2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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Lionheart

Comedy, Drama
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Release Date
September 08, 2018
Synopsis

In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.

Lionheart

Funke!

Comedy, Drama, Family
Release Date
September 07, 2018
Synopsis

Funke wants to play football, which her parents angrily discourage. Her mother feels playing will make her unmarriable, whereas her father wants her to pursue the education he never had. Funke persists in playing, worming her way into acceptance by the local football academy players and their coach. When her parents discover her disobedience, they send her to her uncle’s boarding school. Though she tries to embody the acceptable female role, a devious opportunity to play arises.

Funke!

Five Fingers for Marseilles

Drama, Thriller, Western
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Black Cast
Jerry Mofokeng, Mduduzi Mabaso, Rapulana Seiphemo, Vuyo Dabula, Warren Masemola, Zethu Dlomo
Release Date
September 07, 2018
Synopsis

Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one of them, returns to Marseilles, seeking only a peaceful life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it.

Five Fingers for Marseilles

Yardie

Crime
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Black Cast
Fraser James, Shantol Jackson, Sheldon Shepherd, Aml Ameen
Release Date
August 31, 2018
Synopsis

Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. But 10 years later, when he’s sent to London, his past catches up to him.

Yardie

Kin

Action, Science Fiction
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Black Cast
Michael B. Jordan, Myles Truitt, Zoë Kravitz
Release Date
August 29, 2018
Synopsis

A young boy finds a powerful otherworldly weapon, which he uses to save his older adoptive brother from a crew of thugs. Before long, the two of them are also pursued by federal agents and mysterious mercenaries aiming to reclaim their asset.

Kin
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Moms at War Trailer
Release Date
August 17, 2018
Synopsis

"Moms at War" is about two mothers who live in the same neighborhood, but hate each other. One felt that the other was a village girl who just got into money and is not fit to be in society with them. But both their kids coincidentally attend the same school and there was a competition that was done for the kids, and both were the top of their class. It comes down to one of them winning the competition and the mothers just go crazy, doing all sort of antics. It's a story of friendship, sisterhood, and bonding in spite of everything.

Moms at War
Release Date
October 14, 2018
Synopsis

A scandal brews at Prominence high school that would not only redefine the fate of the two teenage boys involved but would shake the foundations of the people they love and the town they live in.

We Don't Live Here Anymore

The Oath

Comedy
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Black Cast
Priah Ferguson, Tiffany Haddish
Release Date
October 12, 2018
Synopsis

In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.

The Oath
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ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? Trailer
Black Cast
Darryl McDaniels, Russell Simmons
Release Date
October 12, 2018
Synopsis

Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family still seek closure years after his unsolved murder.

ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?

Been So Long

Drama, Music
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Black Cast
Arinzé Kene, Ashley Thomas, Michaela Coel, Rakie Ayola, Ronke Adekoluejo
Release Date
October 12, 2018
Synopsis

A single mother in London's Camden Town hears music when she meets a handsome stranger with a past. But she's not sure she's ready to open her heart.

Been So Long

Tales from the Hood 2

Horror, Thriller
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Black Cast
Keith David, Kendrick Cross, Rusty Cundieff
Release Date
October 02, 2018
Synopsis

Mr. Simms returns to tell more eerie, unsettling tales involving dolls, psychics, possession and ghosts.

Tales from the Hood 2
Release Date
September 28, 2018
Synopsis

Four promiscuous businessmen must scheme to save the poor people of a village after a corrupt politician challenges them.

Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons
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Black Cast
Keith David, Kevin Hart, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Tiffany Haddish, Yvonne Orji
Directed By Black
Malcolm D. Lee
Release Date
September 27, 2018
Synopsis

Teddy Walker is a successful salesman whose life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. Forced to attend night school to get his GED, Teddy soon finds himself dealing with a group of misfit students, his former high school nemesis and a feisty teacher who doesn't think he's too bright.

Night School

Rafiki

Drama, Romance
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Black Cast
Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Wanuri Kahiu
Release Date
September 26, 2018
Synopsis

Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

Rafiki
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Monsters and Men Trailer
Black Cast
C.J. Wallace, Cassandra Freeman, Chanté Adams, Jasmine Cephas Jones, John David Washington, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Nicole Beharie, Rob Morgan
Directed By Black
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Release Date
September 22, 2018
Synopsis

After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.

Monsters and Men

Hold the Dark

Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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Black Cast
Jeffrey Wright
Release Date
September 22, 2018
Synopsis

In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

Hold the Dark

Sylvia

Romance, Thriller
Release Date
September 21, 2018
Synopsis

This intense psychological thriller centres on the childhood friendship between Richard and Sylvia that matures into troubled waters during the pair’s adulthood when Richard decides to marry his long-term girlfriend Gbemi.

Sylvia

Quincy

Documentary, Music
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Black Cast
Dr. Dre, John Legend, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Will Smith
Release Date
September 21, 2018
Synopsis

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.

Quincy

Nappily Ever After

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Brittany S. Hall, Ernie Hudson, Lynn Whitfield, Lyriq Bent, Ricky Whittle, Sanaa Lathan, Tracey Bonner
Release Date
September 21, 2018
Synopsis

After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.

Nappily Ever After

Amazing Grace

Documentary, Music
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Black Cast
Aretha Franklin
Release Date
December 07, 2018
Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.

Amazing Grace