BLACK MOVIE DIRECTORS, a list by BLACK_SMITH

4.6

/1029/

64

/168/

60

/39/

2.1

/1540/

age 14+

Joy, a successful designer, seeks a proposal at Christmas. In Wyoming's mountains, she finds what she truly needs when the man she loves sees her as just a friend.

63

5.8

/3586/

57

/220/

54

/83/

3.3

/30003/

89

/151/

55

/53/

70

/34/

2.5

age 15+

Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

69

5.5

/30012/

61

/2690/

55

/404/

2.8

/118753/

83

/231/

83

/580/

74

/47/

3.5

age 15+

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

43

5.4

/17037/

63

/2624/

64

/422/

2.3

/29509/

25

/73/

35

/212/

38

/14/

1.0

age 15+

A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.

43

5.1

/3331/

64

/611/

60

/77/

2.2

/17537/

11

/18/

37

/103/

1.5

age 14+

Madea packs her best floral dresses and a whole lot of chaos when the Simmons family heads to the Bahamas for her grandniece's whirlwind wedding.

44

5.1

/43564/

61

/4993/

59

/847/

2.1

/72028/

27

/109/

33

/648/

44

/22/

1.5

age 16+

Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their mission to protect humanity.

65

6.5

/29729/

71

/2382/

77

/887/

3.2

/155489/

53

/30/

69

/620/

56

/7/

age 15+

What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.

80

IMDb 11

7.5

/348553/

76

/16187/

74

/3192/

4.1

/3126357/

97

/425/

96

/9466/

84

/55/

2.5

age 16+

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

44

4.7

/2964/

61

/780/

65

/150/

2.1

/5332/

29

/29/

1.0

age 15+

High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.

69

6.6

/79838/

72

/7281/

73

/2492/

2.9

/408536/

56

/222/

88

/2749/

56

/51/

3.5

age 8+

Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

64

6.7

/30803/

76

/3252/

75

/615/

3.3

/89804/

56

/57/

72

/406/

51

/14/

2.0

age 13+

During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.

77

6.7

/3191/

67

/121/

66

/62/

3.7

/34434/

97

/97/

85

/23/

3.5

Thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.

62

6.5

/122986/

66

/8136/

66

/1722/

3.3

/738917/

75

/232/

71

/634/

66

/45/

1.0

age 17+

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.

63

6.5

/1641/

70

/129/

66

/24/

3.3

/2571/

66

/38/

83

/10/

55

/9/

1.5

age 15+

Three lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.

59

58

4.6

/3853/

63

/484/

71

/74/

2.1

/4354/

73

/424/

age 16+

Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas' wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava's destiny to be loved by her true soulmate.

56

6.2

/37936/

68

/3289/

66

/916/

2.9

/191055/

43

/199/

90

/1449/

43

/36/

1.0

age 13+

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.

79

7.2

/8010/

72

/418/

65

/67/

3.5

/22803/

82

/201/

97

/262/

75

/45/

4.0

age 13+

While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.

40

4.2

/7410/

61

/844/

55

/194/

1.8

/14538/

18

/22/

37

/260/

33

/5/

age 16+

A criminal defense attorney must choose between family, duty and her own dangerous desires when she takes on the case of an artist accused of murder.

60

5.7

/7969/

64

/767/

58

/123/

3.1

/31839/

65

/118/

80

/179/

57

/27/

1.5

age 14+

Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.

58

4.8

/8924/

53

/781/

47

/178/

2.7

/21036/

89

/66/

45

/123/

66

/24/

2.5

age 15+

Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decisions.

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6.8

/13/

Greek-Nigerian NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo returns to Nigeria for the first time.

56

5.5

/160011/

60

/11902/

59

/3205/

2.5

/480460/

63

/377/

79

/1321/

50

/57/

1.5

age 10+

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

47

5.6

/51652/

65

/5527/

64

/1393/

2.1

/91230/

31

/72/

33

/357/

40

/21/

2.0

age 13+

An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.

54

5.6

/23376/

61

/2011/

60

/473/

2.3

/39416/

45

/71/

45

/286/

47

/14/

3.0

age 10+

A man, determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, makes a pact with an elf to help him win. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of Christmas to life, bringing chaos to the small, unsuspecting town.

49

5.6

/4295/

63

/518/

61

/126/

2.5

/6641/

30

/20/

63

/50/

1.0

age 8+

Eddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick.

