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8.3 - IMDb
619 votes
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Love Is_ (2018)

Summary: Set in Los Angeles in the 1990s, "Love Is--" follows a young black couple, two people from opposite worlds, as they go through the trials and tribulations of chasing their dreams and learning how to follow their hearts.
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 0 h 43 min
Production: Akil Productions, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
Country: United States
Language: English
7.6 - IMDb
4152 votes
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Being Mary Jane (2013)

Summary: The life of a young Black woman, her work, her family and the popular talk show which she hosts.
Release Date: July 02, 2013
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Akil Productions, Breakdown Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
7.4 - IMDb
4789 votes
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Girlfriends (2000)

Summary: A look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.
Release Date: September 11, 2000
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: Happy Camper Productions, Grammnet Productions, Paramount Network Television
Country: United States
Language: English
7 - IMDb
44697 votes
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Cougar Town (2009)

Summary: Follows the escapades and relationships of a group of neighbors living in Gulfhaven, Florida.
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 0 h 22 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Doozer, Coquette Productions, ABC Signature, ABC Studios
Country: United States
Language: English
6.8 - IMDb
4633 votes
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The Game (2006)

Summary: A spinoff of Girlfriends (2000) featuring a group of women who all have relationships with professional football players.
Release Date: October 01, 2006
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 0 h 21 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: CBS Television Studios, Grammnet Productions, Happy Camper Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
6.7 - IMDb
3471 votes
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The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)

Summary: Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. To support himself, he works in his family's hotel, the financially strapped King's Tower, which is...
Release Date: August 28, 1996
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: Bent Outta Shape Productions Inc., Foxxhole Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Country: United States
Language: English
6.4 - IMDb
650 votes
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The Game (2021)

Summary: New players offer a modern-day examination of Black culture through the prism of pro football, while trying to keep their souls as they play The Game.
Release Date: January 17, 2023
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: 18+
Production: Akil Productions, CBS Studios, CBS Television Studios
Country: United States
Language: English
6.3 - IMDb
465 votes
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Reed Between the Lines (2011)

Summary: Psychologist Carla Reed and Professor Alex Reed balance their professional lives as doctors and personal lives in a blended family with three kids.
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
Production: Black Entertainment Television (BET), Cofer Entertainment Group
Country: United States
Language: English
6.1 - IMDb
26407 votes
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Black Lightning (2018)

Summary: A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 0 h 43 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, DC Entertainment
Country: United States
Language: English
5.8 - IMDb
3957 votes
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Moesha (1996)

Summary: A teenager struggles to come to terms with everything life throws at her.
Release Date: January 23, 1996
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: Big Ticket Television, Jump at the Sun Productions, Regan-John Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
5.7 - IMDb
6362 votes
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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
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Writers: Mara Brock Akil
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, Joel Schumacher
Joel SchumacherWriter
Joel Schumacher ethnicity
Jewish Male
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, Howard Rosenman
Howard RosenmanWriter
Howard Rosenman ethnicity
White Male
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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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Stamped from the Beginning (2023)

Summary: A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".
Release Date: November 20, 2023
Genre: Documentary
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Roger Ross WilliamsDirector
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Black Male
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Writers: Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. KendiWriter
Ibram X. Kendi ethnicity
Black Male
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, David Teague
David TeagueWriter
David Teague ethnicity
White Male
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Runtime: 1 h 31 min
MPAA: R
Production: One Story Up Productions, story27, Netflix
Distributor: Netflix
Country: United States
Language: English