Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "black-cast"

1. The Chi (2018– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

From Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

Stars: Jason Mitchell, Jacob Latimore, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Alex R. Hibbert

Votes: 7,887

2. Friday (1995)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tom Lister Jr.

Votes: 124,683 | Gross: $27.47M

3. The Wiz (1978)

G | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross

Votes: 17,063 | Gross: $21.05M

4. All American: Homecoming (2022– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Sport

Spinoff from 'All American' follows a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills and an elite baseball player from Chicago as they contend with the high stakes of university sports at a Historically Black College in Atlanta.

Stars: GeffriMaya, Sylvester Powell, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Kelly Jenrette

Votes: 1,519

5. A Fall from Grace (2020)

TV-MA | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Disheartened since her ex-husband's affair, Grace Waters feels restored by a new romance. But when secrets erode her short-lived joy, Grace's vulnerable side turns violent.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Crystal Fox, Phylicia Rashad, Bresha Webb, Mehcad Brooks

Votes: 17,090

6. Cooley High (1975)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1964 on Chicago's Near-North Side, the lives of four carefree high school seniors and best friends, including an aspiring playwright and an all-city basketball champion, takes a tragic turn.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis

Votes: 5,553

7. School Daze (1988)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Kyme

Votes: 8,040 | Gross: $14.55M

8. She's Gotta Have It (1986)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance

Story of a woman and her three lovers.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee

Votes: 16,321 | Gross: $7.14M

9. The Cookout (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy

Todd Anderson's life changes overnight when he signs a $30 million contract with the NBA. Determined not to forget who he is and where he's from, he throws a cookout for his family and friends from the hood, in his new neighborhood.

Director: Lance Rivera | Stars: Quran Pender, Jenifer Lewis, Ja Rule, Tim Meadows

Votes: 3,387 | Gross: $11.54M

10. Black Orpheus (1959)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.

Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia

Votes: 12,271

11. Def by Temptation (1990)

R | 95 min | Horror

An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop who specializes in cases involving the supernatural.

Director: James Bond III | Stars: James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 2,411 | Gross: $2.22M

12. Once Upon a Lifetime (2021)

85 min | Drama, Fantasy

As a boy copes with his difficult home life and his parents' failing marriage, a mysterious girl suddenly appears. Faith, family, and a special kind of magic come together as his new friend... See full summary »

Director: David Skato | Stars: Arie Thompson, Jensen Atwood, Phoenix Nicholson, Marilyn Lucea

Votes: 1,289

13. The Dirty D (2022– )

TV-MA | Drama

What happens when you mix drugs, money, sex, and drama together with beautiful, money hungry, conniving Bottle Girls, inside one of Detroit's hottest nightclubs ran by a shady power couple? Things get Dirty.

Stars: Phillip Granger, Demaris Harvey, Makeiva Albritten, Cierra Smith

Votes: 310

14. Tom Swift (2022)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Tom Swift is a billionaire inventor who is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father while on a space flight.

Stars: Tian Richards, Ashleigh Murray, Marquise Vilson, Albert Mwangi

Votes: 1,704

15. The Green Pastures (1936)

Approved | 93 min | Drama

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Directors: Marc Connelly, William Keighley | Stars: Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Frank H. Wilson

Votes: 920

16. Pandora's Box (2002)

R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller

Mia DuBois (Calhoun) is a walking cliché--a successful therapist with an unsuccessful marriage. Her husband, Victor (St. John), is more interested in working on his laptop than on her. So ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Chrystale Wilson, Tyson Beckford, Joey Lawrence, Jon Kohler

Votes: 774 | Gross: $0.04M

17. Trois (2000)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Trouble erupts when a happily married couple bring in a third party to spice things up.

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Gary Dourdan, Kenya Moore, Gretchen Palmer, Soloman K. Smith

Votes: 757 | Gross: $1.16M

18. Trois 3: The Escort (2004 Video)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller

When a hip-hop promoter is bailed out of a hefty debt by a club owner, he becomes one of her call boys and nearly loses his life in the process.

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Brian White, Patrice Fisher, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Chris Richardson

Votes: 497

19. All I Want Is You (2023)

TV-MA | 71 min | Drama

After holding down her man during his 4-year-long prison sentence, Chloe is ready to risk it all when another woman tries to steal him away.

Director: Silk White | Stars: Cannady Bell, Syer Blu, Ashley D'Niece, Crystal The Doll

Votes: 80

20. J.D.'s Revenge (1976)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Murdered on Bourbon Street in 1942 New Orleans, a gangster returns from the dead 34 years later possessing the body of a young, black law student in his quest for revenge.

Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Joan Pringle, Carl W. Crudup

Votes: 1,448

21. Haunted Trail (2021)

TV-14 | 80 min | Horror

A group of college friends receive the surprise of their lives when they discover there is an actual killer on the scene of a local haunted trail.

