Black Stories Movies

ATL

Four Atlanta teenagers, whose lives revolve around hip-hop and rollerskating, face life-changing challenges on and off the rink.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2006)

Flight

A veteran pilot makes a miraculous landing after a mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground, but an investigation into the incident reveals that he was drunk at the time.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2012)

Fences

Fences is directed by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, adapted from Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2016)

Doctor Dolittle

A workaholic doctor estranged from his family rediscovers his ability to communicate with animals, which turns his life upside down.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Family • Movie (1998)

Juice

Four Harlem teenagers hold up a store and get hooked on the thrill of chasing power and profit.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1992)

Vacation Friends

A couple meets up with another couple while on vacation in Mexico, but their friendship takes an awkward turn when they get back home.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2021)

Good Deeds

An upstanding businessman finds his upcoming marriage thrown into question when his connection with a down-on-her-luck cleaning woman turns unexpectedly romantic.

TV14 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2012)

Waiting to Exhale

Four young Phoenix women lean on each other for support while dealing with their share of bad relationships.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1995)

Blue Story

Two boys become friends despite their differences from being from opposite ends of town.

Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2019)

Chevalier

Inspired by the true story of brilliant violinist-composer Joseph Bologne.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2023)

Undisputed

A heavyweight champion boxer is sent to prison, where he must face the penetentiary's reigning champ in the ring. A gritty slugfest.

R • Boxing, Sports • Movie (2002)

Kidnap

A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

R • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2017)

Rules of Engagement

Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson star in this riveting saga of a veteran Marine who is made the scapegoat of an ill-fated mission.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2000)

Hidden Figures

Three African American women become unlikely heroes in the 1960s Space Race in this Best Picture Oscar® nominee.

PG • Space, Black Stories • Movie (2016)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940’s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit.”

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2021)

Brian Banks

An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2019)

Bruiser

During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.

TVMA • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2023)

Baby Boy

Ten years after the release of the seminal "Boyz N the Hood," acclaimed director John Singleton returns to the same inner-city L.A. neighborhood for the story of a misguided 20-year-old African-American man.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2001)

Changing Lanes

A minor car accident between a yuppie attorney and a recovering alcoholic triggers an all-out war.

R • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2002)

Rye Lane

Yas (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two 20-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London-helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.

TVMA • International, Black Stories • Movie (2023)

Saint Omer

A young novelist Rama attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. As the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama and call into question our own judgement.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2022)

Ricochet

Denzel Washington stars as an assistant D.A. who must face off against an ex-con he put away who is out of prison--and out for revenge.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1991)

Starkeisha

Inspired by songs from Music For The Movement, a young woman is sent on an intense journey though her own subconscious that challenge her ideas of self-identity.

TVPG • Adventure, Black Stories • Movie (2022)

Origin

While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2023)

Comedies