The 31 Best Black Drama Movies in 2024
Gil SantosDrama movies in 2024 are bringing powerful stories with Black protagonists to the forefront. The 2024 black drama movies listed in this article showcase diverse narratives, compelling performances, and unique perspectives. From heart-wrenching tales to inspiring journeys, these films promise to captivate audiences.
Without further ado, here are the best black drama movies of 2024:
Black Drama Movies releasing in 2024
Black Drama Movies already released in 2024
Black Cast
Ayomi Domenica, Grace Passô
Release Date
February 22, 2024
Synopsis
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.
Black Cast
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Daveed Diggs, Luke Tennie, Gralen Bryant Banks
Directed By Black
RaMell Ross
Release Date
October 25, 2024
Synopsis
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Black Cast
Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry, Oluniké Adeliyi, Kylee D. Allen, Emmanuel Igboke, Lanette Ware, De'Adre Aziza
Written By Black
Barry Jenkins
Release Date
December 25, 2024
Synopsis
Claressa Shields, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
Black Cast
John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins, Gail Bean, Jerrika Hinton, Stephan James
Release Date
September 10, 2024
Synopsis
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.
Black Cast
Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gbenga Akinnagbe
Directed By Black
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Written By Black
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Release Date
August 02, 2024
Synopsis
An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.
Black Cast
Elan Ben Ali, Tijan Njie
Release Date
August 09, 2024
Synopsis
For his next project, successful music producer Frank Farian hires dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan and helps the two friends to a skyrocketing success, under the name Milli Vanilli. Only a small circle of insiders know their secret: the duo don't sing themselves, they just move their lips - to the voices of the real singers. At the height of their fame, Milli Vanilli threatens to become the biggest scandal in music history. Not only the truth is at stake, but also their friendship...
Black Cast
Demetrius Grosse, Nika King, Diaana Babnicova
Release Date
July 04, 2024
Synopsis
Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process.
Black Cast
Marcus Scribner, Lonnie Chavis, Method Man, Cedric the Entertainer, Crystal Bush, Nick Darnell
Release Date
February 20, 2024
Synopsis
Two African-American teenage boys are suddenly and mysteriously abandoned by their parents. The two have to learn how to survive on their own. From this desertion, comes an experience of beauty, meaning and enduring love.
Black Cast
Meagan Good, Debbi Morgan, Cory Hardrict, Richard Lawson, Joseph Lee Anderson, Taylor Polidore, Shannon Wallace, Rakeem Laws, Deldric Dunning, Jeffrey Creightney
Directed By Black
Tyler Perry
Written By Black
Tyler Perry
Release Date
July 11, 2024
Synopsis
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas' wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava's destiny to be loved by her true soulmate.
Black Cast
Maria Bomani, Wilson Rabelo, JP Rufino, Natália Deodato, Jéssica Barbosa, Evaldo Macarrão
Release Date
June 20, 2024
Synopsis
At the age of nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who ran Rocinha. Disputed by bicheiros and drug dealers, the community is going through changes in power. Rebeca becomes the wife of the chief drug dealer and, with the death of her partner, his successor. The electrifying trajectory of crime, violence, drugs and love of a female drug kingpin in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s.
Black Cast
Kiersey Clemons, Leon Bridges, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Aida Osman, Brandon Micheal Hall, Lovie Simone
Directed By Black
Tayarisha Poe
Written By Black
Tayarisha Poe
Release Date
May 31, 2024
Synopsis
On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman and marital bliss with her soon-to-be husband is surviving the chaos and expectations of family and friends, each intensifying her spiraling panic.
Black Cast
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Phifer, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Russell Hornsby, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Tati Gabrielle
Directed By Black
Tina Mabry, Gina Prince-Bythewood
Written By Black
Tina Mabry
Release Date
August 23, 2024
Synopsis
Three best friends dubbed “The Supremes” have weathered life’s storms together for two generations, through marriage and children, happiness and the blues, watching as they find themselves at a crossroad that tests their lifelong bond.
Black Cast
Tessa Thompson, Jamie Hector
Release Date
March 29, 2024
Synopsis
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.
Black Cast
Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean Dino Johnson
Release Date
March 08, 2024
Synopsis
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men.