Director: Robin Givens | Stars: Marquise C. Brown, Desi Banks, Reggie Couz, Raven Magwood Goodson

Votes: 650

22. Uncle Tom (2020)

G | 106 min | Documentary, History

An oral history of the American black conservative.

Director: Justin Malone | Stars: Brandon Tatum, Carol Swain, Chad Jackson, Larry Elder

Votes: 6,684

23. Somebody Help Me (2007 Video)

TV-14 | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The screenplay centers on characters Brendan Young and Darryl Jennings who take a trip to the Lake Arrowhead with a group of college friends to celebrate Young's girlfriend's birthday. ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Stokes | Stars: Marques Houston, Omarion, Braxton Davis, Donna Duplantier

Votes: 1,065

24. Queen Pin (2010)

95 min | Crime

This is chess not checkers, and there's only room for one QueenPin.

Director: Gin X | Stars: Tony 904, Amanda Alexander, Kolesia Bennet, Yella Boi

Votes: 118

25. First Lady (2018)

96 min | Action, Drama

When Maria unknowingly falls for the man that killed the love of her life, all hell breaks loose.

Director: Dennis L. Reed II | Stars: Nicole Alexander, Lemastor Spratling, Demaris Harvey, Kristin Clarke

Votes: 255 | Gross: $1.32M

26. Drylongso (1998)

R | 86 min | Drama

Drylongso follows a woman in a photography class who begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.

Director: Cauleen Smith | Stars: Toby Smith, April Barnett, Will Power, Channel Schafer

Votes: 197

27. Checking In (1981– )

30 min | Comedy

The misadventures of Florence Johnson, a hotel maid who was previously seen serving the Jeffersons.

Stars: Marla Gibbs, Larry Linville, Liz Torres, Patrick Collins

Votes: 59

28. Moses Jones (2009)

180 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police investigate a mutilated body found in the Thames which appears to be the product of a witchcraft killing.

Stars: Eamonn Walker, Shaun Parkes, Wunmi Mosaku, Dave Fishley

Votes: 249

29. The Flying Ace (1926)

65 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A WWI fighter pilot returns to his former job as a railroad detective, and must recover a satchel filled with $25,000 of stolen payroll, locate a missing employee, and capture the gang of thieves responsible.

Director: Richard E. Norman | Stars: Laurence Criner, Kathryn Boyd, Boise De Legge, Harold Platts

Votes: 311

30. Slumber Party (2005 Video)

R | 76 min | Comedy

When Naomi, a fine, young sexy thing from South Central L.A., is invited to Palm Springs by her rich Uncle Bob to house sit for the weekend, she recruits three of her best friends to join her for the weekend for a Slumber Party.

Directors: Jazmine Bizzoco, Crystal Ellis, Venice Ventresca | Stars: Tyrell Ellis, Taetta Chip, Hakim Muhammad, Tianah Patterson

Votes: 112

31. Incomplete: A Story of Love, Desire and Deception (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance

INCOMPLETE is a captivating story of one woman's desire to make her family complete through love desire and deception. INCOMPLETE is a story of trust, of betrayal, and the fine line that ... See full summary »

Directors: Charles Farmer, Abe Vilchez-Moran | Stars: Jaye Taylor, Michael 'Mike Pain' Davidson, Sanura Harris, Donald Porter Jr.

Votes: 56

32. Cleaver Family Reunion (2013)

TV-14 | 91 min | Comedy

In this African-American comedy, a delightfully dysfunctional family settles their differences after a series of hilarious misadventures surrounding a family reunion.

Director: H.M. Coakley | Stars: Trae Ireland, Sandy Simmons, Efé, Tamara Goodwin

Votes: 282

33. The Psychic (2020)

TV-MA | 76 min | Drama, Thriller

Hazel is a single mom to daughter Jennifer, whom is warned by a psychic not to pursue a romance with a man. As she happens to meet Floyd, the man of her dreams, everything is bliss and happy days. Right up until one day.

Director: Silk White | Stars: High Com, Nelson J. Davis, Teresa Davis, Nicole Durant

Votes: 76

34. Envy (I) (2005)

98 min | Drama

Set amidst the urban decay of modern-day Detroit, this indie drama follows two cousins, AJ (Ray J) and Caesar (AZ), as they navigate the perils of the drug trade. Despite his girlfriend ... See full summary »

Director: Desmond Walker | Stars: Ray J, AZ, Desmond Walker, LisaRaye McCoy

Votes: 73

35. Home Is Where the Heart Is (2013)

PG-13 | 150 min | Drama

The Anderson family returns home for a family gathering. Their parents have a surprise for their children. Tragedy strikes at the moment they least expect it. At this crucial turning point ... See full summary »

Director: Michael McCorkle | Stars: Stephanie Baker, DeShaude Barner, Joe Blunt, Audria P. Crowder

36. Killer Diller (1948)

73 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen.

