402 Essential Urban Cinema Collection

Pride

2007 • 104 min • Budget $20M • Box office $7M

Drama

Coach Jim Ellis challenges his community and transforms lives by establishing Philadelphia's first black swim team with the help of a local janitor. They face significant obstacles, including strict regulations, racial prejudice, and other challenges.

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Don't Let Go

2019 • 107 min • Budget $5M • Box office $5M

Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Haunted by grief, a detective unexpectedly receives a call from his late niece. Through a strange ability to communicate across time, they team up to prevent a crime from happening.

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Something New

2006 • 99 min • Box office $11M

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Kenya feels her career is making life monotonous, prompting her friends to arrange a blind date for her. She's surprised to find out her date is white and initially withdraws. Little does she know, romance is just around the corner.

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The Black Godfather

2019 • 118 min

Documentary, Music

This is the story of Clarence Avant, a powerful and influential figure who shaped the worlds of music, film, television, and politics from behind the scenes. He was known for his directness and his ability to make things happen.

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True to the Game 2

2020 • 93 min • Box office $1M

Thriller, Drama

Gena left Philadelphia's dangerous world behind, seeking a fresh start as a journalist in New York City, while still grieving the loss of Quadir. Facing a career turning point, she takes an opportunity to work in Los Angeles, hoping to…

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The Banker

2020 • 120 min

Drama

During the 1960s, two entrepreneurs develop a clever business strategy to promote housing integration and equal opportunity for all Americans.

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Talkin' Dirty After Dark

1991 • 89 min

Terry, an aspiring comedian, believes political humor is his ticket to stardom and more stage time at Dukie's Comedy Club. He's also having an affair with Ruby Lynn Sinclair, the wife of club owner Dukie Sinclair. The night unfolds with…

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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986 • 97 min

Jo Jo Dancer is a successful stand-up comedian, but he's unhappy. Following a serious accident involving drugs that left him with severe burns, Jo Jo is in a coma. While unconscious, he reflects on his life, drifting through memories of…

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Repentance

2014 • 90 min • Budget $5M • Box office $1M

Horror, Thriller

Thomas Carter, a dedicated life coach and author, is suddenly kidnapped by his disturbed client, Angel Sanchez. Angel uses Thomas’ own teachings on karma – the idea that actions have consequences – to torment Thomas and his family, holding them…

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Lionheart

2018 • 95 min

Drama, Comedy

To save her father's struggling bus company, capable but often ignored Adaeze has to team up with her irresponsible uncle Godswill.

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Moonlight

2016 • 111 min • Budget $4M • Box office $65M

Drama

This is a poignant story about a young man's journey to self-discovery, shown through three key periods in his life. It follows his experiences with love – the joy, heartbreak, and beauty – as he also comes to terms with…

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The Preacher's Wife

1996 • 123 min • Budget $40M • Box office $48M

Family, Fantasy, Drama

Reverend Henry Biggs, a compassionate man of faith, tries to balance his family life and his dedication to helping the poor in his community. The demands of these responsibilities strain his marriage and make him doubt himself. When things seem…

5.8

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Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003 • 100 min • Box office $21M

Comedy, Drama, Family

A socially awkward high school student enlists a popular cheerleader to pretend to be his girlfriend, hoping to improve his reputation among his peers.

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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979 • 102 min

The Pittsburgh basketball team is struggling badly. Hoping for a turnaround, they turn to an astrologer, believing that new players aligned with their astrological charts might finally lead them to victory.

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Coach Carter

2005 • 136 min • Budget $30M • Box office $76M

Drama, History

This is a true story about Ken Carter, the head basketball coach at Richmond High School. In 1999, he made national news when he decided to bench his undefeated team. His reason: the players weren't meeting academic standards.

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Sparkle

1976 • 98 min

In the late 1950s, three sisters begin their musical journey singing in their Harlem church choir. By the 1960s, they achieve success as a popular girl group.

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Seven Pounds

2008 • 123 min • Budget $55M • Box office $168M

Drama

An IRS agent carrying a hidden past unexpectedly connects with seven different people, profoundly altering their lives and setting him on a path toward personal renewal.

