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49 Black Movies to Watch That Will Spark Joy (Fast Company)

While films depicting tragedy or that have a capital-I "important" message about the Black experience are crucial, don't forget about movies that show other sides of Black life.
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Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
2
The Wiz (1978)
The Wiz (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
3
You Got Served (2004)
You Got Served (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
4
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
5
Paris Blues (1961)
Paris Blues (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
6
Love & Basketball (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
7
Hav Plenty (1997)
Hav Plenty (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
8
Soul Food (1997)
Soul Food (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
9
The Best Man (1999)
The Best Man (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
10
Jumping the Broom (2011)
Jumping the Broom (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
11
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
12
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
13
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
14
The Photograph (2020)
The Photograph (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
15
Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
16
Brown Sugar (2002)
Brown Sugar (2002)
17
Deliver Us From Eva (2003)
Deliver Us From Eva (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   44%
18
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
19
The Wedding Party (2016)
The Wedding Party (2016)
20
The Brothers (2001)
The Brothers (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
21
The Inkwell (1994)
The Inkwell (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   22%
22
Car Wash (1976)
Car Wash (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
23
The Wood (1999)
The Wood (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
24
Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
25
Girls Trip (2017)
Girls Trip (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
26
B.A.P.S. (1997)
B.A.P.S. (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   15%
27
Friday (1995)
Friday (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
28
House Party (1990)
House Party (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
29
Dope (2015)
Dope (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
30
Roll Bounce (2005)
Roll Bounce (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
31
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
Top Five (2014)
Top Five (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
33
This Christmas (2007)
This Christmas (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
34
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
35
Black Nativity (2013)
Black Nativity (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
36
The Last Dragon (1985)
The Last Dragon (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
37
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
38
Crooklyn (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
39
Dancehall Queen (1997)
Dancehall Queen (1997)
40
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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