Six Triple Eight
Drama, War, Female-Led, Military
Black Cast
Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey, Ebony Obsidian, Kylie Jefferson, Milauna Jackson, Pepi Sonuga, Jeanté Godlock, Baadja-Lyne Odums
Directed By Black
Tyler Perry
Written By Black
Tyler Perry
Release Date
December 31, 2024
Synopsis
The inspiring true story of the incredible and brave women of the only all-black, all-female World War II Battalion. These 855 women joined the war effort with little knowledge of what exactly they would be doing, but were quickly given the mission of a lifetime: sort through and fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. A herculean task, that most thought to be impossible, the women not only succeeded but did it in half the time they were given. Facing discrimination, unfamiliar land, and a war-torn country, they persevered and sorted over 17 million pieces of mail, reconnecting American soldiers with their families and loved ones back home.
Black Cast
Justice Smith, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Danielle Deadwyler
Release Date
May 03, 2024
Synopsis
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
Black Cast
Nesta Cooper, Sean Patrick Thomas, Michelle Hurd, Andrea Laing, Siddiq Saunderson, Kelsey Scott, Stephen Ruffin, Elvire Emanuelle, June Carryl, Ashley Denise Robinson
Directed By Black
Kelley Kali
Release Date
February 22, 2024
Synopsis
The film follows criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, a woman charged as a co-conspirator to her college boyfriend's drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole.
Black Cast
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Ryan Walker-Edwards
Release Date
March 22, 2024
Synopsis
Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Drama
Black Cast
André Holland, Andra Day, John Earl Jelks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Matthew Elam, G.L. McQueary, Ian Foreman, Tia Dionne Hodge
Directed By Black
Titus Kaphar
Written By Black
Titus Kaphar
Release Date
January 20, 2024
Synopsis
Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
Black Cast
Moni Ogunsuyi, Eddie Guillaume
Directed By Black
Alicia K. Harris
Release Date
February 22, 2024
Synopsis
A famous married couple’s life is turned upside down when a mysterious pregnant woman shows up claiming to be carrying the husband’s child.
Black Cast
Nina Mélo, Isabelle Kabano
Directed By Black
Abderrahmane Sissako
Written By Black
Abderrahmane Sissako, Kessen Tall
Release Date
February 28, 2024
Synopsis
Aya, a young Ivorian woman in her early thirties, says no on her wedding day, to everyone’s astonishment. After emigrating to Asia, she works in a tea export shop with Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. Aya and Cai fall in love but can their affair survive the turmoil of their past and other people’s prejudices?
Black Cast
Cynthia Erivo
Release Date
November 27, 2024
Synopsis
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Black Cast
Riele Downs, Sam Asante, Kenya Moore, Danny Waugh
Release Date
February 10, 2024
Synopsis
Philadelphia nurse Carlesha Gaither is abducted off the street by a killer. She fights to survive and leaves clues to aid her rescue.
A Mother's Intuition
Drama, Female-Led, Motherhood
Black Cast
Denise Boutte, Tamar Braxton, Chuanica Pickard, Hazel Renee
Directed By Black
Cas Sigers-Beedles
Release Date
February 03, 2024
Synopsis
It tells the story of a sculptor and an investigator. They try to find her missing newborn and uncover a dark and fatal secret.
Black Cast
Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Lil Rel Howery, Jurnee Smollett
Release Date
April 19, 2024
Synopsis
Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.
Black Cast
Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge
Written By Black
Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge
Release Date
February 23, 2024
Synopsis
Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse gates hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.
Black Cast
Elaine Aikens, Mike Ajide, Chelle Alexis, Jane Elvire, Tyrell Hill, Ashley Lynah, Jamel Saunders, ShaVona Pyatt, Jarray Walker
Directed By Black
Felicia Rivers
Written By Black
Felicia Rivers, Jawanza Brown
Release Date
February 28, 2024
Synopsis
When a group of friends hold a reunion to remember the life of a childhood friend who passed away ten years prior, they find out a friend in need isn't always a friend indeed.