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Clemency

2019 • 112 min • Box office $309K

Drama

Warden Bernadine Williams has spent years carrying out death row executions, and the work has deeply affected her. As she prepares for another execution, Bernadine is forced to confront the psychological and emotional toll of her job, leading her to…

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Hot Boyz

2000 • 98 min

Driven to crime by injustice, Kool is a talented but struggling artist, skilled in karate, and deeply in love with LaShawna, a bright student with plans for college. One night, she witnesses a stabbing and tragically discovers the victim is…

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Dutch II: Angel's Revenge

2024 • 108 min

"Dutch II" builds upon the success of "Dutch" (2020), exploring the intricate world of crime and the possibility of redemption. The film centers on an ambitious heroin dealer striving to become the most powerful drug lord on the East Coast,…

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Luce

2019 • 109 min • Box office $2M

Drama, Thriller

Luce is a high-achieving athlete and student, but his carefully constructed world begins to crack when a teacher reveals troubling views on political violence. This revelation creates conflict within his family and sparks heated discussions about race and who he…

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Notorious

2009 • 122 min • Box office $43M

Music, Drama, History

"Notorious" tells the story of Christopher Wallace. With remarkable talent and unwavering determination, Wallace evolves from a Brooklyn street hustler – who once sold crack to pregnant women – into one of the greatest rappers ever: The Notorious B.I.G. The…

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My Other Mother

2014 • 86 min

A hardened loner named Candy unexpectedly encounters her estranged, volatile birth mother. Will these two women find a way to connect and understand one another?

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Think Like a Man

2012 • 122 min • Budget $12M • Box office $96M

Comedy, Romance

Four couples navigate shifting dynamics when the women begin applying advice from Steve Harvey's "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man" to gain more control in their relationships. The men, discovering their partners' newfound strategies, devise a counter-plan to…

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Brown Sugar

2002 • 109 min • Budget $8M • Box office $27M

Romance, Comedy

Sidney and Dre's enduring friendship and the start of their professional lives go back to one defining moment in childhood: watching hip-hop emerge on a New York street corner. Fifteen years later, Sidney is a respected music critic for a…

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Girls Trip

2017 • 122 min • Budget $19M • Box office $140M

Comedy, Romance, Adventure

Four friends travel to New Orleans for their yearly festival and reconnect with each other, embracing spontaneity and deepening their friendship.

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A Journal for Jordan

2021 • 131 min • Budget $25M • Box office $6M

Drama, Romance

This film is based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, who, while serving in Iraq, begins writing letters to his infant son. Back home, Dana Canedy, a senior editor at the New York Times, revisits her…

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First Sunday

2008 • 96 min • Budget $20M • Box office $38M

Comedy, Action

Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and inept criminals. They are given one week to pay a $17,000 debt, or Durell will lose his son. Desperate, they plan to rob their local church. Instead, they find themselves spending the night…

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Bamboozled

2000 • 136 min • Budget $10M • Box office $2M

Comedy, Drama

Producer Pierre Delacroix, after being rejected by his network for his sitcom idea, deliberately pitches the worst concept imaginable: a 21st-century minstrel show, hoping to get fired. Instead, the network airs it and it unexpectedly becomes a huge success.

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Street Flow

2019 • 95 min • Budget $2M

Drama, Crime

Noumouké, living in the Paris suburbs, faces a critical choice: whether to follow the path of his brother Soulaymaan, who is studying to be a lawyer, or that of his brother Demba, who is involved in organized crime.

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Beverly Hills Cop

1984 • 105 min • Budget $14M • Box office $316M

Comedy, Crime, Action

Detroit police officer Axel Foley is known for bending the rules. However, when his close friend is killed, he travels to Beverly Hills to investigate, using his unique methods to solve the crime.

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Beverly Hills Cop II

1987 • 103 min • Budget $28M • Box office $299M

Action, Comedy, Crime

Detective Axel Foley returns to California to investigate the shooting of Police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Joined by Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, Foley investigates a series of robberies called "alphabet heists," uncovering a larger criminal network led by a notorious…

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Eve's Bayou

1997 • 109 min • Budget $6M • Box office $14M

Drama

In 1962 Louisiana, the Batiste family in the small town of Eve's Bayou faces hidden truths and unexpected difficulties as summer progresses. Long-held secrets emerge, challenging their family's unity. The Batistes grapple with betrayal and sorrow while trying to hold…

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7.2

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The Wash

2001 • 97 min • Budget $7M • Box office $10M

Action, Comedy

Facing an urgent need for money with rent overdue and his car immobilized, Sean is desperate for a solution. His roommate Dee Loc suggests he take a job washing cars at the local car wash.

