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

1. American Fiction (2023)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

Director: Cord Jefferson | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander

Votes: 81,244

2. My Wife and Kids (2000–2005)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Michael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.

Stars: Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, George Gore II, Parker McKenna Posey

Votes: 29,718

3. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley

Votes: 10,840

4. 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: 17,100 | Gross: $21.05M

5. P-Valley (2020– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Follows the lives of strip-club dancers working down in the Dirty Delta.

Stars: Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Brandee Evans

Votes: 11,314

6. Coming 2 America (2021)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Music

The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.

Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler

Votes: 75,594

7. Coonskin (1974)

R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.

Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas

Votes: 3,764

8. The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

As relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.

Stars: Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard

Votes: 2,315

9. The Get Down (2016–2017)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.

Stars: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen F. Guardiola, Skylan Brooks

Votes: 23,711

10. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Stars: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Steve James

Votes: 15,009 | Gross: $13.03M

11. Stomp the Yard (2007)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Music, Romance

When his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and the girl?

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Darrin Dewitt Henson

Votes: 26,465 | Gross: $61.36M

12. Eve's Bayou (1997)

R | 108 min | Drama

What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.

Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield

Votes: 11,643 | Gross: $14.82M

13. Steel Magnolias (2012 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Six Louisiana women (Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye, Condola Rashad, Jill Scott, Alfre Woodard) gather at a beauty salon for their daily dose of female bonding.

Director: Kenny Leon | Stars: Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Tory Kittles

Votes: 2,296

14. Hit Man (1972)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

An ex-cop discovers that his brother's recent death is intertwined with both the Los Angeles underworld and the city's porno movie scene.

Director: George Armitage | Stars: Bernie Casey, Pam Grier, Lisa Moore, Bhetty Waldron

Votes: 1,121 | Gross: $1.06M

15. Nothing But a Man (1964)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance

A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.

Director: Michael Roemer | Stars: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster

Votes: 2,023 | Gross: $0.02M

16. Carmen Jones (1954)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James

Votes: 5,932

17. Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

PG | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

At Madame Zenobia's illegal nightclub, when Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin get robbed of their wallets containing a winning lottery ticket, they set out to recover it.

Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson

Votes: 2,825 | Gross: $4.57M

18. Idlewild (2006)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Musical

At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.

Director: Bryan Barber | Stars: André 3000, Big Boi, Terrence Howard, Paula Patton

Votes: 5,768 | Gross: $12.55M

19. For the Love of Money (2021)

R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller

When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.

Director: Leslie Small | Stars: Keri Hilson, Rotimi, Jason Mitchell, D.C. Young Fly

Votes: 874

20. Ax 'Em (1992)

Unrated | 71 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A weekend retreat at a remote cabin in the woods for a group of childhood pals turns into a terrifying fight for survival, as a former friend whose family was killed years earlier comes along looking for revenge.

Director: Michael Mfume | Stars: Michael Mfume, Sandra Pulley, Joe Clair, Racquel Price

Votes: 2,111

21. The DL Chronicles (2005– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The DL Chronicles is a series of short stories about men of color who lead double sex lives. Episode; Wes introduces us to Wes Thomas, an upwardly mobile real estate banker who is ... See full summary »

Stars: Damian Toofeek Raven, Sheilynn Wactor, T. Ashanti Mozelle, Colbert Alembert

Votes: 295

22. Twisted House Sitter (2021 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Thriller

When a destitute young woman crosses paths with a beautiful, affluent entrepreneur, she tries to take over her luxurious life by any means necessary.

Director: Courtney Miller | Stars: Crystal-Lee Naomi, Jennifer Freeman, Kareem Lewis, Ali Amin Carter

Votes: 308

23. Hallelujah (1929)

Passed | 109 min | Drama, Musical

A sharecropper decides to become a preacher after falling for a vamp from the city.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fountaine, Harry Gray

Votes: 2,001

24. Don't Play Us Cheap (1972)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two imps take human form in order to break up the party.

Director: Melvin Van Peebles | Stars: Thomas Anderson, Jay Van Leer, Robert Dunn, Mabel King

Votes: 388

25. I'm Through with White Girls (2007)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "... See full summary »

Director: Jennifer Sharp | Stars: Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lia Johnson, Lamman Rucker

Votes: 885

26. King for a Day (1934)

TV-G | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bill Robinson, Ernest Whitman, Dusty Fletcher, Babe Matthews

Votes: 198

27. Cutthroat Alley (2003)

R | 95 min | Horror

Timothy Wayne Folsome's urban horror film Cutthroat Alley features a masked serial killer who slits the throats of each of his victims in the hood of South Central Los Angeles. The film ... See full summary »

Director: Timothy Wayne Folsome | Stars: Bizzy Bone, Stacy Arnell, Janice Butler, Cisco Reyes

Votes: 416

28. Burlesque in Harlem (1949)

56 min | Comedy, Music

A filming of a burlesque act in 1954 Harlem, complete with singers, baggy-pants comics and "exotic" dancers.

Director: William Alexander | Stars: Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, George Wiltshire, Vivian Harris, Dick Barrow

Votes: 39

29. That's My Brother (2022– )

11 min | Comedy

That's My Brother chronicles the lives of the Kenmore brothers: Ralph, Amiri and Weldon as they navigate professional, romantic, personal successes and failures in the city of Newark, New Jersey.

Stars: Shaqwane Yates, Di'Quanne Yates, Aliah Alexander, Antwone Fulton

30. Fishnets (2021)

40 min | Short, Drama

Charisma Harper, a vulnerable teenager, finds romance and comfort in a charming online boyfriend, Eli. Disturbances in her home life push her into the arms of her newfound love until Eli ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Nesbit | Stars: La'Myah, Quasheem D. Herring, Edwin L. Wright, Chamise Renee

Votes: 11

31. Am I Guilty? (1940)

Approved | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A young black doctor sets out to establish a free clinic in Harlem.