Black Cast
Aubrey Joseph, Tyrese Gibson, Vivica A. Fox, D.C. Young Fly
Release Date
February 02, 2024
Synopsis
Based on the true story of Quawntay “Bosco” Adams. Sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana, Adams miraculously escaped from a Federal maximum-security prison while under 24-hour surveillance in solitary confinement with the help of an older woman he met through a lonely-hearts ad.
Black Cast
Regina King, Lance Reddick, André Holland, Terrence Howard, Christina Jackson, Dorian Missick, Amirah Vann, Aqeel Ash-Shakoor, Samantha Russell
Directed By Black
John Ridley
Written By Black
John Ridley
Release Date
March 22, 2024
Synopsis
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Black Cast
Donald Glover, Caleb McLaughlin, 21 Savage, Gail Bean, Jabari Banks
Directed By Black
Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Fam Udeorji
Written By Black
Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori
Release Date
July 04, 2024
Synopsis
Follows 21 Savage's journey from UK birth to US upbringing where he conquers adversity like poverty and crime to attain success in rap music.
In the Shadows
Drama, Female-Led
Black Cast
Letitia Wright
Release Date
January 05, 2024
Synopsis
Tells the true story of Ramla Ali, who fled Somalia with her family as a young girl, seeking asylum in London from the civil war. As a teenager, she pursued her love of boxing, but did so secretly as she knew her family would disapprove. Ali became the first boxer, male or female, to represent Somalia at the 2020 Olympic Games and made history after winning the first ever professional female boxing match in Saudi Arabia.
Black Cast
Lakeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor, Caleb McLaughlin, Anna Diop, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Babs Olusanmokun, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Nicholas Pinnock, Micheal Ward, Chase W. Dillon
Directed By Black
Jeymes Samuel
Written By Black
Jeymes Samuel
Release Date
January 12, 2024
Synopsis
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Black Cast
Kane Robinson, Rasaq Kukoyi, Hope Ikpoku Jnr, Dani Moseley
Directed By Black
Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares
Written By Black
Daniel Kaluuya
Release Date
January 19, 2024
Synopsis
In a dystopian London, the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. All forms of social housing have been eradicated and only The Kitchen remains. A community that refuses to move out of the place they call home.
Black Cast
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, Nadine Marshall, Anthony Welsh, Sundra Oakley
Directed By Black
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Release Date
January 12, 2024
Synopsis
Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. Discover Bob Marley’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Black Cast
Zendaya
Release Date
April 26, 2024
Synopsis
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
Magazine Dreams
Drama
Black Cast
Jonathan Majors, Taylour Paige, Harrison Page
Release Date
December 31, 2024
Synopsis
Killian Maddox lives with his ailing veteran grandfather, obsessively working out between court-mandated therapy appointments and part-time shifts at a grocery store where he harbors a crush on a friendly cashier. Though Killian’s struggles to read social cues and maintain control of his volatile temper amplify his sense of disconnection amid a hostile world, nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of bodybuilding superstardom, not even the doctors who warn that he’s causing permanent damage to his body with his quest.
Our favorites from 2023
Black Cast
Tyrese Gibson, Michael Jai White, Vicellous Shannon, Hiram A. Murray, Martin Davis, Charles Scaggs
Release Date
May 19, 2023
Synopsis
In WWII, a squad of U.S. African-American soldiers are sent on a rescue mission behind enemy lines to locate their lost commanding officer and a downed fighter pilot.
Black Cast
Evelyne Ily Juhen, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Rita Edochie, Emeka Amakeze, Kelechi Udegbe
Directed By Black
C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
Written By Black
C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
Release Date
September 29, 2023
Synopsis
In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted but rebellious daughter Zinwe and skeptical protégé Prisca warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. With the sudden arrival of a mysterious rebel deserter named Jasper, a conflict erupts, leading to a violent clash of ideologies and a crisis of faith for the people of Iyi.
Black Cast
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Isha Blaaker, Audra McDonald, Blair Underwood, Jessica Fontaine, Malachi Malik
Directed By Black
Ava DuVernay
Written By Black
Ava DuVernay
Release Date
December 08, 2023
Synopsis
While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery.