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Poetic Justice

1993 • 109 min • Budget $14M • Box office $27M

Drama, Romance

"Justice" is a moving story about a young hairdresser dealing with grief and heartbreak as she deals with love and friendship. Following the murder of her boyfriend, Justice finds comfort in writing poetry to process her pain. When a car…

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6.2

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Four Brothers

2005 • 109 min • Budget $45M • Box office $92M

Action, Crime

Four brothers, who were adopted and raised apart, go back to their Detroit hometown after their mother is killed. They decide to seek revenge on those responsible.

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State Property: Blood on the Streets

2005 • 94 min

In Philadelphia, three rival gangsters fight for dominance over the city's underworld.

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Dreamgirls

2006 • 130 min • Budget $70M • Box office $154M

Drama, Music

In the early 1960s, three female soul singers achieve mainstream success, navigating personal challenges as they rise to pop stardom.

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Car Wash

1976 • 97 min

Comedy, Drama, Romance

This comedy follows a diverse group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in a busy Los Angeles neighborhood. They spend their day cleaning cars and sharing laughs while dealing with a variety of customers, from preachers to cab…

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Beyond the Lights

2014 • 116 min • Budget $7M • Box office $14M

Romance, Drama

Noni Jean is a rapidly rising star, but her life isn't as perfect as it appears. The pressure takes a toll, pushing her to the brink until she meets Kaz Nicol, a young police officer and aspiring politician assigned to…

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30 Days

2006 • 91 min

Donnell, a talented Black basketball player from an inner-city school, and Jason, a skilled white player from a wealthy suburb, are given a 30-day community service sentence in each other's neighborhoods following a fight between their teams. Back in their…

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Django Unchained

2012 • 165 min • Budget $100M • Box office $425M

Drama, Western

A freed slave teams up with a German bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a cruel plantation owner in Mississippi.

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The Nutty Professor

1996 • 95 min • Budget $54M • Box office $128M

Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Dr. Sherman Klump, a talented but overweight genetic scientist, is also having trouble with romance. When the beautiful Carla Purty joins his university's faculty, he decides to change his life by inventing a serum that makes him thinner and more…

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Bojangles

2001 • 101 min

This is the story of Bill Robinson, the celebrated African American tap dancer who captivated audiences on stage and in films, and became universally known as Mr. Bojangles.

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First Time Felon

1997 • 110 min

Based on the true story of Greg Yance. The film follows Yance (Epps), a young man who enters prison for drug possession and is offered a choice: five years incarceration or a short stint in a military-style boot camp. He…

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A Lesson Before Dying

1999 • 101 min

In the 1940s South, a Black man is wrongly accused of murdering a white store owner. His white lawyer argues in court that the defendant is as unintelligent as a pig, implying he couldn't understand his own actions. Despite this,…

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Uncorked

2020 • 104 min

Drama, Comedy

Elijah struggles to reconcile his ambition of becoming a master sommelier with his father’s desire for him to take over the family's Memphis BBQ restaurant.

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Premature

2020 • 86 min

The summer before starting college, Ayanna encounters Isaiah, a captivating and enigmatic newcomer. Her life is profoundly altered as she experiences the complexities of first love amidst evolving surroundings in Harlem.

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BlacKkKlansman

2018 • 136 min • Budget $15M • Box office $93M

Crime, Comedy, Drama

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. African American police officer Ron Stallworth and his Jewish colleague Flip Zimmerman undertake an undercover mission to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.

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Death at a Funeral

2007 • 91 min • Budget $9M • Box office $46M

Comedy, Drama

When the family patriarch unexpectedly dies, a quirky English family with a history of secrets is thrown into chaos as a series of bizarre misfortunes plague them.

