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1. The Reading (I) (2023)
TV-MA | 96 min | Thriller
The story follows Emma as she writes a book in order to cope with a deadly home invasion and now a new terror will be unleashed, after a reading performed in her home.
Director: Courtney Glaude | Stars: Mo'Nique, Chasity Sereal, Denisha Hardeman, Ian Haywood
Votes: 1,844
2. Ebony Hustle (2021)
95 min | Crime, Thriller
Ebony Hustle is a thriller about an ex-stripper who turns into a private investigator.
Director: Jamezz Hampton | Stars: Michelle l Lamb, Andrew Chandler, Ryan Elizabeth, Jessica Mitchell
Votes: 50
3. Dark Angels (1998)
Unrated | 87 min | Action, Crime
A pregnant woman is trapped in an abusive marriage. Her world is full of sex, drugs, money, and power, with violence an ever-present threat. Only spiritual awareness and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse can help her escape the madness.
Director: David Wadley | Stars: Je Nie Fleming, L. Sidney, Louis Murray, Roberto Gutierrez
Votes: 69
4. Backfire (II) (2017)
94 min | Crime, Drama
After a botched robbery escalates to homicide, a north Philly gun runner has to escape or outsmart the south Philly Italian mob as they close in for vengeance.
Director: Dave Patten | Stars: Black Deniro, Jowharah Jones, Byron Squally Vinson, Dominic Costa
Votes: 454
5. Hei shi fu ren (1982)
87 min | Thriller
Mei-Ling is brutally raped one night by a group of men. Six years later, Mei-Ling is now the boss of a hostess club. Together with the help of hired assassin Shiu Ping, she gets her revenge, taking out each man one by one.
Director: Yu-Lung Hsu | Stars: Li-Yun Chen, Sha Ma, Sing Chen, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 19
6. Conviction (I) (2022)
70 min | Drama
Faith-Based Drama centered around two ministers who are forced to face their moral failures and their potentially fatal consequences.
Director: Gary R. Mayo II | Stars: LaShawn Alexander, Renee Alladin, Anthony R. Couch, Amera Edwards
Votes: 10
7. King of Kings (2019)
TV-G | 122 min | Action
MMA Heavyweight Champion Markus "Thunder" Graham is pitted against his brother-n-law, the Light-Heavyweight Champion in a brutal no holds barred contest to determine the first King of Kings.
Director: Rodney Jackson | Stars: Tavares M. Wilson, Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson, Jaye Taylor, Troy Bland
Votes: 11
8. Damaged Goods (IV)
Action, Crime, Drama | Post-production
A jaded private detective is hired to find the daughter of the man he killed.
Director: Daniel R Ferrell | Stars: Kenneth Farmer, Kenon Walker, Ryan McCrory, Darius Wallace
9. Live Love Laugh (2018)
80 min | Comedy
Montis "Dat Damn Monty" Harrison is determined to live his dream as a stand up comedian. Lisa, the apple of his eye is also his number one fan. Things become interesting when the couple ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Mercer | Stars: Joseph Carter, Brad Gilmore, Brad Gilmore, Montis Harrison
10. My Prayers are Precious to God (2023)
97 min | Crime, Drama
A young man returns home as he struggles to flee bad past business ties, only to find out that the family that he has abandoned needs him more than ever.
Director: Michael Augustine | Stars: Matthew Augustine Jr., Damari Augustine, Matthew Augustine, Michael Augustine
Votes: 6
11. The Brother's Keeper (2023 TV Movie)
Drama
Two brothers with sinister pasts, both longing for a new beginning. Conflict surrounds the brothers as they fight to survive each other and persevere against old and new enemies.
Director: Charles Saunders | Stars: King Judah, Miles Johnson, Lovell Gates, Meghan Oliver
12. Real Fakes (2019– )
16 min | Comedy
It's Meela vs. Quality Customer Service in Bootie's Shoe and Bag Store. Each week we watch Meela win, Meela lose, and Meela learn from her pushy boss Milo, and her self-important customers.
Stars: Astin Sullivan, Serene Lee, Paloma White, DeShon Green
13. My Sister, Sara (2020)
30 min | Short, Biography, Drama
In late 2018 and throughout 2019, Sudan experienced months of protests that ultimately overthrew a 30-year dictatorship. Sara Elhassan was among the young grassroots activists who kept the ... See full summary »
Directors: Amin Elhassan, Sarra Idris | Stars: Amin Elhassan, Awad Elhassan, Sara Elhassan
14. Between the Ropes (2022)
Short
Daniel, A young boxer, gets an unexpected visit from his manipulative, alcoholic mother. As he prepares for his big fight, he's forced to balance the needs of his mother and the demands of his dreams.
Director: Tiara West | Stars: Aspen Kennedy, George Middlebrook, Toya Morman, Gaiyon Reavish
15. Finding Hope Home (2022)
48 min | Documentary, History
The story of a family who began rescuing children from the streets of Nairobi, Kenya in 1996.