Director: Josh Binney | Stars: Dusty Fletcher, George Wiltshire, Butterfly McQueen, Nellie Hill

Votes: 151

37. Q: The Movie (1999)

Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy

A young man throwing the cookout to end all cookouts finds his party is skidding off the rails.

Director: Barry Bowles | Stars: Brian Hooks, Nikaya D. Brown Jones, Keno K. Deary, Calvin Stillwell

Votes: 131

38. Gas (2004)

R | 98 min | Comedy

Two feuding brothers inherit their father's gas station, and must run it together.

Director: Henry Chan | Stars: Art Evans, Khalil Kain, Flex Alexander, Jo Marie Payton

Votes: 160

39. The Devil's Daughter (1939)

Approved | 52 min | Drama, Horror

Sylvia Walton returns from Harlem to take over a Jamaican plantation from her vindictive half-sister, amid the growing sound of drums.

Director: Arthur H. Leonard | Stars: Nina Mae McKinney, Jack Carter, Ida James, Hamtree Harrington

Votes: 334

40. Knock 'em Dead (2014)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Three rival actresses and their crew, desperate and hating each other, reunite for a horror movie sequel when someone starts killing them off just like in their movie, in this bitchy, raunchy, comedy mystery.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, Rae Dawn Chong, Candice Coke, Preston Davis

Votes: 152

41. Wash It Up (2003 Video)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy

While trying to break into show business, talented and beautiful Chris Johnson (Zufan Stefanos) and the other two members of her all-girl trio Harmony work at a car wash wearing skimpy ... See full summary »

Directors: Frederick Alexander, Nahala Johnson | Stars: Zufan Stefanos, Erika Cameron, Venecia Small, Carl Sullivan

Votes: 17

42. The Duke Is Tops (1938)

Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.

Directors: William L. Nolte, Ralph Cooper | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne, Laurence Criner, Monte Hawley

Votes: 429

43. A Miami Tail (2003)

R | 84 min | Comedy

In this urban re-telling of the classic Greek comedy "Lysistrata," a daring young woman convinces her girlfriends to help rid their neighborhood of crime by refusing to have sex with their gangster boyfriends until the violence stops.

Director: Melvin James | Stars: Trina, Neferteri Shepherd, Tony Reddick, Benji Brown

Votes: 206

44. Christmas Belles (2019 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 85 min | Comedy

Despite being successful in their careers, two 30-something BFFs never stop hearing that they both need a man before it's too late. When a handsome pastor arrives just in time to kick off ... See full summary »

Director: Terri J. Vaughn | Stars: Raven Goodwin, DomiNque Perry, Omar Gooding, Mark Taylor

Votes: 183

45. The Watermelon Heist (2003)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy

To make money fast the Browns come up with a plan to win a contest for "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen," awarding $10,000 to whoever can find the juiciest, sweetest watermelon in the country.

Director: K.C. Amos | Stars: John Amos, Corey Holcomb, Red Grant, J.B. Smoove

Votes: 127 | Gross: $12.34M

46. Cleghorne! (1995)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Focuses on the life of Ellen Carlson, a single mom trying to raise her 9 year old daughter Akeyla, balance her duties of running a local production company in SoHo, boyfriend Brad, and overbearing parents, Sidney and Lena.

Stars: Ellen Cleghorne, Garrett Morris, Alaina Reed-Hall, Steve Bean

Votes: 30

47. Johnson Family Christmas Dinner (2008 Video)

Unrated | 88 min | Drama

This comedy-drama focuses on the trials and tribulations that a family goes through, always reconnecting over Sunday, possibly Christmas, dinner. As a mother and father observe the ... See full summary »

Director: Jamison Brandi | Stars: Lynne Conner Smith, Jerard Jones, Toni Thai Sterrett, Ashlei Shyne

Votes: 127

48. Minstrel Man (1977 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Music

During the early 1900's, 2 black brothers who work in a traveling minstrel have different goals; one's determined to succeed in a field which is dominated by white performers in blackface, ... See full summary »

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Glynn Turman, Ted Ross, Tonea Stewart, Stanley Bennett Clay

Votes: 74

49. Nora's Hair Salon II (2008)

PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy

In this sequel to Nora's Hair Salon, Simone (Stacey Dash) arrives in Los Angeles after inheriting her late aunt's hair salon and she knows that she has big shoes to fill. Simone soon ... See full summary »

Director: Jill Maxcy | Stars: Tatyana Ali, Stacey Dash, Mekhi Phifer, Bobby Brown

Votes: 175

50. Winner Takes All (1998 TV Movie)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two childhood friends grow up in a life of crime. After a foiled robbery one is jailed, the other joins the army and becomes a narc agent. A corrupt drug agent plots an assassination for a Mafia boss that jeopardizes the two friends lives.

Director: Daniel Zirilli | Stars: AMG, B-Real, Reegus Flenory, Flesh 'N' Bone

Votes: 93