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The Tuskegee Airmen

1995 • 106 min

War, History, Drama

During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Corps launched a pioneering program to train African American pilots. Known as the Tuskegee Airmen after their training base, these men battled constant prejudice and hardship as they fought for acceptance. The…

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Emancipation

2022 • 132 min

Drama, War, History

Based on a powerful true story, this film follows Peter, an enslaved man driven by his devotion to his family and the desire for freedom. He takes a dangerous risk to escape and reunite with them, embarking on a challenging…

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The Little Things

2021 • 128 min • Budget $30M • Box office $29M

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon partners with Sgt. Jim Baxter to hunt a serial killer who is frightening Los Angeles. While they follow the killer's trail, Baxter unknowingly stirs up painful memories from Deke's history, revealing unsettling truths that could…

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The Hurricane

1999 • 146 min • Budget $50M • Box office $73M

Drama

"Hurricane" is the inspiring true story of Rubin Carter, a successful middleweight boxer whose life changed dramatically when he was wrongly accused of murder in Paterson, New Jersey. Framed for a crime he didn't commit and given a triple life…

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The Central Park Five

2012 • 119 min • Box office $273K

Documentary

In 1989, five Black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They served six to thirteen years in prison before a serial rapist confessed to the crime,…

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Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 • 130 min • Budget $30M • Box office $13M

Drama, History

Set in 1960s Mississippi, a time of racial tension and deep prejudice, the film follows a district attorney as he pursues justice for civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was murdered by a white supremacist. Working with Evers' widow, who…

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Queen & Slim

2019 • 131 min • Budget $20M • Box office $47M

Crime, Drama, Romance

During a routine first date in Ohio, a Black man and a Black woman are stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation. The encounter quickly turns dangerous, leading to a devastating and unexpected outcome.

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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996 • 115 min

The film recounts a narrator's recollections of growing up in a close-knit African-American community in the American South during the era of racial segregation.

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Clockers

1995 • 128 min • Budget $25M • Box office $13M

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Strike is a young man involved in the city's drug trade, working for the ruthless Rodney Little. When a murder occurs at a local fast-food restaurant – the night manager is found dead with four gunshot wounds – Strike’s older…

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Daddy's Little Girls

2007 • 100 min • Budget $10M • Box office $31M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Monty, a mechanic raising three young daughters, faces hardship when a court decision awards custody of his daughters to his ex-wife. Determined to regain his family, Monty seeks help from Julia, a sophisticated lawyer. Despite their differences, Monty and Julia…

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Def by Temptation

1990 • 95 min

Horror, Thriller, Romance

In New York City's shadows, a dangerous succubus targets black men, draining their life force and causing widespread chaos. Fear spreads as no one knows how to stop her. An unlikely group – a minister-in-training seeking forgiveness, an actor searching…

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Blue Hill Avenue

2003 • 128 min

Raised in a stable, morally upright family, a young person becomes drawn into a life of crime and corruption.

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Turnt

2020 • 85 min

Kenny Stanford aspired to a career as a successful musician, but his dreams were tragically ended by street violence. His older brother, Libaraiers Stanford, had always operated within a world of money, power, and respect. Following Kenny's death, Libaraiers unexpectedly…

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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008 • 114 min • Budget $35M • Box office $43M

Comedy, Drama, Family

A famous television personality goes back to his Southern hometown, only to find his family makes it clear that a visit isn't going to be easy.

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Dead Presidents

1995 • 119 min • Budget $10M • Box office $24M

Action, Crime, Drama

This drama tells the story of a Vietnam veteran struggling to adjust to civilian life. Back home, he becomes involved with organized crime and teams up with fellow veterans to plan a major robbery. Their target is an armored car…

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A Raisin in the Sun

2008 • 131 min

Drama, TV Movie

The Younger family's hopes and dreams are challenged when their father dies, leaving them with a $10,000 life insurance settlement. Faced with difficult choices – like buying a new home or a liquor store – they navigate the hardships of…

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Set It Off

1996 • 123 min • Budget $9M • Box office $41M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1981, ITC Entertainment produced the television film *Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars*, assembled from footage of the 1967 series *Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons*. The film combines four original episodes: "Shadow of Fear", "Lunarville 7", "Crater 101", and…

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Drumline

2002 • 118 min • Budget $20M • Box office $57M

Drama, Romance, Comedy

A gifted street drummer from Harlem attends a university in the South, aiming to lead the school's marching band to win. He struggles to adjust to his new environment, eventually learning that success requires more than just talent.

