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Rank#3,490The Great Debaters is a 2007 American historical drama film directed by Denzel Washington. It is based on the true story of debate coach Melvin B....

Higher Learning
Rank#3,594Higher Learning is a 1995 American drama film that portrays the interconnected lives of diverse freshmen at Columbus University, including Malik, a...

Love & Basketball
Rank#3,743Love & Basketball is a 2000 American romantic sports drama film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood in her feature film directorial debut. The story...

Drumline
Rank#4,179Drumline is a 2002 American coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film directed by Charles Stone III. It follows the story of a young drummer from New York...

Stomp the Yard
Rank#4,655Stomp the Yard is a 2007 American dance drama film that follows the story of a troubled street dancer who enrolls in a historically black university...

Boyz n the Hood
Rank#1,196Boyz n the Hood is a critically acclaimed 1991 American coming-of-age hood crime drama film directed by John Singleton, highlighting the challenges...

Do the Right Thing
Rank#1,400Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee, exploring racial tensions in a Brooklyn neighborhood amidst a heatwave.

Malcolm X
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Akeelah and the Bee
Rank#3,119Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film about an 11-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, who embarks on a journey of...

Bamboozled
Rank#3,550Bamboozled is a 2000 American satirical black comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee. The story follows TV producer Pierre Delacroix, who, after...

Set It Off
Rank#3,710Set It Off is a 1996 American heist crime action film following four close friends in Los Angeles, California, who plan a bank robbery for personal...

Love Jones
Rank#3,919Love Jones is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film about a young black poet in Chicago who begins dating a talented photographer, exploring...

Above the Rim
Rank#4,538Above the Rim is a 1994 American sports drama film depicting the story of a talented high school basketball player's relationships with a drug dealer...

The Wood
Rank#4,853The Wood is a 1999 American coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Rick Famuyiwa, featuring Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, and Taye Diggs. It...

Crooklyn
Rank#5,264Crooklyn is a 1994 American semi-autobiographical film directed by Spike Lee, portraying a family in 1970s Brooklyn.

Jason's Lyric
Rank#5,672Jason's Lyric is a 1994 American erotic romantic psychological drama film that follows a young man's journey to navigate his fears about love and his...

Mo' Better Blues
Rank#5,872Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film that delves into the life of jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam as he grapples with career...

The Inkwell
Rank#6,965The Inkwell is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Matty Rich, portraying the coming of age of a 16-year-old boy on Martha's Vineyard in...

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