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Essential African-American Films

This is a list of movies that primarily star African-American actors that are definitely worth seeing.
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
2
Ali (2001)
Ali (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
3
American Gangster (2007)
American Gangster (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
4
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
5
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
6
Black Dynamite (2009)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
7
The Blind Side (2009)
The Blind Side (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
8
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
10
Coach Carter (2005)
Coach Carter (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
11
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
12
Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
13
Dead Presidents (1995)
Dead Presidents (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
14
Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
15
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Friday (1995)
Friday (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
17
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
19
Good Burger (1997)
Good Burger (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   34%
20
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
23
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
24
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
25
Juice (1992)
Juice (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
26
Jungle Fever (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
27
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
28
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
29
Marley (2012)
Marley (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
30
Menace II Society (1993)
Menace II Society (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
31
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
32
New Jack City (1991)
New Jack City (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
33
Poetic Justice (1993)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   34%
34
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
35
Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
36
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
37
Ray (2004)
Ray (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
38
Remember the Titans (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
39
Set It off (1996)
Set It off (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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Shaft (1971)
Shaft (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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