Black Cast
Dibor Adaobi, Obinna Okenwa, John Dumelo
Release Date
December 08, 2023
Synopsis
Brought together by chance, six people fleeing a town devastated by oil pollution stow away on a mysterious ship — not realizing the dangers that await.
Black Cast
Jackée Harry, Vivica A. Fox, Ciarra Carter, Jasmine Aivaliotis
Release Date
December 16, 2023
Synopsis
With the Holidays approaching, Cecilia discovers that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be so she decides to make a surprise visit to her daughter Alexis who created and runs CYBER SANTA, an online gift giving business. Seizing an opportunity to spend Christmas with her daughter and get back into the game, Cecilia becomes an intern at the start-up company and the two learn the importance of family during the most wonderful time of year.
Black Cast
Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe, Jaime M. Callica, Jayd Deroché, André Bédard, JaNae Armogan
Directed By Black
Roger M. Bobb
Written By Black
Maggie Bush, Lanre Idewu
Release Date
December 03, 2023
Synopsis
A woman (Morgan) returns home to help with her family's Christmas Carnival and romance ignites. A photo journalist (Rowe) curates a surprise reunion.
Black Cast
Wale Ojo, Chimezie Imo, Genoveva Umeh, Ademola Adedoyin, Eku Edewor, Sam Dede, Tina Mba, Sambasa Nzeribe
Directed By Black
Bodunrin Sasore
Written By Black
Bodunrin Sasore
Release Date
December 15, 2023
Synopsis
Exploring life and destiny, where one must live to fulfill their purpose and cannot die until it is completed.
Black Cast
K.D. Aubert, Columbus Short, Cocoa Brown, De'Aundre Bonds, Tobias Truvillion, Ciera Angelia, Niatia 'Lil Mama' Kirkland
Directed By Black
Jahmar Hill
Written By Black
Jahmar Hill
Release Date
August 03, 2023
Synopsis
After losing their mothers at a young age, Diamond and her closest cousins, Tia and Tara, known as "Sisters", are willing to do anything to keep their grandmother from dying of cancer and save their family.
Black Cast
Lázaro Ramos
Release Date
December 07, 2023
Synopsis
The Pinheiro Lima family – consisting of Pepê, a widowed history teacher and father of two girls, and his new wife, Tina, a divorced chef and mother of two children – experiences a chaotic Christmas Eve when one of the children's wish for Christmas to disappear comes true. In a world without this holiday, people lose many of life's pleasures, as well as the ability to appreciate togetherness, forgive, and start anew. The family embarks on a journey to recreate the holiday, its spirit, and its traditions in a world where no one has heard of Christmas
Black Cast
Lázaro Ramos, Luciana Souza, Érico Brás, Luis Miranda, Tânia Toko, Rejane Maya, Edvana Carvalho
Release Date
November 23, 2023
Synopsis
Follow Roque's routine years after the first movie. Joana's tenement is still full of parties, gossip, and confusion. The neighborhood is getting ready for the Iemanjá festival, while dealing with the controversies of the neighbors.
Black Cast
Erica Peeples, Asia Holiday, Starletta DuPois, LaNell Cooper
Release Date
October 12, 2023
Synopsis
A high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman gets moved to a small town for an emergency heart transplant.
Favorite Son Christmas
Christmas, Comedy, Drama
Black Cast
Serayah, Lisa Arrindell, Loren Lott, Durrell 'Tank' Babbs, DeGayle, Thom Scott II, Roy 'King Roy' Williams Jr.
Release Date
December 14, 2023
Synopsis
Pastor Blaine has taken over the Graceway Church, whose financials are in dire straits. Looking to the Jubilee to save the day, First Lady Rita suggests a SO GIFTED reunion to rouse the necessary ticket sales. Will the ghost of the (Christmas) past haunt the Church's future? Or can the brothers, and wives, overcome old gripes to reconcile, and harmonize, for a reunion to bring it all back together.
Christmas Ringer
Christmas, Comedy, Music, Drama, Female-Led
Black Cast
Jarrett Michael Collins, Arischa Conner, Tyler Lepley, Chrisette Michele, Kelly Price, Tamika Scott, Deshele Taylor, Trenyce, André Wilkerson
Directed By Black
Patricia Cuffie-Jones
Release Date
November 30, 2023
Synopsis
After her career is derailed by her manager-fiancé, the reigning Princess of Christmas and defuncted R&B singer retreats to her family's home for the holidays, where her mother convinces her to direct the family's ragtag church choir so they can win a Christmas Choir Competition.
