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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Chevalier

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

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

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)

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)

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)

Blue Story

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

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)

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)

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)

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