Deep Blues (1991), How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (2005), BB King: The Life of Riley (2014), Moonlight (2016), Fences (2016), Leadbelly (1975), 30 Years to Life (2001), Honeydripper (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best African-american Culture movies.
Storyline: A New York advertising executive who is about to land a big account, has his life shaken up when it becomes known that he has lied about having a college degree. After being fired, his life is further shaken by his debtors who had counted on paying after landing the account. Having to go on the run, he is called back to his southern town roots, when his great aunt dies. At the reading of the will, he learns he has been asked to assume the mantle of choir director of his great aunt's church and if he can get the choir in the Gospel Explosion in Atlanta, he will inherit stock worth $150,000. Unfortunately the choir leaves a lot to be desired and he has to start recruiting. Among others, he gets three prisoners to join. More importantly, he gets a "sinner" from one of the local night clubs to join. While initially scorned and resisted, nonetheless her voice wins everyone but the hardcore church busybody.—John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, religious, redemption, small town life, community spirit, music competition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: At historically black Mission College, the activist-minded Dap (Larry Fishburne) immerses himself in a world of political rhetoric and social movements -- one day he hopes to rally the students as a united front. At the other end of the spectrum, Julian (Giancarlo Esposito), the head of the biggest fraternity on campus, is more concerned with maintaining a strict social order. In between, Dap's conflicted cousin, Half-Pint (Spike Lee), spends most of his time rushing the fraternity.
Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, drama, racial issues, campus life, social satire, 1980s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The sisters come back to Deloris' (Whoopi Goldberg's) show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school, which is doomed for closure. One of the girls, Rita Watson (Lauryn Hill), who is the most talented of the bunch, is forbidden to sing by her mother, Florence Watson (Sheryl Lee Ralph), although the choir has made it to the state championship. A group of monks tries to stop them.
Plot Keywords: music, comedy, religion, school, choir, education, faith ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to the college dean, and her next move is on to Harvard Law School. She's got it all, right? But when the hard-partying white girls from Sigma Beta Beta embarrass the school, Jamilah is ordered to come to the rescue. Her mission is to not only teach the rhythmically-challenged girls how to step dance, but to win the Steptacular, the most competitive of dance competitions. With the SBBs reputations and charter on the line, and Jamilah's dream of attending Harvard in jeopardy, these outcast screw-ups and their unlikely teacher stumble through one hilarious misstep after another. Cultures clash, romance blossoms, and sisterhood prevails as everyone steps out of their comfort zones.
Plot Keywords: comedy, campus, dance, youth, inspirational, friendship, competition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, family, emotional, marriage, family bonds, conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes' celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston (Jacob Latimore), a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs (Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett). Unwilling to live by the imposing Reverend Cobbs' rules, a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother, Naima (Jennifer Hudson). Langston embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey and along with his new friends, and a little divine intervention, he discovers the true meaning of faith, healing, and family.—Fox Searchlight
Plot Keywords: musical, christmas, family, drama, faith, religious, new york ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, family, crime, courtroom, prison, humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Plot Keywords: dance, college, competition, street dance, youth, inspirational, usa ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An obese boy named Fat Albert and his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Bill, Dumb Donald, Russell, and Weird Harold, pulls into trouble when they "fall" out of their TV world into the real world, where Fat Albert tries to help a young girl, Doris, make friends. However, the simple life of the group is interrupted when Fat Albert falls for Doris' older sister, Lauri, sparking his friends to worry that their leader may never want to return to his cartoon world again.
Plot Keywords: comedy, family, animation, live-action/animation hybrid, music, fantasy, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. He however is not a vampire. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.—Production
Plot Keywords: supernatural, vampire, independent film, drama, horror, romance, black comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Single mother Diana Armstrong (LisaRaye) takes to sliding down a stripper pole in order to pay for college -- and make a better life for her child. But taking off her clothes for a paying audience is the easy part at the Player's Club. More challenging for Diana is staying on the good side of motormouthed club owner Dolla Bill (Bernie Mac), avoiding the club's unsavory cast of characters and helping her newbie stripping cousin, Ebony (Monica Calhoun), stay on the straight and narrow.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, crime, female-led, urban life, money, power ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Nuclear missiles are covertly moved from a Russian military base to parts unknown, and the U.S. military wants to know why. CIA agent Bob Zorkin (Charles Napier) and his wife, Susan (Kimberley Kates), think they know where the missiles are headed -- the Middle East. Bob meets up with an undercover CIA operative, Armstrong (Frank Zagarino), working in Moscow. But Bob is killed in a shootout, and Armstrong and Susan must team up to recover the missiles before doomsday.
Plot Keywords: biography, history, documentary, music, jazz, musician, 20th century ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Placed under federal protection in Madea's (Tyler Perry) Southern home, a Wall Street banker (Eugene Levy) and his dysfunctional family get a taste of the no-nonsense matriarch's special brand of tough love.
Plot Keywords: comedy, family, drama, crime, courtroom, humor, american film ...
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