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Sybil Lewis, Sam McDaniel, Laurence Criner

Votes: 17

32. Dark Manhattan (1937)

Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama

A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.

Directors: Harry L. Fraser, Ralph Cooper | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Cleo Herndon, Clarence Brooks, Jess Lee Brooks

Votes: 84

33. Zombiez (2005 Video)

R | 83 min | Horror

A woman finds herself on the run from the living dead. Her friends are being slaughtered and she can find no help. Will she survive or will she too fall victim to the Zombiez?

Director: Zachary Snygg | Stars: Jenicia Garcia, Jackeem Sellers, Randy Clarke, Raymond Spencer

Votes: 517

34. Life Goes On (1938)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The husband of Sally Weston dies, and she decides to move to New York City where she feels her two young sons, Bob and Henry, can get a better education. Bob grows up to be a brilliant ... See full summary »

Director: William L. Nolte | Stars: Louise Beavers, Edward Thompson, Reginald Fenderson, Laurence Criner

Votes: 9

35. 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

36. Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)

3 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Soundie of Dorothy Dandridge performing the cowboy classic.

Director: Josef Berne | Stars: Dorothy Dandridge, Dudley Dickerson, Eugene Jackson, Artie Young

Votes: 65

37. The Fat Albert Easter Special (1982 TV Movie)

G | 30 min | Animation, Family

With Easter approaching, Albert and friends decide to help Mudfoot clean up his house and pay the bills. When Rudy plays a poorly thought out practical joke on them, Mudfoot ends up in hospital.

Stars: Bill Cosby, Eric Suter, Gerald Edwards, Jan Crawford

Votes: 81

38. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1946)

Not Rated | 65 min | Drama, Musical

A sexy, enticing dancer from Harlem makes things happen in a sleepy Caribbean island resort.

Director: Spencer Williams | Stars: Francine Everett, Don Wilson, Katherine Moore, Alfred Hawkins

Votes: 319

39. Go Down, Death! (1945)

56 min | Drama

The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother interferes.

Director: Spencer Williams | Stars: Myra D. Hemmings, Samuel H. James, Eddye L. Houston, Spencer Williams

Votes: 175

40. Veiled Aristocrats (1932)

48 min | Drama

John Walden, left home 20 years earlier and has been "passing" as white in a town where no one knew of his background. He returns home to take his now grown sister back with him so she too ... See full summary »

Director: Oscar Micheaux | Stars: Lucille Lewis, Walter Fleming, Laura Bowman, Lawrence Chenault

Votes: 181

41. St. Louis Blues (1929)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Music

In her only known film appearance, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith witnesses her lover's betrayal, then sings a powerful rendition of the title song.

Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson Choir

Votes: 472

42. Tactical (2008 Video)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime

The men and women who set out to protect and serve find they must often deceive to solve the case. Following the riveting hunt of a helpless murder witness, the deadly war between the Special Forces and the drug lords rages on.

Director: Sidney Mansa Winters | Stars: Eric Lane, Tommy Phipps, Simeon Henderson, Pam Mack

Votes: 186

43. Family Survival (2021)

PG-13 | Sci-Fi

This engrossing sci-fi thriller is about Jacob and Sahara who are fleeing from their oppressors. While on the quest for freedom, they stumble upon a mystical cave. Inside the cave they are ... See full summary »

Director: Anderson Fernanders | Stars: Cristen Rocket Adams, Jermaine Braxton, Jermaine A. Braxton, Karen Braxton

44. Soul Talkin' (2000 Video)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

James and Kim are sure it's all over, until they take part in a college study on relationships that makes them examine what happened from their first meeting. They take us back in time in this comic view of perception and romance.

Director: Prentice Penny | Stars: Damon Hines, Tamara Lynch, Larry O. Williams Jr., Trevor Jackson

Votes: 28

45. Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)

64 min | Comedy

Wallingford reads in the paper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a hotel from an uncle who has recently died. Schenectady falls asleep and dreams of what it will be like to own and run the hotel.

Directors: Jed Buell, William Beaudine | Stars: F.E. Miller, Mantan Moreland, Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Marguerite Whitten

Votes: 89

46. Spirit of Youth (1938)

Approved | 66 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.

Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: Joe Louis, Clarence Muse, Edna Mae Harris, Mae Turner

Votes: 163

47. Harlem Rides the Range (1939)

56 min | Drama, Music, Western

A cowboy and his sidekick try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property.

Director: Richard C. Kahn | Stars: Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks, F.E. Miller, Artie Young

Votes: 175

48. Wake (III) (2010)

20 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

'Everybody knows if you're fixin' to GOSSIP, you gotta have a little dirt on somebody. And everybody knows if you're fixin' to BURY, you gotta throw a little dirt on somebody. But don't ... See full summary »

Director: Bree Newsome | Stars: Sahr Ali, Christina Faison, Benton Greene, Tyrone Hicks

Votes: 54

49. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)

Unrated | 9 min | Short, Music

Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece ('A Rhapsody of Negro Life') with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Barney Bigard, Billie Holiday

Votes: 279

50. Take the A-Train (1941)

3 min | Short, Music

Soundie of the Delta Rhythm Boys' version of the eponymous classic song, accompanied by some dancing beauties.

Director: Robert R. Snody | Stars: Delta Rhythm Boys, Lee Gaines, Traverse Crawford, Clinton Holland

Votes: 29