Directors: Cole Lewis, Wambui Ndegwa | Stars: Pastor Lucy, Duncan Ndegwa, Wambui Ndegwa
Votes: 36
16. Blue (II) (2016)
Drama
Director: Theron Madison | Stars: Raejon Alford, Shantez Alford, Darren Cain, Deshawn Dais
17. That's My Brother (2022– )
11 min | Comedy
That's My Brother chronicles the lives of the Kenmore brothers: Ralph, Amiri and Weldon as they navigate professional, romantic, personal successes and failures in the city of Newark, New Jersey.
Stars: Shaqwane Yates, Di'Quanne Yates, Aliah Alexander, Antwone Fulton
18. Live Young Blood (2014)
46 min | Documentary
Director: Justin Gladden | Stars: Lystra Ali, Tyquan Ali, Mack Allison, Kimberley Armstrong
19. Chi se Xiang Wei she (1982)
Crime, Thriller
Directors: Sheng-Yu Hsu, Seon-Gyeong Kim | Stars: Peng Tien, Kuan Tai Chen, Ho Tien, Tsai-Ling Ying
20. Canvas the Night (2013)
95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Two LAPD homicide detectives face the case of their careers chasing a legendary, allegedly cursed painting responsible for a century of mysterious deaths.
Director: Andrew Enriquez | Stars: Eric Howell Sharp, Jason Reed, Duffy Hudson, Nora Sharp
Votes: 20
21. Handsome Johnny (2007)
15 min | Short, Drama
A newly married man, Johnny Calvin has the life he once thought impossible until one day his cousin asks him to do the unthinkable. Thrust between his devotion to his wife and his loyalty ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Grimes | Stars: Kenyatta Bowman, David Cheek, Simeon J. Hutchinson, Andrew Leggett
22. Slime (2018)
76 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The Wolve's are out - the Streets are not safe. After a string of bad luck Yo Money decides to run off on his plug and creates more drama in his everyday life.
Director: Trae Dungy | Stars: Kenneth Gwynn, Ashli Topaz Gold Lawrence, Mario Perkins, Girard Pettigrew
Votes: 47
23. The Erasure (2020)
13 min | Short, Thriller
This thriller film is similar to 'The Purge', and for one weekend out of the year Black women and girls go missing. This fictional film is inspired by a real statistic, that 64,000 Black ... See full summary »
Director: Akeallah Blair | Stars: Monica Lawson, Steven Christopher, Paige Noel, Hilary Barraford
24. The Knell (I) (2021)
Unrated | 15 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
On his first day at an Oklahoman university, a student from Ghana with hopes of achieving the American Dream encounters a beautiful yet mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a deadly path to an American nightmare.
Director: Joseph Osei-Bonsu | Stars: Kevin Richards, Demetria Marshall, Kolesa Moore
25. She Wasn't Last Night (2009)
88 min | Drama
Beautiful activist Shantel Crockett is slammed by drama as her relationship with Reyna, 10 years her junior, begins to crumble. Young Reyna's dance career goes nowhere, because she can't ... See full summary »
Director: Darice M. Jones | Stars: Lashanda Armstrong, Dalila Ali Rajah, Anissa Primus Alston, Janae Brumby
26. Xin ai de ren (1982)
Thriller
Director: Yu-Lung Hsu | Stars: Li-Yun Chen, Te-Kai Liu, Li-Li Chiang, Paul Chang Chung
27. Her Man (2019)
6 min | Short, Drama
Director: Jesica Lovelace | Stars: Freddie Jarrett, Michelle Núñez, Shaakira White
28. In Sickness And... (2022)
23 min | Short, Drama
A young couple named Grayson Bailey and Nina Taylor move from Maryland to Philadelphia to take the next step in their relationship. On a date by the Delaware River, they eat lunch, start ... See full summary »
Director: Reigna Wren | Stars: Mickalia Forrester Ewen, Matrell Smith, Portland Thomas, Autumn Tinch
29. The Illadelphia Glow (2020)
PG-13 | 19 min | Short, Sci-Fi
'The Illadelphia Glow' centers on Winston Ligon, a 30-year-old Philadelphia school teacher who begins to fall apart at the revelation that he can detect who has cancer simply by looking at ... See full summary »
Director: Mister Mann Frisby | Stars: Lady Alma, Tiffany Bacon, Crystal Lee Brown, Aundre Dean
30. The Knell (II) (2021)
Unrated | 15 min | Short, Fantasy, Thriller
On his first day at an Oklahoman university, a student from Ghana with hopes of achieving the American Dream encounters a beautiful yet mysterious campus tour guide who sends him down a deadly path to an American nightmare.
Director: Joseph Osei-Bonsu | Stars: Kevin Richards, Demetria Marshall, Kolesa Moore
32. Adam & Howa (2015)
9 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A young rickshaw driver haunted by his past finds inspiration.
