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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Summary:
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Release Date:
July 21,
1989
Genres:
Comedy
,
Drama
Director:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Director
Mixed / Other Male
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Wikipedia
Writer:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Writer
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
2 h 00 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
,
MCA Home Video
,
CBS
,
The Criterion Collection
,
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
,
Peacock
,
The Criterion Channel
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 6,500,000
Domestic:
$ 27,545,445
International:
$ 9,750,000
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Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
Summary:
Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Release Date:
December 18,
1987
Genres:
Comedy
,
Documentary
Director:
Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 33 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Eddie Murphy Productions
,
Paramount Pictures
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
,
Paramount Home Entertainment
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 50,504,655
International:
$ 634
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Summary:
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Release Date:
March 22,
1973
Genres:
Action
,
Drama
,
Crime
Director:
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 37 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Yeah
Distributor:
Xenon Entertainment Group
,
Direct Cinema Limited
,
Image Entertainment
,
Sun Video Corporation (SVC)
,
Vinegar Syndrome
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 500,000
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She's Gotta Have It (1986)
Summary:
Story of a woman and her three lovers.
Release Date:
August 08,
1986
Genres:
Comedy
,
Romance
Director:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Director
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Writer
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
Writer
Black Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 24 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
,
The New York State Council of the Arts
,
New York Foundation for the Arts
,
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
,
Black Filmmakers Foundation
Distributor:
The Criterion Collection
,
MGM Home Entertainment
,
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
,
Island Visual Arts
,
PolyGram Home Video
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 175,000
Domestic:
$ 7,137,502
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Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Summary:
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Release Date:
August 03,
1990
Genres:
Drama
,
Romance
,
Music
Director:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Director
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Writer
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
2 h 10 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Universal Pictures
,
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
,
Kino Lorber
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 10,000,000
Domestic:
$ 16,153,593
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Harlem Nights (1989)
Summary:
During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.
Release Date:
November 17,
1989
Genres:
Comedy
,
Drama
,
Crime
Director:
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 56 min
MPAA:
18A
Production:
Eddie Murphy Productions
,
Paramount Pictures
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
,
HBO Max
,
WGN
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 30,000,000
Domestic:
$ 60,864,870
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Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Summary:
A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
Release Date:
December 27,
1991
Genres:
Drama
,
Romance
,
History
Director:
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Director
Indian Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Julie Dash
Julie Dash
Writer
Indian Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 53 min
MPAA:
TV-PG
Production:
Geechee Girls
,
American Playhouse
,
WMG Film
Distributor:
Cohen Media Group
,
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
,
The Criterion Channel
Countries:
United States
,
Germany
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 1,683,422
International:
$ 6,301
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Sankofa (1993)
Summary:
A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and e...
Release Date:
May 28,
1993
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Director
Asian Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Writer
Asian Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
2 h 05 min
Production:
Channel Four Films
,
Diproci
,
Ghana National Commission on Culture
,
Mypheduh Films
,
Negod-Gwad Productions
,
Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
,
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Distributor:
Mypheduh Films
,
Netflix
Countries:
United States
,
Ghana
,
Burkina Faso
,
United Kingdom
,
Germany
,
Ethiopia
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 1,000,000
Domestic:
$ 2,198,984
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Posse (1993)
Summary:
In 1898 Cuba, five Buffalo Soldiers find a gold cache, desert and return to America where they help defend a black town from the KKK, all the while trying to avoid capture by lawmen and military authorities alike.
Release Date:
May 14,
1993
Genre:
Western
Director:
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles
Director
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Dario Scardapane
Dario Scardapane
Writer
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 51 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
,
Working Title Films
Distributor:
Manifesto Film Sales
,
PolyGram Video
,
The Criterion Channel
Countries:
United Kingdom
,
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 10,000,000
Domestic:
$ 18,289,763
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I Like It Like That (1994)
Summary:
Money issues and misunderstandings divide a couple who struggle to raise their children in the Bronx.
Release Date:
October 14,
1994
Genres:
Comedy
,
Drama
,
Romance
Director:
Darnell Martin
Darnell Martin
Director
Mixed / Other Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Darnell Martin
Darnell Martin
Writer
Mixed / Other Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 44 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Columbia Pictures
,
Riot of Color
,
Think Again Productions
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 1,760,527
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4 Little Girls (1997)
Summary:
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist1963 bombing by the Ku Klux Klan of the African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement, which killed four young girls.
Release Date:
July 09,
1997
Genres:
Documentary
,
History
Director:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Director
Mixed / Other Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 42 min
MPAA:
TV-14
Production:
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
,
Home Box Office (HBO)
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 130,146
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Hav Plenty (1998)
Summary:
Lee Plenty is a flailing, wannabe writer, homeless and apartment-sitting for his friend, the wealthy Havilland Savage, while she is off visiting family. So Lee jumps at the chance to see Havilland, whom he has secretly loved for y...
