Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "black-family"

1. The Gilded Age (2022– )

TV-MA | 81 min | Drama

A wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family embarks on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish son, Larry, and his ambitious wife, Bertha.

Stars: Ben Ahlers, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Kelli O'Hara

Votes: 20,023

2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

R | 137 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from a more advanced and powerful cyborg.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick

Votes: 1,069,143 | Gross: $204.84M

3. The Wonder Years (2021– )

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family

A man recalls his experiences growing up in Montgomery, Alabama during the late 1960s.

Stars: Elisha Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki

Votes: 3,747

4. American Gangster (2007)

R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin

Votes: 419,573 | Gross: $130.16M

5. Us (II) (2019)

R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them.

Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker

Votes: 275,587 | Gross: $175.08M

6. Bel-Air (2022– )

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama

The journey of a street smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of west Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA's wealthiest suburbs.

Stars: Jabari Banks, Cassandra Freeman, Jimmy Akingbola, Olly Sholotan

Votes: 8,428

7. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

A streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.

Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali

Votes: 132,185

8. Boyz n the Hood (1991)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.

Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II

Votes: 138,084 | Gross: $57.50M

9. Bad Boys (1995)

R | 119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle, Michael Taliferro

Votes: 260,042 | Gross: $65.81M

10. My Wife and Kids (2001–2005)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Michael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.

Stars: Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, George Gore II, Parker McKenna Posey

Votes: 27,402

11. The Hate U Give (2018)

PG-13 | 133 min | Crime, Drama

Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.

Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Anthony Mackie

Votes: 35,621 | Gross: $29.72M

12. Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A young African-American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all-white school in the 1980s.

Stars: Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim

Votes: 37,199

13. Good Times (1974–1979)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

A poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.

Stars: Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker

Votes: 7,223

14. Dragged Across Concrete (2018)

R | 159 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.

Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White

Votes: 45,123

15. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit

Votes: 173,475 | Gross: $147.25M

16. The Full Monty (1997)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.

Director: Peter Cattaneo | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Wim Snape

Votes: 105,529 | Gross: $45.95M

17. Bad Boys II (2003)

R | 147 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union, Jordi Mollà

Votes: 247,127 | Gross: $138.61M

18. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 161,625 | Gross: $130.44M

19. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 166,475 | Gross: $144.73M

20. Family Reunion (2019–2022)

TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy, Family

When the McKellan family moves from Seattle to Georgia to be closer to extended family, the transition is like being a catfish out of water.

Stars: Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Isaiah Russell-Bailey

Votes: 2,587

21. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

Approved | 128 min | Drama

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands

Votes: 8,514

22. Demon House (2019)

TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans documents the most authenticated case of possession in American history.

Director: Zak Bagans | Stars: Zak Bagans, Adam Ahlbrandt, Matthew Mourgides, Barry Taff

Votes: 6,147

23. Meet the Browns (2008)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tamela J. Mann, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry, David Mann

Votes: 6,905 | Gross: $41.98M

24. Almost Christmas (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.

Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique

Votes: 6,779 | Gross: $41.72M

25. Lincoln Heights (2006–2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Family

A family moves to a crime-filled area of the heights and tries to help the community and the convicts living there.

Stars: Russell Hornsby, Nicki Micheaux, Erica Hubbard, Rhyon Nicole Brown

Votes: 1,894

26. Soul Food (2000–2004)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama

The everyday life and problems of the Josephs, a black family living in Chicago, Illinois.

Stars: Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker

Votes: 1,144

27. Time (I) (2020)

PG-13 | 81 min | Documentary, Biography

Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.

Director: Garrett Bradley | Stars: Garrett Bradley, Rob Rich II, Fox Rich, Laurence M. Rich

Votes: 5,845

28. Deliver Us from Eva (2003)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Eva doesn't let her 3 sisters' men push them around. She's always butting in. How to pacify Eva? Find her a man. The men pay a playboy to be that man. The problem is - he falls in love with Eva.

Director: Gary Hardwick | Stars: Gabrielle Union, LL Cool J, Essence Atkins, Duane Martin

Votes: 7,198 | Gross: $17.33M

29. Sounder (1972)

G | 105 min | Drama, Family

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.

Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews

Votes: 4,158 | Gross: $3.10M

30. Daughters of the Dust (1991)

TV-PG | 113 min | Drama, History, Romance

A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.

Director: Julie Dash | Stars: Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, Trula Hoosier

Votes: 2,600 | Gross: $1.64M

31. The White Slave (2016– )

TV-MA | 60 min | History

In Colombia in 1821, a Spanish plantation gets burned down, and only the planters' baby is spared. She gets sent to Spain, but concocts a plan to return home and become an abolitionist.

