2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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Let It Shine

Family, Music
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Black Cast
Brandon Mychal Smith, Coco Jones, Courtney B. Vance, Dawnn Lewis, Jasmine Burke, Trevor Jackson, Tyler James Williams, Alex Désert
Release Date
June 15, 2012
Synopsis

The film follows a shy, talented musician who pens romantic hip-hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams by a proxy, his best friend. Disney Channel original movie.

Let It Shine

Men in Black 3

Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
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Black Cast
Mike Colter, Will Smith
Release Date
May 23, 2012
Synopsis

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Men in Black 3

Meeting Evil

Drama, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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Black Cast
Samuel L. Jackson, Tracie Thoms
Release Date
May 03, 2012
Synopsis

Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family.

Meeting Evil

Think Like a Man

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Gabrielle Union, Jenifer Lewis, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Taraji P. Henson
Directed By Black
Tim Story
Release Date
April 16, 2012
Synopsis

The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, to get more of what they want from their men. When the men realize that the women have gotten a hold of their relationship “playbook,” they decide that the best defense is a good offense and come up with a plan to use this information to their advantage.

Think Like a Man

Dark Tide

Drama, Adventure, Thriller
Black Cast
Halle Berry, Sizwe Msutu, Thoko Ntshinga
Release Date
March 28, 2012
Synopsis

A traumatized shark expert (Halle Berry) must battle her own fears to lead a thrill-seeking businessman on a dive into a dangerous section of water known as "Shark Alley."

Dark Tide

Phone Swap

Comedy, Romance
Release Date
March 17, 2012
Synopsis

Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones . This leads to a destination mix up after they receive one another's text regarding a travel destination. Consequently, Akin ends up traveling to where Mary is supposed to go and vice versa. Neither knows about the swap until they have reached their opposite destinations and "the phone" stops ringing (In Mary's case) and "Won't stop ringing" (In Akins's case) . As a result of the phone swap, they agree to help carry out each other's missions, armed with the information and data on each other's phone. But it's not as easy as they both think as new obstacles and complications rise at every turn as they both struggle to adapt to their alien environment and situation. Mary has to walk in Akins shoes and represent him in a company meeting while Akin has to represent Mary in her the family meeting. This they do with hilarious results

Phone Swap

A Thousand Words

Comedy, Drama
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Black Cast
Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington
Release Date
March 07, 2012
Synopsis

Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.

A Thousand Words

A Wrinkle in Time

Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Female-Led
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Black Cast
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid
Directed By Black
Ava DuVernay
Release Date
March 08, 2018
Synopsis

After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

A Wrinkle in Time