Top Black Films That Should Be In Every African American Household
Movies are great. They can be entertaining and provide worthwhile distraction from our daily lives. They can also serve to enlighten and inspire us to reach beyond our own expectations and make our dreams a reality. While there may not be as many Black films in existence than we’d like to admit, there still exists a good number movies that should be found in every African American household. A few of our favorites include:
Check out this list of additional films that will hopefully make their way to your cinematic repertoire:
- Boyz in the Hood
- Dancing in September
- Ray
- Mixing Nia
- The Last Dragon
- Sparkle
- Mahogany
- What’s Love Got to Do with It?
- I’m Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)
- The Last Supper
- Why Did I Get Married?
- Imitation of Life
- The Wood
- The Best Man
- Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
- Lackawanna Blues
- Devil in a Blue Dress
- Ricochet
- Boomerang
- Coming to America
- Bamboozled
We want to know your favorites. As usual, please feel free to add to the list!
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Lawd have mercy. Where is Friday? That is a classic. A CLASSIC!!!
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You have already listed so many of my favs, but I have to add Love and Basketball to the list :-).
i can’t believe you didn’t have ANY spike lee films! major faux paux
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okay, this is something I am going to publish in my June issue of “Mix To Go Magazine” (shameless plug…www.mixcraft.info) but my list will justify the plug. ALL OF YOU need to have every one of these movies (not just see them)…and the rest will be in the mag-get in touch and get a subscription! Support small black businesses!!!
Okay my list…
Do The Right Thing * The Inkwell * Idlewild (Outkast) * Amistad * Glory * Lady Sings The Blues * Nothing But A Man * The Five Heartbeats * Dead Presidents * Jackie Brown (even though a white guy did it he GOT it)
Menace II Society * Posse * The Wiz * Sweetback Badass * Shaft * Ray * Malcolm X * Juice * New Jack City * Harlem Nights * Drumline * Let’s Do it Again
Car Wash * American Gangster * Dreamgirls * Uptown Saturday Night * Coming To America * Claudine * Eve’s Bayou * Purple Rain * Introducing Dorothy Dandridge * The Best Man * Love And Basketball * Set It Off * Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Boomerang * Lean On Me * Friday * Barbershop * I’m Gonna Git You Sucka * Ali * What’s Love Got To Do With It * Love Jones * Coolie High * Brown Sugar * The Last Dragon * Something The Lord Made * The Color Purple * Raw & Delirious (both Eddie Murphy’s live comedy…best EVER) * Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip, Which Way Is Up and Car Wash (all 3 with Richard Pryor)
Why Did I Get Married? (One of Tyler Perry’s best) * Mahogany * The Wood * Lackawana Blues * Devil In A Blue Dress * Hotel Rwanda * Bamboozled * Miss Evers Boys * The Tuskegee Airmen * Roots (the FIRST one as a movie) * Crooklyn * Jungle Fever * Waiting To Exhale * Daughters Of The Dust * School Daze *
Rosewood * Panther * Get On The Bus * A Raisin In The Sun * Soul Food * Women Of Brewster Place * Down In The Delta * Mo Better Blues * City Of God * Miracle At St Anna * The Spook Who Sat By The Door * Shaft * A Rage In Harlem
Five On The Black Hand Side * Hollywood Shuffle * Drop Squad * Sweetback Badass Song * Foxy Brown * Biker Boyz * Which Way Is Up * Car Wash * Sugarhill * The Brothers * She Hate Me * Baby Boy * Bird * Standing In The Shadows Of Motown * Slam
I looked at allllll of these movies and my personal favorite was not mentioned one time…. Harlem Nights! It has an explosion of who’s who black comedians and is hilarious! “So now ya wanna shoot me in the pinky toe?!?!?!?”
I have to say my all time fave’s are……….the wiz ….what’s love….love and basketball……malcom x……..and the color purple……..but i’ve yet to see………”ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN WE WERE COLORED”………”MAMMA FLORA’S FAMILY”,……..”MISS JANE PITMAN”…….KINGDOME COME……JAWANNA MANN………THE PREACHERS WIFE………. THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS………..OR MY OTHA FAVE………….THE TEMPTATIONS!!!………….just to name a few!!!
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