Christmas Angel
Christmas, Drama, Music, Romance, Female-Led
Black Cast
Skyh Black, DaniLeigh, Elise Neal, Romeo Miller, Tamar Braxton, Iris Gaspar, Maxine Ugo, Juhahn Jones, TravQue
Directed By Black
LazRael Lison
Written By Black
LazRael Lison
Release Date
November 09, 2023
Synopsis
A mega star, with the world at her feet, is unraveling at the core. When her car breaks down and a stranger offers to help her, a whole new chapter in her life starts.
Black Cast
Meagan Good, Faith Wright, Roger Cross, B. J. Harrison
Directed By Black
Troy Scott
Written By Black
Barbara Marshall
Release Date
October 07, 2023
Synopsis
When Dana and Curtis' 16-year-old daughter, Alicia, sneaks out of the house to attend a party, a bout with teenage rebellion quickly escalates into a widespread search party spearheaded by Dana and the police.
Black Cast
Alain Tiendrebeogo, Mousty Mbaye, Noël Minoungou, Aissata Deme, Hafissata Coulibaly
Directed By Black
Walé Oyéjidé
Written By Black
Walé Oyéjidé
Release Date
January 23, 2023
Synopsis
A Burkinabé boy flees his village and migrates to Italy. When later disillusioned by heartbreak, and haunted by memories of home, he travels through time in hope of regaining all he has lost.
Black Cast
MeMe Wallace, Darion Clay, Darius A. Journigan, Ryan Keith
Directed By Black
Kelvin Larue Taylor
Release Date
March 15, 2023
Synopsis
A young woman is motivated to take her career to the next level by any means necessary all while jeopardizing her seemingly perfect life.
Black Cast
Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, Stephen Burrell
Directed By Black
Cord Jefferson
Written By Black
Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Release Date
December 15, 2023
Synopsis
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison's writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
Black Cast
Courtney B. Vance, Keesha Sharp, Keith David, Xavier Clyde, Bentley Green, Nican Robinson, Precious Way
Written By Black
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
Release Date
September 29, 2023
Synopsis
A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.
Black Cast
Lucas Penteado, Juan Paiva, Tatiana Tiburcio, Nando Cunha, Lellê
Release Date
September 21, 2023
Synopsis
The life story of Claudinho e Buchecha, greatest icons and most successful duo of the Brazilian funk melody in all time, showing how the rhythm and poetry of the periphery conquered Brazil.
Black Cast
Jamie Foxx, Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Amanda Warren, Dorian Missick, Teisha Speight
Directed By Black
Margaret Betts
Release Date
October 06, 2023
Synopsis
A lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth. In a move to bring resonance to a dry case, the lawyer digs up a complex web of race, power, and oppression that forces everyone to examine prejudices.
Black Cast
Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji, Odunlade Adekola, Ibrahim Yekini Itele, Bukunmi Oluwashina, Adebayo Salami, Fathia Balogun, Yinka Quadri, Debo Adebayo
Directed By Black
Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo
Written By Black
Adebayo Tijani, Femi Adebayo
Release Date
August 10, 2023
Synopsis
A young man determined to become a powerful warrior joins an elite army, encountering the wrath of a maniacal warlord and the love of a fierce woman.
Mussum: O Filmis
Drama, History
Black Cast
Aílton Graça, Yuri Marçal, Thawan Lucas, Neuza Borges, Cacau Protásio
Release Date
August 25, 2023
Synopsis
The movie will depict stages of the adult life of the comedian and sambista Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, known as Mussum.
Black Cast
Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish, Brooklynn MacKinzie, William Jackson Harper, Shiquita James, Thea Camara
Release Date
August 18, 2023
Synopsis
Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete. When two teenagers discover the aliens are fascinated with human love and will pay for access to it, they decide to livestream their romance to make extra cash for their families.