Stars: Cristina García, Paola Moreno, Nerea Camacho, Federico Nieto-El' Gazi

Votes: 578

32. Fight for Your Life (1977)

R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mean trashy exploitation picture about three convicts who escape from jail and hole up at the house of a black minister. There are a few nasty scenes where the minister's family is being ... See full summary »

Director: Robert A. Endelson | Stars: Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross

Votes: 1,605

33. The Secret Path (1999 TV Movie)

Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama

A drama about a young, neglected white girl in the rural South who, with the help of an unlikely couple, finds the solace and nurturing needed to transform her downtrodden life.

Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Della Reese, Crystal Bernard, Madeline Zima, Yvonne Zima

Votes: 591

34. Native Son (1986)

PG | 111 min | Drama, Romance

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page

Votes: 574 | Gross: $1.30M

35. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year- the year of the night ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan, Robert Christian, Larry B. Scott

Votes: 311

36. Crash Canyon (2011–2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

While driving to their vacation, a family falls into a canyon and must learn to get on with their fellow stranded neighbours and, mostly, one another.

Stars: Patrick McKenna, Jennifer Irwin, Bryn McAuley, Joanne Vannicola

Votes: 766

37. Pretty Hattie's Baby (1991)

Biography, Drama | Announced

An unreleased film about a white girl adopted by a black family in 1950s Nevada. Based on the early life of Fauna Hodel whose grandfather is prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Charles S. Dutton, Jill Clayburgh, Bobby Hosea

Votes: 56

38. Native Son (1951)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Film-Noir

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.

Director: Pierre Chenal | Stars: Richard Wright, Jean Wallace, Gloria Madison, Nicholas Joy

Votes: 381

39. As Summers Die (1986 TV Movie)

87 min | Drama

The plot centers around a large area of land owned by an old black lady, Elvira Backus. It had been given to her by her one time employer and secret father of her two children, a southern ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Claude Tramont | Stars: Scott Glenn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Davis, John Randolph

Votes: 805

40. The Wedding (1998 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Romance

In 1950s Massachusetts, a wealthy black woman engaged to a poor white beatnik learns about her family history. The stories revolve around the racial and class complexities of interracial and class-based marriages.

Director: Charles Burnett | Stars: Halle Berry, Eric Thal, Lynn Whitfield, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 510

41. Soul Santa (2021)

Comedy, Romance

A shopping mall Santa Claus is the disguise of a businessman that got into trouble with mob's money.

Director: Terri J. Vaughn | Stars: Hollis Kempain Abram, Adrian Alvarado, Alex Barber, Gina Barber

Votes: 96

42. The Fosters (1976–1977)

30 min | Comedy, Family

Samuel Foster (Norman Beaton) works hard trying to support his family in a South London multi-storey council flat. His character is based on the fictional Good Times patriarch James Evans ... See full summary »

Stars: Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, Carmen Munroe, Lenny Henry

Votes: 34

43. Black Girl (1972)

PG | 97 min | Drama

An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

Director: Ossie Davis | Stars: Brock Peters, Claudia McNeil, Leslie Uggams, Louise Stubbs

Votes: 448 | Gross: $0.41M

44. Hazard (2022)

20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A story about a Black family as they take a camping road trip for the first time. Proposing a new, diverse future for all of us.

Director: Daniel Bergeson | Stars: Nicholas G. Sims, Jay Dukes, Alonzo Hester, Bruce Purcell

45. I'm Through with White Girls (2007)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "... See full summary »

Director: Jennifer Sharp | Stars: Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lia Johnson, Lamman Rucker

Votes: 873

46. Christmas Everlasting (2018 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Romance

A hotshot lawyer returns to her childhood home following a death in the family.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Tatyana Ali, Dondré T. Whitfield, Dennis Haysbert, Patti LaBelle

Votes: 987

47. Baking Christmas (2019 TV Movie)

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When their mother decides to retire, her three children organize Christmas Cake Off to choose which one of them is going to take over the family bakery.

Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Khalilah Joi, Arnell Powell, Leigh-Ann Rose, Aloma Wright

Votes: 145

48. Merry Liddle Christmas (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This story of a woman trying to get her dysfunctional family to look picture perfect for the holidays, who falls in love with her neighbor amidst the chaos.

Director: Bosede Williams | Stars: Thomas Cadrot, Jaime M. Callica, Thalia Campbell, Jeff Gonek

Votes: 528

49. Sister, Sister (1982 TV Movie)

98 min | Drama, Family

Maya Angelou's story of the family stresses that occur when an older sister (Diahann Carroll) attempts to maintain a home, left by her revered father, in an ultra-moralistic way (regardless... See full summary »

Director: John Berry | Stars: Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Cash, Irene Cara, Paul Winfield

Votes: 186

50. King Lear (2016 Video)

180 min | Drama

Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

Director: Michael Buffong | Stars: Don Warrington, Alfred Enoch, Miltos Yerolemou, Rakie Ayola

Votes: 32