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Friday After Next

2002 • 85 min • Budget $20M • Box office $33M

Comedy, Drama

Craig and his cousin Day-Day have moved into their first home and are working security at a mall at night. On Christmas Eve, their house is broken into, and they decide to find the person responsible.

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Constellation

2007 • 96 min

Constellation follows an African-American family in the American South as they grapple with a difficult history centered on a forbidden interracial relationship. The film examines how the family's head must face his inner struggles alongside evolving racial dynamics and his…

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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

2013 • 108 min

Drama

A coming-of-age story about two young men navigating the challenges of summer after their mothers are removed by the authorities, leaving them to care for themselves.

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One Down, Two to Go

1982 • 84 min

Two hardened detectives pursue the criminal organization responsible for sabotaging a martial arts competition and seriously injuring one of their colleagues.

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Precious

2009 • 110 min • Budget $10M • Box office $47M

Drama

Harlem, 1987. Sixteen-year-old Claireece "Precious" Jones faces unimaginable hardship. Pregnant again by her father, who is absent from her life, Precious endures a brutal home life dominated by an abusive mother. At school, amidst chaos, Precious has surprisingly maintained good…

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Deep Cover

1992 • 108 min • Budget $8M • Box office $16M

Action, Thriller, Crime

This thriller follows Russell Stevens, a dedicated Black police officer determined to bring criminals to justice. He joins a special anti-drug squad to infiltrate a major criminal network led by a powerful Colombian drug lord, who is also the foreign…

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Rodney King

2017 • 52 min

Twenty-five years ago, the acquittal of four LAPD officers in the beating of Rodney King ignited three days of rioting that resulted in 53 deaths. Around the anniversary, a one-man show about King, produced by Spike Lee and starring Roger…

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Native Son

2019 • 104 min

Drama

Bigger Thomas, a young Black man, takes a job with a wealthy Chicago family. This decision irrevocably alters the trajectory of his life.

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Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

2013 • 104 min

Starting in Atlanta, TLC rapidly gained international recognition in the 1990s, becoming one of the best-selling and most acclaimed female groups ever. Their highly publicized journey included both triumphs and hardships, but TLC profoundly impacted the music industry with their…

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

2012 • 93 min • Budget $1M • Box office $21M

Drama, Fantasy

Hushpuppy, a spirited six-year-old, lives with her father, Wink, in a remote Delta community called 'the Bathtub'. Wink's strict upbringing prepares her for a future without his protection. When Wink falls ill with a strange disease, the natural world begins…

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Till

2022 • 131 min • Budget $33M • Box office $11M

Drama, History

This is the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's unwavering fight for justice after her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, was brutally lynched in Mississippi in 1955 while visiting his cousins.

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Da 5 Bloods

2020 • 155 min • Budget $45M

War, Drama

Four African-American Vietnam veterans journey back to Vietnam. Their mission: to find the remains of their lost squad leader and a rumored treasure. The veterans face dangers from both people and the environment, grappling with the enduring consequences of the…

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Black Dynamite

2009 • 85 min • Budget $2M • Box office $296K

Comedy, Action

Black Dynamite is a 1970s action icon. He’s a man seeking revenge against those in power. His brother was murdered, orphanages were ruined by heroin, and the streets are choked with fake alcohol. Black Dynamite is the only one willing…

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Next Friday

2000 • 98 min • Budget $11M • Box office $59M

Comedy

To escape a vengeful ex-con from South Central Los Angeles, a streetwise man relocates to the suburbs with his lottery-winning uncle and cousin. However, their troubles aren't left behind, and the peaceful suburbs are soon disrupted.

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Black Boys

2020 • 95 min

The film offers a broad look at the lives of Black men in America. This intimate story follows several generations, seeking to understand Black identity and the challenges they face related to sports, education, and the criminal justice system.

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Hustle & Flow

2005 • 116 min • Budget $8M • Box office $23M

Crime, Drama, Music

Seeking a change, a Memphis pimp going through a mid-life crisis teams up with his friends to pursue a career as a hip-hop artist.