Black Cast
Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Carra Patterson, Adrienne Warren, Audra McDonald, Daniel Johnson, Jules Latimer, Jeffrey Wright
Written By Black
Julian Breece
Release Date
November 17, 2023
Synopsis
Gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who organized the 1963 March on Washington.
Black Cast
Tia Nomore, Erika Alexander, Doechii, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Dominic Fike, Bokeem Woodbine, Kami Jones, Keta Price
Directed By Black
Savanah Leaf
Written By Black
Savanah Leaf
Release Date
July 07, 2023
Synopsis
A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.
Black Cast
Erica Mena, Charles Malik Whitfield, Cisco Reyes, Llewellyn C Radford II, Taylor Ayanna Crawford, Steven Littles, Michael Franklin
Directed By Black
Chris Stokes
Written By Black
Chris Stokes
Release Date
July 13, 2023
Synopsis
When a district attorney’s niece is murdered and the man who is responsible is exonerated, the attorney is willing to risk everything she has to bring the murderer to justice.
Black Cast
Garcelle Beauvais, Iyana Halley, Taylor Mosby
Directed By Black
Delmar Washington
Written By Black
Kale Futterman
Release Date
March 04, 2023
Synopsis
It tells the story of of a mother named Cheryl whose daughter is nowhere to be found. Authorities and media dismiss her as a runaway while focusing on another missing girl, who is white.
Black Cast
Charleen McClure, Sheila Atim, Moses Ingram, Reginald Helms Jr., Kaylee Nicole Johnson, Chris Chalk, Zainab Jah
Directed By Black
Raven Jackson
Written By Black
Raven Jackson
Release Date
January 22, 2023
Synopsis
Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and heartbreak she experiences from childhood to adulthood, the expressionist journey is an ode to connection — with loved ones and with place.
Black Cast
Marc Zinga
Directed By Black
Baloji Tshiani, Eliane Umuhire, Yves-Marina Gnahoua
Written By Black
Baloji Tshiani
Release Date
May 22, 2023
Synopsis
Between Brussels, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, Augure borrows from magic realism to paint a portrait of “undesirables” and “sorcerers” through the intertwined stories of protagonists of different genders and generations, confronted with the prejudice and suspicion of those around them.
Black Cast
Chantel Riley
Release Date
April 04, 2023
Synopsis
Follows a colorblind black artist and her son as they move into a new neighborhood where they are challenged when they see the true colors of people.
Young. Wild. Free.
Drama, Romance
Black Cast
Jahking Guillory, Mike Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Algee Smith, Sierra Capri, GaTa
Directed By Black
Thembi Banks
Release Date
January 22, 2023
Synopsis
High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams.
Black Cast
Storm Reid, Nia Long
Release Date
January 26, 2023
Synopsis
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers... and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that the true danger to her family is much closer to home.
Black Cast
Mo'Nique, Chasity Sereal, Courtney Glaude, Charnele Brown, Denisha Hardeman
Directed By Black
Courtney Glaude
Release Date
February 02, 2023
Synopsis
After a deadly home invasion, Emma (Mo'Nique Hicks) copes by writing a book, but when a young psychic and her team perform a reading in her home, a new terror is unleashed.
Black Cast
Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Wood Harris, Spence Moore II, Selenis Leyva
Directed By Black
Michael B. Jordan
Release Date
March 03, 2023
Synopsis
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damien Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damien - a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Black Cast
Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Carl Spencer, Lauryn Ajufo
Release Date
March 10, 2023
Synopsis
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.
Black Cast
Adriane Lenox, Terri Abney, Teyonah Parris, William Catlett
Directed By Black
A.V. Rockwell
Release Date
March 31, 2023
Synopsis
Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.
Black Cast
Y'lan Noel, Cleopatra Coleman, Lex Scott Davis, Shamier Anderson, Skye P. Marshall
Directed By Black
Mo McRae
Release Date
February 03, 2023
Synopsis
James and Vanessa seem to be the perfect couple - happily married, successful, and comfortable. One night, their lives are rocked to the core when, after watching a tragedy play out on the evening news, they realize their neighbor was involved. In a state of shock, and with opposing viewpoints on how to address the issue, they decide to seek justice against a neighbor.