Director: Sarra Idris | Stars: Nahla Al Amin, Hamad Elneel, Hashim NasrEldin Elsayed, Magid Faisal Khogaly
33. The Grey Town (2020)
28 min | Short, Drama, Horror
The Grey Town is a mysterious film inspired by true events from the lives of Kevin and Daisy Smith. The film follows a young black Maryland couple, Willy and Mary, as they encounter law ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Smothers | Stars: Christian Campbell, Shanisa Dixon, Larry Hull, Roan Ross
35. Festival Canceled Due to Heavy Rain (2008)
39 min | Short
One of very few African-American Buddhist teachers in the United States, Lama Choyin Rangdrol makes a redemptive pilgrimage to the famous Buddhist temples of Angkor, buried in the heart of ... See full summary »
Director: Lama Choyin Rangrol | Star: Lama Choyin Rangdrol
36. A Child of God (2013)
20 min | Short, Drama
A fathers uncompromising stance leads to an unimaginable consequence.
Director: Angelique Marshall | Stars: Nakia Dillard, William Lewis, Floyd Marshall Jr., Karen Waller-Martin
37. Awkward Mammals (2016– )
Comedy
Awkward Mammals is a sketch comedy show.
Stars: Deak J. Smalls, Brandon Lee Bullock, Jesse Wellman, Nielvis Martinez
38. Creator's Crisis (2023)
Short, Comedy
Director: Destiny Macon | Stars: Chantey Colet, Jemeshia Norman, Joelle Nzumgang, A.T. Branch
39. Loverboy (2016)
Short, Horror, Thriller
Story of a psycho who believes his home is being broken into.
Director: Myonie Payton | Stars: Harold Dennis, McKenzie Holmes, Michelle Shelton Huff
40. See My Dreams Come True (2016)
5 min | Short
"See My Dreams Come True" is a poetic work exploring the relationship between Black youth and the liberating potential of an unshackled body and imagination. Particularly, it is the tale of... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Jordan III | Stars: Mahogony Collins, Cypress Green, Sage Green
41. Ayita's Dream (2018)
7 min | Short, Drama
Ayita's Dream is the story of a young girl who won't give up on pursuing her dream of becoming a professional dancer.
Directors: Roger Ingraham, Isis Masoud | Stars: Maud Arnold, Cameron Bigelow, Sydni Bowman, Ariana Brush
42. Poems Only (2018)
18 min | Short, Drama
Valuing her independence has always been a part of Janet Fierra's African heritage. Protecting his public image has worked for Malcolm Porter, until now. Writing a book, Janet struggles to ... See full summary »
Directors: Freda Frimpong, James Osei | Stars: Freda Frimpong, Melissa Mickens, Chris Muckle, Joshua J. Schwartz
43. The Prodigal Parents (2020)
Short, Comedy
A retired couple one day had a brilliant idea to sell everything they had and disappear without telling anyone; only to lose everything and now must make a decision to return home.
Director: Shorni Hardy | Stars: Euphe Mitchell, Gaston Mitchell, Gaston Shane Mitchell, Ashlee Parris
44. Cuny Island (1991)
Unrated | 18 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Director: Ronald K. Armstrong | Stars: Diane Acciavatti, Angel L. Acevedo, Ronald K. Armstrong, Vernon Hugh Baker
Votes: 10
45. Black Enough (2021)
9 min | Short, Drama
A gritty look at two friends differing viewpoints as they react to a video one of them has made.
Director: Keith Harmon | Stars: Marissa Paolella, Karen Stefano
46. Stop Playing Church (2019)
Comedy
Director: Mary Bey-Anderson | Stars: Dwayne Anderson, Mary Bey-Anderson, Mark V. Brown Tresure, Olivia Pearl Watkins
47. Perpsectives Part I (2022)
12 min | Drama
A hopeless romantic, Isiah, plans to marry his girlfriend, Jada. At the same time, Jada is contemplating breaking up. She thinks he's controlling, he think's she can communicate better. The film explores the two points of views.
Stars: Aramide Adesulu, Bea Dangerous, Erica McNary, Armond Perry
48. Monday Monolgoues (2014)
Short, Drama
Monday Monologues is a collection of stories about people at different stages and spaces in their lives. The goal of the show is to shed light on the human experience.
Directors: Calvin J Walker, Rayanna S. Walker | Stars: Stephanie Anuwe, Jay Bowdy, Johnny R. Bradford Jr., Theo Bray
49. Is That You Dyshawn? (2012– )
Not Rated | Comedy
Dyshawn always finds himself in interesting situations. From getting aggressive calls from bill collectors, to trying to be the conscious zombie during an outbreak, there's no telling where... See full summary »
Stars: Perry Bagwell Jr., Barry A. Brown, Dyshawn Carson, Nicolas Pedro Souffrant
50. Jamia (2022)
15 min | Short, Biography
On either side of Covid, a young black woman navigates life in Mississippi from being the first female football player at her high school to graduation and gun laws.
Director: John Reyer Afamasaga | Stars: Jamia NcNeal, Nicole Taylor, Kelvin Buck, Carlton E. Smith