Black Stories Movies

Dramas

The Help

At the dawn of the civil rights movement, three Mississippi women are about to take one extraordinary step.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2011)

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)

What's Love Got to Do With It?

The true-life story of Tina Turner — a remarkable and talented star.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1993)

Brown Sugar

Two best friends who've made it big in the hip-hop world, who support each other professionally choose other romantic partners before fully realizing they're really in love with each other.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2002)

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)

The Hate U Give

A teen witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a trigger-happy cop and must decide whether to testify or not.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2018)

Harlem Nights

Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor run the slickest nightclub around in this comedy set in the speakeasy world of 1930s Harlem.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1989)

Drumline

A talented marching band drummer's inability to march to anything but his own beat lands him in hot water at a Georgia university.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2002)

Notorious

The rise of the Notorious B.I.G. to rap music fame, his relationships with Sean Combs and Tupac Shakur, and his tragic death.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2009)

Save the Last Dance

A teen tries to fit in at an inner-city Chicago high-school after tragedy derails her dream of a dance career.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2001)

Proud Mary

A seasoned female assassin meets a young boy who sparks her maternal instinct.

R • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2018)

Love & Basketball

Quincy and Monica fall in love and share an all-consuming interest in basketball, but they struggle to keep their relationship alive as they pursue success as professional athletes.

PG-13 • Sports, Black Stories • Movie (2000)

Soul Food

A middle-class black family's triumphs and trials come to the fore over a warm and wonderful table in this fondly told tale.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1997)

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)

Idlewild

Andre Benjamin and Antwan A. Patton--a.k.a. Outkast--star in this musical fable set around a freewheeling Georgia nightclub in 1935.

R • Black Stories, Adventure • 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)

No Good Deed

When a stranger shows up at the door of a devoted wife and mothe claiming car trouble, she offers her phone to help him. The invitation leads to a fight for survival when the stran invades her home and terrorizes her family.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2014)

Queen & Slim

A black couple's first date turns into a nightmare after a traffic stop spirals out of control and the man kills a cop in self-defense.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2019)

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)

12 Years a Slave

Based on the true story of a man sold into slavery.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2013)

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)

Blue Story

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

Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2019)

Mary J. Blige's Family Affair

The love story of Kendra and Ben picks up as Kendra and Ben move out of the city in hopes of finally building a life together. The family must come together to help Kendra and Ben save their relationship and stay true to their real love.

TVPG • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2025)

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)

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)

Selma

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights.

TV14 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2014)

Kidnap

A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

R • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2017)

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)

Marshall

Thurgood Marshall encounters one of his earliest challenges in 1940.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2017)

Amistad

Steven Spielberg's epic account of a group of slaves whose deadly revolt aboard a Spanish galleon got them charged as murderers.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1997)

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)

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)

The Longshots

When Curtis Plummer, a down on his luck former high school football star, takes the only job he can find, babysitting his misfit niece, he discovers that she has the skills that once made him a great quarterback.

PG • Sports, Family • Movie (2017)

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)

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)

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