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Class Act

1992 • 98 min

Comedy, Drama

This comedy-drama follows Duncan and Blade, two very different students whose lives are upended by a school record mix-up. The academically gifted Duncan is mistakenly identified as a delinquent and unexpectedly gains notoriety. He initially enjoys the attention, but it…

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020 • 94 min

Drama, Music

In 1927 Chicago, legendary blues musician and pioneer, known as the Mother of the Blues, and her band converge at a recording studio. The gathering intensifies existing tensions. Based on a play by August Wilson.

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Ghost Dad

1990 • 84 min • Budget $30M • Box office $25M

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Elliot Hopper is a devoted father trying to provide for his children after his wife dies. He’s on the verge of a business deal that could solve their financial problems, but he’s killed in a taxi accident before it can…

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'Til Death Do Us Part

2017 • 99 min

Thriller

Michael and Madison Roland had a future planned, but Michael’s controlling behavior transforms their seemingly perfect marriage into an abusive situation. To escape, Madison fakes her death with the help of her best friend and tries to begin a new…

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The Photograph

2020 • 106 min • Budget $16M • Box office $20M

Drama, Romance

The sudden death of renowned photographer Christina Eames leaves her daughter, Mae, feeling wounded, angry, and confused. While searching through her mother's belongings, Mae discovers a photograph that sparks a journey into Christina's past. This investigation unexpectedly leads Mae to…

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House Party

2023 • 100 min

Comedy

Damon and Kevin, close friends and ambitious party promoters, are struggling to stay afloat. Facing financial ruin and eviction after losing their jobs as house cleaners, they desperately need a big break. On a whim, they decide to throw an…

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976 • 111 min

Bingo Long, a talented baseball pitcher, grows disillusioned with his Negro League team's owner and decides to create his own team. He recruits powerful hitters Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who aspires to play in the major leagues. Facing boycotts…

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Hurricane Season

2010 • 103 min • Budget $143K • Box office $1M

Drama

Amidst the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in Marrero, Louisiana, a basketball coach named Al Collins refuses to give up hope. He assembles players from schools severely affected by the storm, determined to build a team capable of competing for a…

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Morningside 5

2017 • 77 min

In 1992, director Mike Tollin documented a season with the Morningside High basketball team in Inglewood, California. The team, defending state champions, had all five starters returning for their senior year and were expected to win another state title. The…

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The Butler

2013 • 132 min • Budget $25M • Box office $177M

Drama

Cecil Gaines, son of a sharecropper, rises from humble beginnings in the 1920s to become a highly efficient and discreet hotel valet in the 1950s. His skills lead him to a position as butler in the White House, where he…

7.3

7.2

13+

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Good Hair

2009 • 95 min

Documentary, Comedy

Chris Rock delivers a hilarious and insightful look at hair and its significance in the Black community. The film explores how hairstyles affect Black people's lives – from their careers and finances to their relationships and sense of self. It…

6.6

6.9

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Roxanne Roxanne

2017 • 98 min

Drama

In the early 1980s, a formidable young woman from the Queensbridge projects in Queens, New York, dominated the local hip-hop battle scene. At just 14, Roxanne Shanté was rapidly gaining recognition as a future hip-hop icon, working to support her…

6.0

6.2

17+

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Creed II

2018 • 130 min • Budget $50M • Box office $214M

Drama, Action

Adonis Creed faces his toughest challenge yet, balancing personal life with intense training for a crucial fight. His opponent's connection to his family history adds a deeply personal layer to the upcoming match.

7.0

7.1

13+

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Lean On Me

1989 • 108 min • Budget $10M • Box office $31M

Drama

When Joe Clark becomes principal of Eastside High School, he faces the daunting task of turning the school around. The school struggles with gang violence and drug problems among students. To address these serious issues, Joe implements strict rules, including…

7.3

7.4

13+

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It Comes at Night

2017 • 91 min • Budget $5M • Box office $19M

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Trapped inside their isolated home while a strange danger plagues the planet, a man maintains a fragile peace with his wife and son. Their stability is threatened when a desperate young family arrives seeking shelter.

5.9

6.1

17+

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Brian Banks

2019 • 99 min • Budget $10M • Box office $4M

Drama

A promising All-American football star has his NFL aspirations shattered when he's wrongly convicted of rape and sentenced to prison.

7.2

13+

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