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29 Classic Movies to Watch in Honor of Black History Month

It's Black History Month, which means there's really no better time to see a great film thaat captures the diverse narratives of black people. In theaters, movies like "Hidden Figures," "Loving," and "Fences" are telling little-known stories that focus on black lives.
But if you're in the mood to watch something compelling and enlightening about the black experience right now, below are 29 feature films and documentaries to check out. Spanning everything from a portrait of Barack Obama in his youth to the rise of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, these films are sure broaden your black film vocabulary
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The Loving Story (2011)
The Loving Story (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
Mama Africa (2011)
Mama Africa (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
5
Tangerine (2015)
Tangerine (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
7
Barry (2016)
Barry (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
8
13th (2016)
13th (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
11
Selma (2014)
Selma (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
12
Pariah (2011)
Pariah (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Belle (2013)
Belle (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
14
The Watermelon Woman (1996)
The Watermelon Woman (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
18
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
19
Paris Is Burning (1990)
Paris Is Burning (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
21
Crooklyn (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Black Girl (1966)
Black Girl (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Within Our Gates (1920)
Within Our Gates (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
25
The Wiz (1978)
The Wiz (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
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Carmen Jones (1954)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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