2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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Dangerous Men: First Chapter Trailer
Release Date
July 22, 2011
Synopsis

Emmanuel (George Davidson) is an assassin who goes against the order of Contractor X (GuGu E. Michaels) and refuses to carry out a hit placed on Senator Kingston. Emmanuel is forced to turn a homeless man, Samuel (Leo U' Che) into the perfect killer. The deadly duo forms an alliance with Senator Kingston and to go after Contractor X. This leads to the ultimate showdown between the assassins and the head of the organization.

Dangerous Men: First Chapter
Black Cast
Christian Keyes, Elise Neal, Johnny Gill, Vivica A. Fox
Release Date
June 13, 2011
Synopsis

Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs is a riveting story of the lives of two people, Lisa and Tim Johnson, whose struggles are closely tied with the four spirits that reside in their home. It's a story of temptation, greed and finally, deliverance, mixed with just the right amount of humor! This show will keep you on the edge of your seat, saying, "Lord, All Men Can't be Dogs!"

Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs
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Jumping the Broom Trailer
Black Cast
Angela Bassett, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good, Mike Epps, Paula Patton, Romeo Miller, Salim Akil
Release Date
May 06, 2011
Synopsis

Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

Jumping the Broom
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Madea's Big Happy Family Trailer
Black Cast
Cassi Davis, David Mann, Lauren London, Loretta Devine, Shad Moss, Shannon Kane, Tamela Mann, Teyana Taylor, Tyler Perry
Release Date
April 22, 2011
Synopsis

Shirley has important news for her family, but she has five grown children with different lifestyles and finds it difficult to get them and the kids all together. So in steps Madea, the Matriarch General, to put the family's life in perspective with a hilarious twist on financial difficulties, drugs and, most important, family secrets. The next generation has a lot to learn. In her own way, Madea expresses how deliverance won't change you to be someone else, but will allow you to be who you really are.

Madea's Big Happy Family

The Hit List

Action, Thriller
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Black Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Release Date
April 02, 2011
Synopsis

A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.

The Hit List
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The Samaritan Trailer
Black Cast
Ruth Negga, Samuel L. Jackson
Release Date
March 02, 2012
Synopsis

After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.

The Samaritan

Good Deeds

Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Good Deeds Trailer
Black Cast
Brian J. White, Gabrielle Union, Jordenn Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Thandiwe Newton, Tyler Perry
Release Date
February 23, 2012
Synopsis

Businessman Wesley Deeds is jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building.

Good Deeds
Black Cast
Chico Benymon, Leslie Jones, Shelli Boone, Stacey Dash
Release Date
February 11, 2012
Synopsis

Chanel is living the high life until one day, while out shopping with her boyfriend DeAndre, they're both arrested. As Chanel finds herself behind bars for a crime she didn't commit, a judge places her under HOUSE ARREST. With nowhere to go, she is forced to move back in with her mother and daughter, who live on the ghetto side of town. While Chanel adjusts to her new lifestyle, DeAndre makes her a proposition from jail that will have her torn between her two lifestyles: take the blame or prove her innocence.

House Arrest

Safe House

Action, Thriller
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Safe House Trailer
Black Cast
Denzel Washington
Release Date
February 09, 2012
Synopsis

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

Safe House
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Middle of Nowhere Trailer
Black Cast
David Oyelowo, Dondre Whitfield, Edwina Findley Dickerson, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lorraine Toussaint, Maya Gilbert, Omari Hardwick
Release Date
January 20, 2012
Synopsis

When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.

Middle of Nowhere

Red Tails

Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War, Military
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Red Tails Trailer
Black Cast
Anthony Hemingway, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo, Michael B. Jordan, Terrence Howard, Andre Royo
Release Date
January 19, 2012
Synopsis

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

Red Tails

Pariah

Drama
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Black Cast
Aasha Davis, Adepero Oduye, Charles Parnell, Dee Rees, Jeremie Harris, Kim Wayans, Pernell Walker, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Rob Morgan, Shamika Cotton, Zabryna Guevara
Release Date
December 27, 2011
Synopsis

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

Pariah

Cheaper to Keep Her

Comedy, Romance
Black Cast
Brian McKnight, Jammie Patton, Vivica A. Fox
Release Date
December 06, 2011
Synopsis

Raymond Mays plans to improve his life by divorcing his wife, but the strategy backfires when a judge awards her every dime of his net worth -- and soon Raymond begins looking for other ways to dump her without relinquishing all of his money.

Cheaper to Keep Her
Black Cast
Anika Noni Rose, Laurence Fishburne, Mykelti Williamson
Release Date
November 27, 2011
Synopsis

At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit to his former home town in New Jersey, where Rabbi Lewis has served a congregation for about 50 years. Albom doesn't feel worthy, especially since he is no longer a practicing Jew and, in fact, he has married a Christian (who apparently isn't active either). Nevertheless, Rabbi Lewis says he is the one to do the job, and over the next eight years, Albom makes several visits back home and even attends some Sabbath services, where the good rabbi is determined to continue working and inspiring his flock even as his health declines.

Have a Little Faith
Black Cast
Cassi Davis, Alexis Jones, Tyler Perry
Directed By Black
Tyler Perry
Written By Black
Tyler Perry
Release Date
November 22, 2011
Synopsis

When a family meets for Christmas at their posh Cape Cod estate, family arguments and secrets cause a stir. It takes a real down-to-earth family - like Aunt Bam and the almighty Madea - to save this holiday.

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
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Donald Glover: Weirdo Trailer
Black Cast
Donald Glover
Release Date
November 19, 2011
Synopsis

Fearlessly funny stand-up comic and sitcom star Donald Glover puts on a live show in New York, confessing his love for Cocoa Puffs and Toys "R" Us.

Donald Glover: Weirdo

Dark Girls

Documentary
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Dark Girls Trailer
Black Cast
Bill Duke
Release Date
November 17, 2011
Synopsis

Documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.

Dark Girls

The Intouchables

Comedy, Drama
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The Intouchables Trailer
Black Cast
Cyril Mendy, Omar Sy, Salimata Kamate
Release Date
November 02, 2011
Synopsis

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

The Intouchables

Big Man

Drama, Family
Release Date
June 21, 2012
Synopsis

Uzoma likes to play games. But games have consequences.

Big Man
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Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Trailer
Black Cast
Bun B, Dr. Dre, Grandmaster Caz, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg
Release Date
June 15, 2012
Synopsis

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders, to new faces, to the global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art Of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive material, to build a fresh and surprising take on the phenomenon that is Rap.

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap