great grandfather whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.

Freedom
Black Cast
Katt Williams
Release Date
August 16, 2014
Synopsis

Katt Williams performs in an all-new stand-up special recorded in front of a live audience at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, California. Williams takes the stage and launches into an hour of frenetic stand-up comedy, covering such topics as the allure of California weed dispensaries; how America handles tragedies; getting rid of racism in 2014; his inspirations and his favorite TV show; homophobia and the first openly gay players in major sports; aggressive police tactics; being sent to a mental institution; doctors and the problem with drug commercials; the pros and cons of being single versus being in a relationship; and more.

Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife

Mad Couple

Comedy, Drama, Horror
Release Date
August 01, 2014
Synopsis

A pregnant and uneducated girl grows dangerously resentful when her best friend gets the opportunity to leave their small village and study medicine.

Mad Couple
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Get on Up Trailer
Black Cast
Chadwick Boseman, Craig Robinson, Donald Watkins, Jill Scott, Lennie James, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Tika Sumpter, Viola Davis
Release Date
August 01, 2014
Synopsis

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Get on Up
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Black Cast
Assa Sylla, Cyril Mendy, Idrissa Diabaté, Karidja Touré, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré
Release Date
June 27, 2014
Synopsis

Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.

Girlhood

Ojuju

Horror, Thriller
Black Cast
Gabriel Afolayan
Release Date
November 11, 2014
Synopsis

Romero is at a crossroads. News of his girlfriend's pregnancy has motivated him to make good of his life, but something strange is happening in his neighborhood. The local water supply has been tainted causing people to suddenly manifest symptoms of rabid river blindness. Romero recruits his friends Emmy and Peju to get to the bottom of the epidemic in a race against time for their own survival.

Ojuju

Tim Maia

Drama, Music
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Black Cast
Babu Santana, Jonathan Azevedo, Robson Nunes, Valdineia Soriano, Nando Cunha
Release Date
October 30, 2014
Synopsis

Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.

Tim Maia

Drumline: A New Beat

Comedy, Drama, Music
Black Cast
Bille Woodruff, DeRay Davis, Jasmine Burke, Jordan Calloway, Leonard Roberts, Mario Van Peebles, Nick Cannon, Rome Flynn, Alexandra Shipp
Release Date
October 27, 2014
Synopsis

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

Drumline: A New Beat
Release Date
October 24, 2014
Synopsis

Fed up with coordinating weddings for everyone else, unlucky-in-love event planner Mo turns to the internet to see if she can find her own Mr. Right.

When Love Happens