Black Cast
Ashley Madekwe, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray
Directed By Black
Nathaniel Martello-White
Release Date
February 22, 2023
Synopsis
A Black woman's meticulously crafted life of privilege starts to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.
Black Cast
Jalyn Hall, Shamier Anderson, Shinelle Azoroh, Trevante Rhodes
Directed By Black
Miles Warren
Release Date
February 24, 2023
Synopsis
During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.
Black Cast
Everett Osborne
Release Date
April 14, 2023
Synopsis
In the fall of 1950, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract to play in the NBA.
Black Cast
Forest Whitaker, Jasmine Mathews, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Sonja Sohn, Khris Davis, Sullivan Jones, Philip Fornah
Directed By Black
George Tillman, Jr.
Release Date
April 28, 2023
Synopsis
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
Black Cast
Keesha Sharp, Demetrius Grosse, Rhyon Nicole Brown
Release Date
April 30, 2023
Synopsis
A single mother surprised by her daughter's recent engagement, travels to the Gulf Shores where she finds love unexpectedly.
Black Cast
Caleb McLaughlin, Natalie Paul, Algee Smith, Wood Harris, Katlyn Nichol
Release Date
June 02, 2023
Synopsis
A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.
Black Cast
Letitia Wright, Michael Kenneth Williams
Release Date
June 16, 2023
Synopsis
After her stagecoach is ambushed, a woman is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him.
Black Cast
Sterling K. Brown
Release Date
July 07, 2023
Synopsis
In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.
Black Cast
Lívia Silva, Ronald Sotto, Rogério Brito, Juliana Alves, Rejane Faria, Gabz
Release Date
June 22, 2023
Synopsis
When she's about to fail in math – the subject she hates the most, Jasmine has to take booster classes with a cute young tutor, but who breathes numbers in everything he does. Facing family pressure and embarking on a risky love, she'll need to overcome her fears and limitations to pursue her true dream: be an artist.
Black Cast
Gabz, IZA, Larissa Luz, Lucas Leto
Directed By Black
Lázaro Ramos
Release Date
June 08, 2023
Synopsis
An ambitious law student who hates music needs to make a perfect plan to get hired at the office she interns at – until she meets a charming singer who shakes her life. While she's living her first love, she needs to face her own past and decide what's more important: do what she loves or learn to love what she does.
Black Cast
Damon Wayans, Hailey Kilgore, Jeremie Harris, Pam Grier, Rafael Castillo, Aria Castillo
Directed By Black
Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr.
Release Date
June 11, 2023
Synopsis
Follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer, Jodi Jackson, whose life is sent into a tailspin when there’s a robbery at work.
Black Cast
Stephanie Mills, Thomas Miles, Keeya King, Jaime M. Callica, Shyinne Anastacio, Jorden Birch, Zavien Garrett, Shishy Gebru
Release Date
April 08, 2023
Synopsis
It centers on Birdie Moore, a baker whose world starts to crumble when her family secrets are brought into the light. To salvage her legacy, she must let go of the pride that estranged her from her daughter.
Black Cast
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Fatou Sohna
Directed By Black
Stephen Williams
Release Date
April 21, 2023
Synopsis
Born in 1745 in the French Caribbean, De Saint-Georges was the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner. He rose to improbable heights in French society, dazzling as both a violinist and composer, and a champion fencer. An ill-fated love affair with a French noblewoman, and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court led to his untimely downfall.
Black Cast
Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Gabriella Wilson, Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Corey Hawkins, David Alan Grier, Deon Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Batiste, Tiffany Elle Burgess, Ciara, Aba Arthur, Tamela Mann
Directed By Black
Blitz Bazawule
Written By Black
Marcus Gardley
Release Date
December 25, 2023
Synopsis
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
About the Author
Gil Santos
With over 20 years of experience in various narrative mediums, Gil Santos is the singular mind behind Culture Bay. His journey began as a lyricist and web developer, later expanding into crafting dynamic conference presentations and engaging YouTube sketches. This diverse background has allowed him to hone his storytelling skills across different fields. Santos' lifelong passion for sci-fi and fantasy, combined with his knack for interactive storytelling, culminate in Culture Bay - a fusion of innovative ideas and engaging narratives intended for all to enjoy.