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)

Waves

Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family as they navigate love, forgiveness, & coming together after a loss—a heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion & growth even in dark times.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2019)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A Low Down Dirty Shame

Keenen Ivory Wayans plays an L.A. detective who deals with drug lords, dirty cops and dames in this comic caper.

R • Adventure, Black Stories • Movie (1994)

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)

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)

Chevalier

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

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

New Jack City

A detective takes on a drug czar whose crack kingdom is tearing Harlem apart in this hard-nosed crime drama.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (1991)

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)

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)

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)

Mr. 3000

Bernie Mac is a riot as a selfish former baseball star who makes an unlikely return to the game to get his 3,000th hit.

PG-13 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2004)

Black Snake Moan

A nymphomaniac is imprisoned and reformed by a kindly blues guitarist.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2006)

Things Never Said

Kalindra tries desperately to find an outlet for her struggling voice and escape from her abusive husband.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2013)

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