2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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Coins for Christmas

Comedy, Drama, Christmas
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Black Cast
Essence Atkins, Stephen Bishop, Tyla Harris
Release Date
December 16, 2018
Synopsis

Single mom Madison finds herself scraping pennies together two weeks before Christmas after the IRS freezes her bank account, her ex fails to come through with any help and her boss fires her. Desperate to pay bills and buy gifts for her teenage children, Madison jumps into the ever-popular "gig economy." That's when she meets and eventually gets hired by obnoxious, sidelined former pro football player Alec Darby, also secretly on the verge of going broke. This odd couple butts heads time and time again, but they eventually forge a friendship. And, to their surprise, they learn a lot about themselves and teach one another how to be better people.

Coins for Christmas

Throwback Holiday

Comedy, Drama, Family, Christmas
Black Cast
Jennifer Freeman, KJ Smith, Robert Ri'chard, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Rhyon Nicole Brown
Directed By Black
Trey Haley
Release Date
December 15, 2018
Synopsis

Jacqueline is living an unfulfilled life in a doomed marriage. After a chance encounter with a former classmate, she rethinks her life's choices and wishes she could go back to high school for a do-over. Like a Christmas miracle, Jacqueline awakens to find herself as a high school senior again with the ability to change everything.

Throwback Holiday
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If Beale Street Could Talk Trailer
Black Cast
Colman Domingo, Dominique Thorne, Ebony Obsidian, Kiki Layne, Michael Beach, Regina King, Stephan James, Teyonah Parris
Directed By Black
Barry Jenkins
Written By Black
James Baldwin
Release Date
December 14, 2018
Synopsis

After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.

If Beale Street Could Talk

Chief Daddy

Comedy, Drama
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Release Date
December 14, 2018
Synopsis

Chief Daddy tells the story of billionaire industrialist Chief Beecroft, a flamboyant benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and assorted mistresses. Chief lives large, like there’s no tomorrow, until the day he dies suddenly and the ‘bullion van’ stops. What’s in his will and who gets all that money? What happens next will surprise you, as Chief Daddy has the last laugh from beyond the grave.

Chief Daddy

Love Jacked

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Keith David, Lyriq Bent, Marla Gibbs, Mike Epps, Shamier Anderson, Amber Stevens West
Release Date
December 07, 2018
Synopsis

Maya, a headstrong 28-year-old with artistic ambitions – a strong contrast to what her father Ed wants: a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Ed is shocked when Maya takes her assertions of independence a step further and decides to travel to Africa for inspiration and returns with a fiancé who is not quite what he seems.

Love Jacked

Blood & Oil

Action, Thriller
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Release Date
March 06, 2019
Synopsis

A small village in Nigeria without drinkable water, sustainable farming and fishing has one resource: oil. This story is based on true events; the violent havoc that ensued between the militants and government due to the oil corporations' greed, which had a ripple effect throughout the global oil industry.

Blood & Oil
Black Cast
Grant Campbell, Michael Jai White
Release Date
March 05, 2019
Synopsis

After learning of his brother's death during a mission in Romania, a former soldier joins two allies to hunt down a mysterious enemy and take his revenge.

The Hard Way
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Trailer
Black Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joseph Marcell, Lemogang Tsipa, Maxwell Simba, Noma Dumezweni, Aïssa Maïga
Release Date
March 01, 2019
Synopsis

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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A Madea Family Funeral Trailer
Black Cast
Cassi Davis, Ciera Payton, KJ Smith, Selena Anduze, Tyler Perry, Vermyttya Erahn
Release Date
March 01, 2019
Synopsis

A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.

A Madea Family Funeral
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Night Comes On Trailer
Black Cast
Dominique Fishback, James McDaniel, Nastashia Fuller
Release Date
February 13, 2019
Synopsis

Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.

Night Comes On
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2 Dope Queens Trailer
Black Cast
Jessica Williams, Lupita Nyong'o, Michelle Buteau, Tituss Burgess, Uzo Aduba, Lizzo, Phoebe Robinson, Naomi Ekperigin
Written By Black
Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson
Release Date
February 08, 2019
Synopsis

A series of specials featuring Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams based on the hit comedy podcast of the same name. The show features the fun, fearless queens dishing on “Cocoa Khaleesis,” dating white baes, sex, New York-living, the best borough for pizza and more.

2 Dope Queens

What Men Want

Comedy, Romance
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Black Cast
Paul Brian Johnson, Taraji P. Henson, Deja Dee, Phoebe Robinson
Release Date
February 08, 2019
Synopsis

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

What Men Want
Black Cast
Dionne Warwick, Jim Brown, Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson
Release Date
February 08, 2019
Synopsis

This investigation examines the mysterious shooting of soul icon Sam Cooke, whose death silenced one of the most vital voices in the civil rights movement.

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Black Cast
Kevin Hart, Lil Rel Howery, Saniyya Sidney
Release Date
February 08, 2019
Synopsis

Kevin Hart highlights the fascinating contributions of black history's unsung heroes in this entertaining -- and educational -- comedy special.

Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror Trailer
Black Cast
Ernest R. Dickerson, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Rusty Cundieff, Jim Kelly
Release Date
February 07, 2019
Synopsis

The untold history of Black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre, delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them. Robin Means Coleman’s seminal book presents the living and the dead, using new and archival interviews from scholars and creators.

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Elvis Goes There

Documentary
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Black Cast
Ryan Coogler, Elvis Mitchell
Created By Black
Elvis Mitchell
Release Date
February 04, 2019
Synopsis

Follow renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world with unprecedented access, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity.

Elvis Goes There

Sweetheart

Horror, Thriller
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Black Cast
Kiersey Clemons
Release Date
January 28, 2019
Synopsis

Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night.

Sweetheart
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High Flying Bird Trailer
Black Cast
Caleb McLaughlin, Jeryl Prescott, Melvin Gregg, Sonja Sohn, André Holland, Zazie Beetz
Release Date
January 27, 2019
Synopsis

During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.

High Flying Bird

The Best of Enemies

Drama, History
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Black Cast
Babou Ceesay, Taraji P. Henson
Release Date
April 05, 2019
Synopsis

Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

The Best of Enemies

Little

Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Female-Led
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Black Cast
Issa Rae, JD McCrary, Luke James, Marsai Martin, Regina Hall, Tina Gordon Chism, Tone Bell
Release Date
April 04, 2019
Synopsis

Jordan Sanders, a take-no-prisoners tech mogul, wakes up one morning in the body of her 13-year-old self right before a do-or-die presentation. Her beleaguered assistant April is the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body, just as everything is on the line.

Little