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Ranker.com's Best Black Movies of All Time

The best Black movies are favorites that explore African American culture and themes. This list is ranked by film fans, many of whom grew up waiting for and watching good, realistic representations of what life was like for Black people in America. The top African American movies often dominate the box office when released, and this is a list of the best Black films.
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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
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
5
Baby Boy (2001)
Baby Boy (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
6
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
7
Bad Boys II (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   23%
8
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
9
Belly (1998)
Belly (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
10
The Best Man (1999)
The Best Man (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
11
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
12
Coach Carter (2005)
Coach Carter (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
13
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
14
Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
15
Cooley High (1975)
Cooley High (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
16
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
18
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
19
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
20
Fresh (1994)
Fresh (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
21
Friday (1995)
Friday (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
22
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
The Great Debaters (2007)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
24
Harlem Nights (1989)
Harlem Nights (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   21%
25
He Got Game (1998)
He Got Game (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
26
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
27
House Party (1990)
House Party (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
28
Juice (1992)
Juice (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
29
Jungle Fever (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
30
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
31
Lean on Me (1989)
Lean on Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
32
Life (1999)
Life (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
33
Love & Basketball (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
34
Major Payne (1995)
Major Payne (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
35
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
36
Menace II Society (1993)
Menace II Society (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
37
New Jack City (1991)
New Jack City (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
38
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
39
Paid in Full (2002)
Paid in Full (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
40
The Players Club (1998)
The Players Club (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
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