Release Date:
June 19,
1998
Genres:
Comedy
,
Romance
Director:
Christopher Scott Cherot
Christopher Scott Cherot
Director
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Christopher Scott Cherot
Christopher Scott Cherot
Writer
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 32 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Complete Casting
,
Deluxe Toronto
,
DuArt Film and Video
,
Edmonds Entertainment
,
Immaculate Matching
,
Melange Caterer
,
My Belizean Goumet
,
Post Production Playground
,
Sound One
,
Wanderlust Pictures Inc.
,
e2 Filmworks
Distributor:
Miramax
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 65,000
Domestic:
$ 2,284,034
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
Summary:
Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.
Release Date:
August 28,
1998
Genres:
Drama
,
Music
,
Biography
Director:
Gregory Nava
Gregory Nava
Director
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Tina Andrews
Tina Andrews
Writer
Black Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 56 min
MPAA:
14A
Production:
Rhino Films
,
Warner Bros.
Distributor:
Warner Bros.
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 12,461,773
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One Week (2000)
Summary:
A soon-to-be groom learns that he may have contracted HIV. Waiting a full seven days for the test results turns out to be the most hectic week of his life.
Release Date:
August 03,
2000
Genres:
Drama
,
Romance
Director:
Carl Seaton
Carl Seaton
Director
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Carl Seaton
Carl Seaton
Writer
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Kenny Young
Kenny Young
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 37 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Griot Filmworks
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 190,441
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Lumumba (2000)
Summary:
The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo Patrice Lumumba.
Release Date:
September 27,
2000
Genres:
Drama
,
Biography
,
History
Director:
Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Pascal Bonitzer
Pascal Bonitzer
Writer
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Dan Edelstein
Dan Edelstein
Writer
Jewish Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 55 min
MPAA:
Not Rated
Production:
JBA Production
,
Entre Chien et Loup
,
Essential Filmproduktion GmbH
,
Velvet S.A.
,
Arte France Cinéma
,
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
,
ZDF/Arte
,
Canal+
,
Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT)
,
Cofimage 10
,
Eurimages
,
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
,
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
,
Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma
,
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International
,
L'Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT)
Distributor:
Zeitgeist Films
Countries:
France
,
Belgium
,
Germany
,
Haiti
Language:
French
Domestic:
$ 352,296
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Trois (2000)
Summary:
Trouble erupts when a happily married couple bring in a third party to spice things up.
Release Date:
March 10,
2000
Genres:
Drama
,
Romance
,
Thriller
Director:
Rob Hardy
Rob Hardy
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Rob Hardy
Rob Hardy
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Will Packer
Will Packer
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Will Power
Will Power
Writer
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 33 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Rainforest Films
,
Rainforest Productions
,
TRF Productions
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 200,000
Domestic:
$ 1,161,843
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Antwone Fisher (2002)
Summary:
Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.
Release Date:
January 10,
2003
Genres:
Drama
,
Biography
Director:
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Antwone Fisher
Antwone Fisher
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
2 h 00 min
MPAA:
PG-13
Production:
Searchlight Pictures
,
Mundy Lane Entertainment
Distributor:
Searchlight Pictures
,
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
,
HBO Max
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 12,500,000
Domestic:
$ 21,078,145
International:
$ 2,289,441
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Sparkle (2012)
Summary:
In the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
Release Date:
August 17,
2012
Genres:
Drama
,
Music
Director:
Salim Akil
Salim Akil
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writers:
Mara Brock Akil
Mara Brock Akil
Writer
Black Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher
Writer
Jewish Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
,
Howard Rosenman
Howard Rosenman
Writer
White Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 56 min
MPAA:
PG-13
Production:
Akil Production Company
,
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
,
Stage 6 Films
,
TDJ Enterprises / New Dimensions Entertainment
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Releasing
,
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA)
,
TriStar Pictures
,
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 14,000,000
Domestic:
$ 24,397,469
International:
$ 240,331
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Losing Ground (1982)
Summary:
Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
Genres:
Comedy
,
Drama
Director:
Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collins
Director
Black Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Kathleen Collins
Kathleen Collins
Writer
Black Female
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 26 min
MPAA:
PG
Distributor:
Milestone Film & Video
,
The Criterion Channel
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Domestic:
$ 1,006
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How U Like Me Now (1992)
Summary:
An ambitious yuppie, bored with her unmotivated boyfriend, moves out and starts an interracial relationship with a man she meets at a party. When things don't work out she goes home to find her ex has a surprise for her.
Release Date:
September 04,
1992
Genres:
Comedy
,
Drama
,
Romance
Director:
Darryl Roberts
Darryl Roberts
Director
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Writer:
Darryl Roberts
Darryl Roberts
Writer
Black Male
Filmography
Wikipedia
Runtime:
1 h 50 min
MPAA:
R
Production:
Avant Garde Films
,
Woolf Vision Enterprises
Distributor:
Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
,
Lange and Associates
,
MCA/Universal Home Video
,
Screen Media Ventures
,
Xenon Pictures
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Movie budget:
$ 600,000
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