The Black experience
- 55 movies
A non-extensive list of movies and series having at their core the life of African-Americans
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Mlk/fbi
2021 Movie •1.2/5
Domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and...
141
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
1967 Movie •3.9/5
Romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer,...
74
Judas And The Black Messiah
2021 Movie •3.7/5
Biographical crime drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton...
4
One Night In Miami...
2021 Movie •2.2/5
Drama film directed by Regina King (in her feature film directorial...
386
Paris Is Burning
1990 Movie •4.7/5
Documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston.
50
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015 Movie •3.8/5
Biographical documentary film about Nina Simone directed by Liz Garbus.
163
Just Mercy
2020 Movie •4/5
Biographical legal drama film co-written and directed by Destin...
12
Hair Love
2019 Movie •3.8/5
Animated short film directed by Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr.
10
A Raisin In The Sun
1961 Movie •3.8/5
Drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier,...
4
Time
2020 Movie •2/5
Documentary film produced and directed by Garrett Bradley.
74
Queen & Slim
2019 Movie •3.9/5
Romantic road crime drama film directed by Melina Matsoukas (in her...
10
Daughters Of The Dust
1991 Movie •3.1/5
Independent film written, directed and produced by Julie Dash and is...
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1992 Movie •4.4/5
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291
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2018 Movie •2.9/5
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44
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1986 Movie •3.3/5
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148
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