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: 76,016

2. 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: 10,804

3. 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: 29,646

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: 17,042 | 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: 11,285

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: 75,449

7. 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: 11,617 | Gross: $14.82M

8. 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: 3,747

9. 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: 14,981 | Gross: $13.03M

10. 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: 23,684

11. 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: 2,301

12. 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: 26,446 | Gross: $61.36M

13. 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

14. 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: 5,923

15. 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: 2,815 | Gross: $4.57M

16. 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: 5,763 | Gross: $12.55M

17. 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: 1,103 | Gross: $1.06M

18. 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, Dola Rashad

Votes: 2,275

19. 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: 1,985 | Gross: $0.02M

20. 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: 386

21. 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

22. 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: 294

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: 1,999

24. 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: 306

25. The Embalmer (1996)

85 min | Horror

A deranged mortician preys on a group of teenage friends in a desperate attempt to obtain their bodily fluids needed to bring his family back to life.

Director: S. Torriano Berry | Stars: Jennifer T. Kelly, Kenneth E. Mullen, Myron Creek, Tracy Owens

Votes: 109

26. 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

27. The Black Network (1936)

20 min | Musical, Short

Brutus Johnson, owner of the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Company, sponsors the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Variety Program on the Black Network Broadcasting Co. Mezzanine Johnson, Brutus' ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Nina Mae McKinney, The Nicholas Brothers, The Washboard Serenaders, Emmett 'Babe' Wallace

Votes: 179

28. 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

29. A Fool and His Money (1912)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy

A chance find of money makes the penniless Sam a good match for the nouveau riche Lindy. But Sam soon loses the money at cards - and with it the favor of the unfaithful Lindy.

Director: Alice Guy | Star: James Russell

Votes: 146

30. 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

31. Two Knights of Vaudeville (1915)

11 min | Comedy, Short

Two Actors try their hands at stage comedy.

Stars: Jimmy Marshall, Florence McClain, Frank Montgomery, Bert Murphy

Votes: 246

32. 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

33. While Thousands Cheer (1940)

Approved | 64 min | Drama, Sport

Kenny Harrington, the star football player of Gilmore College, leads his team to many victories, raising hopes that Gilmore will play in the "Peach Bowl," the championship playoffs of the ... See full synopsis »

Director: Leo C. Popkin | Stars: Kenny Washington, Mantan Moreland, Al Duvall, Jeni Le Gon

Votes: 10

34. 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

35. Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934)

Not Rated | 10 min | Musical, Short

This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity.

Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Cab Calloway, Sidney Easton, Fredi Washington, Floyd Marmon

Votes: 275

36. The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)

Approved | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Music

Cowboy Bob Blake (Herbert Jeffries) and four friends ride to Arizona to help Betty Jackson (Artie Young), the sister of Bob's friend, Joe (Rollie Hardin), who has gone missing.

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

Votes: 262

37. 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: 471

38. Paradise in Harlem (1939)

85 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced to leave ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Seiden | Stars: Frank H. Wilson, Mamie Smith, Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris

Votes: 127

39. gOD-Talk (2023)

PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary

Explores the lives of seven Black Millennials -Atheist, Buddhist, Christians, Muslim, Ifa, and Spiritualist- and their challenges and discoveries with faith and spirituality in the 21st century.

Director: Kim Moir | Stars: Javicia Leslie, Makkah Ali, Tre'vell Anderson, Candice Marie Benbow

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: 180

41. 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

42. 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: 86

43. A Black Sherlock Holmes (1918)

12 min | Comedy, Short

The story of a man who believes himself to be a great detective. His efforts to capture a villainous kidnapper lead him into many unexpected adventures, but he eventually saves the girl that she might marry her lover.

Director: R.W. Phillips | Stars: Sam Robinson, George Lewis, Rudolph Tatum, Yvonne Junior

Votes: 53

44. Murder with Music (1941)

Not Rated | 59 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The beautiful Nellie Hill has many admirers but when one of them gets killed all the others are suspected. All this in among some great singing and dancing, some great bands and songs. This... See full summary »

Director: George P. Quigley | Stars: Bob Howard, Milton Williams, Nellie Hill, George Oliver

Votes: 107

45. 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: 160

46. 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

47. Noxious (I) (2018)

60 min | Thriller

Affairs turn fatal when a reckless woman confronts her cheating boyfriend.

Director: Kevin Parkinson | Stars: Tyree Ballard, Olivia Brown, Jayme Clark, Chris Davenport

Votes: 54

48. 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

49. 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: 79

50. 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