57

6.0

/49581/

64

/3844/

64

/1186/

2.6

/147342/

38

/255/

84

/1495/

47

/52/

2.0

age 11+

A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

66

6.8

/157363/

73

/12145/

73

/3528/

3.1

/189682/

76

/168/

94

/1780/

58

/38/

1.0

age 16+

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

62

6.0

/814/

60

/29/

67

/21/

3.2

/8110/

74

/14/

2.0

Travis Scott takes his audience on a mind-bending visual odyssey across the globe, woven together by the speaker rattling sounds of his highly anticipated upcoming album "UTOPIA". A surreal and psychedelic journey, uniting a collective of visionary filmmakers from around the world in a kaleidoscopic exploration of human experience and the power of soundscapes.

73

6.8

/1653/

65

/90/

56

/21/

3.6

/5738/

87

/46/

80

/18/

70

/8/

3.5

Sons of Caribbean immigrants, Francis and Michael face questions of masculinity, identity and family amid the pulsing beat of Toronto's early hip-hop scene. A mystery unfolds when escalating tensions set off a series of events which changes the course of the brothers’ lives forever.

71

6.0

/26367/

62

/2079/

59

/376/

3.1

/135478/

87

/147/

85

/400/

67

/34/

3.5

age 15+

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.

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50

/1/

For this three-and-a-half minute short, Diop conjures up some of the same romance as a pastel-haired Sane navigates life in Tokyo dressed head-to-toe in Chanel`s unmistakable tweeds. "I imagined a sort of travel journal of Mama`s trip to Tokyo," says Diop. "Somewhere between a documentary and a hallucinated trip, her silhouette in the streets, the way she sees the city and the way the urbanites there see her."

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60

/2/

10

/1/

Another Young Couple — borne out of a camera test for If Beale Street Could Talk, James and I asked my friends Essence and Jihaari, newly transplanted to LA to allow us into their home for an afternoon tea about their lives and loves, apart and together. We were migrating to the Alexa 65 for Beale Street and wanted to see for ourselves how that large-format sensor would affect intimate portraiture within lived spaces… in particular the faces and spaces of Black folk.

68

6.6

/362772/

68

/18663/

70

/7190/

3.3

/1178707/

84

/451/

93

/7104/

67

/62/

1.5

age 12+

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

59

6.6

/26640/

69

/1642/

70

/502/

3.0

/54602/

43

/136/

92

/706/

51

/44/

1.0

age 14+

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

58

6.3

/30737/

69

/2190/

77

/1222/

3.1

/21275/

45

/155/

58

/124/

53

/41/

1.5

age 16+

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

81

6.9

/81893/

73

/5040/

76

/2286/

3.7

/183125/

94

/277/

99

/3512/

76

/53/

3.5

age 15+

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

71

6.8

/4860/

72

/330/

74

/145/

3.2

/4767/

67

/36/

85

/33/

62

/13/

3.0

age 16+

A tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.

76

7.8

/1466/

74

/112/

76

/38/

3.7

/2449/

90

/80/

84

/3/

70

/21/

2.5

age 13+

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

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5.8

/64/

60

/7/

50

/2/

Mumatar is an original comedy short film about Sandra – a single mum who struggles to adjust when her only child leaves home. After witnessing a bullying incident at the school where she works as a cleaner, Sandra draws inspiration from computer game avatars, dons a homemade costume and becomes a real life local superhero ... Mumatar!

74

6.8

/310777/

68

/16272/

68

/4654/

3.7

/1949398/

83

/479/

69

/3550/

77

/64/

3.5

age 16+

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

38

25

4.2

/921/

51

/85/

48

/33/

2.5

/1554/

22

/18/

14

/10/

42

/7/

age 15+

A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

71

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5.5

/89/

90

/1/

3.4

/263/

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Nike.

53

5.7

/5754/

64

/647/

67

/135/

2.7

/13735/

36

/14/

74

/64/

42

/6/

1.5

age 14+

Madea's back - hallelujer! And she's not putting up with any nonsense as family drama erupts at her great-grandson's college graduation celebration.

80

7.5

/168138/

76

/6389/

76

/2735/

3.7

/321026/

90

/303/

98

/598/

76

/53/

3.0

age 13+

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

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40

/1/

25

/2/

The Bride of Frankenstein goes on a globe-trotting quest to rescue fellow Monsters, such as Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Mummy.

77

6.6

/76544/

69

/3827/

66

/1160/

3.5

/137868/

88

/198/

93

/39/

68

/41/

4.0

age 16+

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

83

7.7

/109591/

77

/3055/

75

/1815/

4.3

/176399/

89

/83/

91

/2301/

73

/15/