2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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Always a Bridesmaid

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Bernard David Jones, Javicia Leslie, Jordan Calloway, Marcel Spears, Meagan Tandy, Michelle Mitchenor, Richard Lawson, Tosin Morohunfola, Yvette Nicole Brown
Release Date
September 28, 2019
Synopsis

Tired of always being the bridesmaid, Corina James wonders if marriage is for everyone else but her, even when she finally meets Mr. Right.

Always a Bridesmaid
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Black Cast
Sam Adewunmi, Shola Amoo, Gbemisola Ikumelo
Release Date
September 27, 2019
Synopsis

Femi is a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take.

The Last Tree

Clemency

Drama, Female-Led
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Black Cast
Chinonye Chukwu, Danielle Brooks, LaMonica Garrett, Aldis Hodge, Alfre Woodard, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Wendell Pierce
Release Date
December 27, 2019
Synopsis

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

Clemency

Sugar Rush

Comedy, Drama
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Release Date
December 25, 2019
Synopsis

The Sugar Sisters discover a whopping $800,000, the financial crimes commission and the supposed owners of the money come for them. Now they team up with unlikely allies and it’s a race against the clock to set things right.

Sugar Rush
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Black Cast
J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Rob Morgan, Andrene Ward-Hammond
Release Date
December 25, 2019
Synopsis

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Just Mercy

Spies in Disguise

Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation
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Black Cast
Rashida Jones, Tawny Newsome, Will Smith
Release Date
December 24, 2019
Synopsis

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.

Spies in Disguise

Christmas Hotel

Romance, Christmas
Black Cast
Sean Patrick Thomas, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tatyana Ali, Telma Hopkins
Release Date
December 21, 2019
Synopsis

A big city hotelier's boss informs her that she will receive a promotion if she can pull off a major project.

Christmas Hotel
Release Date
December 20, 2019
Synopsis

Four men have stopped robbing the rich to give to the poor and now are focusing on running their businesses.

Merry Men 2: Another Mission

Snowbound for Christmas

Romance, Christmas
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Black Cast
Zarrin Darnell-Martin
Release Date
December 15, 2019
Synopsis

A marketing executive is invited by her charming and handsome boss to pitch a major project to prospective clients at a posh resort and the two get snowed in together before any of the other guests can arrive. Now, with the hotel to themselves, a fairytale snowscape outside and sparks flying inside, they find that being alone together is all the Christmas magic they need.

Snowbound for Christmas

Hell on the Border

Adventure, Western
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Black Cast
David Gyasi, Jaqueline Fleming
Directed By Black
Wes Miller
Release Date
December 13, 2019
Synopsis

In the late 1800s, legendary marshal Bass Reeves sets out on the trail of notorious outlaw Bob Dozier.

Hell on the Border

Queen & Slim

Drama, Romance, Crime, Female-Led
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Black Cast
Bokeem Woodbine, Daniel Kaluuya, Indya Moore, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Jodie Turner-Smith, Karen Kaia Livers, Melina Matsoukas
Release Date
November 27, 2019
Synopsis

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.

Queen & Slim

Revolta dos Malês

Drama, History
Black Cast
Raphael Logam, Shirley Cruz, Jamilly Mariano, André Ramiro, Zezeh Barbosa
Directed By Black
Jeferson De
Release Date
November 23, 2019
Synopsis

Salvador, Bahia, January 1835. After more than a decade of hard work, Guilhermina, 27, a slave of Muslim origin, finally gets the resources to buy her manumission, as well as that of Teresa, 11, her teenage daughter. But, contrary to an old promise, his “lord”, farmer Souza Velho, refuses to sell the girl's letter. When Pacific Licutan, Salvador's most esteemed Islamic leadership, is arrested by the Bahian authorities, the Muslim community goes into a boiling state and begins to articulate a jihad. In desperation, Guilhermina sees in the uprising the only way to win her daughter's freedom.

Revolta dos Malês

Christmas Belles

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Christmas
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Black Cast
Janet Hubert, John Amos, Omar Gooding, Raven Goodwin, Jalene Mack
Directed By Black
Terri J. Vaughn
Release Date
November 23, 2019
Synopsis

Despite being successful in their careers, two 30-something BFFs never stop hearing that they both need a man before it's too late. When a handsome pastor arrives just in time to kick off the Christmas season, both ladies try to make a move-but as their hilarious attempts to one up each other keep growing, it will be up to their family to remind them what the holiday season is truly about.

Christmas Belles

Carole's Christmas

Comedy, Drama, Christmas
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Black Cast
Jackée Harry, Kimberly Elise, Lynette DuPree
Release Date
November 22, 2019
Synopsis

An overworked businesswoman learns the meaning of "be careful what you wish for" after she off-handedly wishes she had taken another path in life.

Carole's Christmas
Black Cast
Charles Malik Whitfield, Kym Whitley, LisaRaye McCoy
Release Date
November 18, 2019
Synopsis

A brokenhearted chef receives hilariously terrible advice from friends.

Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment

Waves

Drama, Romance
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Black Cast
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Ruben E.A. Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Taylor Russell
Release Date
November 15, 2019
Synopsis

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

Waves

One Fine Christmas

Comedy, Drama, Christmas
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Black Cast
Eva La Dare, Marla Gibbs, Rick Fox, Vanessa Williams
Release Date
November 15, 2019
Synopsis

The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season.

One Fine Christmas

Undercover Brother 2

Comedy, Action
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Black Cast
Laila Odom, Michael Jai White, Affion Crockett, Vince Swann, L. Warren Young
Directed By Black
Leslie Small
Written By Black
Ian Edwards
Release Date
November 05, 2019
Synopsis

Sixteen years ago, Undercover Brother and his younger brother were hot on the heels of the leader of a racist, worldwide syndicate, but accidentally got caught in an avalanche of white snow. After they were discovered and thawed out, Undercover Brother remained in a coma. Now, it is up to his little brother to finish the job they started.

Undercover Brother 2
Black Cast
Bimbo Akintola
Release Date
December 30, 2019
Synopsis

A loving husband is diagnosed of brain tumor that threatens his life. He has a last request that sends his family into disarray. He soon realizes the effect of his request in his family. He begins to seek a solution to his problem and a way to bring his family back together.

Last Request

Where Hands Touch

Drama, Romance, War
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Black Cast
Amandla Stenberg, Amma Asante
Release Date
September 14, 2018
Synopsis

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a prominent Nazi soldier, and they form an unlikely connection in this quickly changing world.

Where Hands Touch