2010's Black Movies: More Than 400 Films List

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Queen of Katwe Trailer
Black Cast
David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Madina Nalwanga, Mira Nair, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Release Date
September 23, 2016
Synopsis

A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.

Queen of Katwe

Pitanga

Documentary
Black Cast
Antônio Pitanga, Camila Pitanga, Lázaro Ramos, Milton Gonçalves, Rocco Pitanga, Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta
Release Date
September 23, 2016
Synopsis

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. Pitanga deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

Pitanga
Black Cast
Cedric the Entertainer
Release Date
September 16, 2016
Synopsis

Donning his signature suit and fedora, the dapper comic offers a unique spin on getting old, the presidential election and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk."

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
Black Cast
João Acaiabe, Sidney Santiago
Release Date
September 10, 2016
Synopsis

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

The Ballerina

Barry

Drama
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Black Cast
Devon Terrell, Jason Mitchell, Nashawn Kearse
Release Date
September 10, 2016
Synopsis

A biopic of Barack Obama set during his time as a college student in New York City.

Barry

When the Bough Breaks

Drama, Mystery, Horror
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Black Cast
Jaz Sinclair, Michael Kenneth Williams, Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco
Release Date
September 09, 2016
Synopsis

A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.

When the Bough Breaks
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The Birth of a Nation Trailer
Black Cast
Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Esther Scott, Gabrielle Union, Nate Parker, Aja Naomi King
Release Date
September 09, 2016
Synopsis

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.

The Birth of a Nation

Kicks

Adventure
Black Cast
C.J. Wallace, Christopher Meyer, Jahking Guillory, Kofi Siriboe, Mahershala Ali
Release Date
September 09, 2016
Synopsis

When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.

Kicks

The Wedding Party

Comedy, Romance
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Release Date
September 08, 2016
Synopsis

A lavish wedding escalates into pure Lagosian chaos, in this wild romcom produced by media mogul Mo Abudu.

The Wedding Party

Ojukokoro (Greed)

Comedy, Action, Thriller
Release Date
November 17, 2016
Synopsis

Ojukokoro tells the story of what happens when a broke manager in a money laundering petrol station, decides to rob the petrol station that employs him but along this journey finds out that there are different kinds of criminals that are also interested in the same cash.

Ojukokoro (Greed)

Dinner

Drama, Thriller
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Release Date
November 11, 2016
Synopsis

Mike Okafor is invited by his childhood friend and buddy, Adetunde George Jnr, to have DINNER and spend the weekend with him and his fiancée Lola Coker as they plan for their upcoming wedding. Mikey decides to come along with his girlfriend Diane Bassey, as he plans to propose to her. Things get out of hand when they arrive at Adetunde's house and they get to find out secrets about each other's relationship and the one person in the middle of it all.

Dinner

Almost Christmas

Comedy, Drama, Christmas
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Black Cast
Danny Glover, David E. Talbert, Gabrielle Union, Gladys Knight, J.B. Smoove, Kimberly Elise, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Omar Epps, Romany Malco
Release Date
November 11, 2016
Synopsis

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.

Almost Christmas
Black Cast
Babou Ceesay, Richard Pepple, Shola Adewusi, Wunmi Mosaku, Naomi Ackie
Written By Black
Levi David Addai
Release Date
November 07, 2016
Synopsis

Drama exploring the story of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who died on a housing estate in South London in 2000. After leaving Nigeria to embark on a new life in the UK, the young Damilola and his family are full of optimism. Little do they realise that their lives are about to be shattered.

Damilola, Our Loved Boy

Loving

Drama, Romance
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Black Cast
Ruth Negga, Terri Abney, Alano Miller, Andrene Ward-Hammond
Release Date
November 04, 2016
Synopsis

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.

Loving
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Moonlight Trailer
Black Cast
Ashton Sanders, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex Hibbert, André Holland
Directed By Black
Barry Jenkins
Written By Black
Barry Jenkins
Release Date
October 21, 2016
Synopsis

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

Moonlight

Boo! A Madea Halloween

Comedy, Drama, Horror
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Boo! A Madea Halloween Trailer
Black Cast
Cassi Davis, Diamond White, Liza Koshy, Tyler Perry, Yousef Erakat
Release Date
October 21, 2016
Synopsis

Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.

Boo! A Madea Halloween
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Trailer
Black Cast
Cicely Tyson, Common, John Singleton, Louis Gossett Jr., Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard
Release Date
October 14, 2016
Synopsis

Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack's unprecedented film celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Kevin Hart: What Now? Trailer
Black Cast
Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Kevin Hart, Peter Mensah
Directed By Black
Tim Story, Leslie Small
Release Date
October 14, 2016
Synopsis

Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.

Kevin Hart: What Now?
Black Cast
Lennox Lewis, Rosie Perez
Release Date
September 30, 2016
Synopsis

Muhammad Ali: A Life takes a look back at the life and career of the world champion boxer and activist. No athlete has ever contributed more to his country or to the world than Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali: A Life
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The Incredible Jessica James Trailer
Black Cast
Jessica Williams, Lakeith Stanfield, Susan Heyward, Taliyah Whitaker, Zabryna Guevara
Release Date
January 27, 2017
Synopsis

Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.

The Incredible Jessica James