Black Stories Movies

Dramas

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)

Straight Outta Compton

The powerhouse drama of legendary hip hop group N.W.A. and its trio of superstar performers is told in this pulse-pounding biopic.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2015)

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)

All Eyez on Me

Demetrius Shipp Jr. stars as Tupac Shakur in this stirring bio-pic that chronicles the life of the late rap superstar.

TV14 • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2017)

John Q

Denzel Washington delivers a searing performance as a desperate father who takes drastic measures when his son needs a heart transplant.

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

Imagine That

A stressed-out executive discovers that his daughter's fantasy world of imaginary princesses contains the answers to all his problems.

PG • Fantasy, Black Stories • Movie (2009)

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)

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

An idealistic attorney with poor interpersonal skills but an incredible memory for legal minutiae suddenly finds his life and career upended after the small law office where he works for next-to-nothing shutters. Presented by FXM

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

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)

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)

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)

Soul Men

Estranged backup singers reluctantly travel together to a musical reunion.

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2008)

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)

Black Snake Moan

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

R • Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2006)

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)

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)

Kidnap

A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

R • Black Stories, Thriller • Movie (2017)

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)

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)

Marshall

Thurgood Marshall encounters one of his earliest challenges in 1940.

PG-13 • 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)

Mr. Right

A writer (Erica Tazel) who has sworn off trying to find love is unexpectedly swept off her feet by a seemingly perfect man (Columbus Short). Things get complicated when she learns he works for a dating service.

Black Stories, Drama • Movie (2016)

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)

Comedies