Blaxploitation movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant blaxploitation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, hood and independent film films and TV shows about / with blaxploitation, black, african american, gangster, violence, exploitation, vengeance, rivalry, murder and martial arts plots mostly in Action, Crime and Drama genres shot in USA, Philippines, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as blaxploitation: Foxy Brown (1974), Black Gunn (1972), Black Mama White Mama (1973), Coffy (1973), The Arena (1974), Black Dynamite (2009), Slaughter (1972), Across 110th Street (1972), The Muthers (1976), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).

List of blaxploitation movies

 6.5
 14K
Foxy Brown (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
Style: grindhouse, sexy, cult classic, hood, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, revenge, sexualized violence, rape and revenge, vigilante, rape, female vigilante, black hero, rape victim, female exploitation, gangster, exploitation ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: usa
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 5.8
 983
Black Gunn (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A successful and popular nightclub owner who believes financial independence is the path to equality and success, must act as a go-between for militant-minded brother and the white gang syndicate his brother has attacked and robbed. Their ...
Style: neo noir, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, vietnam war, organized crime, black, gangster, nightclub, racism, injustice, criminal's revenge, fighting the system, vengeance, chase ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: asia, vietnam, los angeles
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Black Mama White Mama (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight ...
Style: grindhouse, realistic, serious, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, women in prison, prostitute, prison, lesbian, female exploitation, female prisoner, female voyeur, women's prison, vigilante, massage, sexual perversion ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: the philippines, asia
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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When fellow operatives (and childhood friends) Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson disappear during an undercover mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones travels there to find them. With the help of local detective Mi Ling, Cleopatra discovers that her ...
Style: hood, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, tough girl, kung fu, murder, shootout, female protagonist, car chase, woman with a gun, black, female fight, women ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, asia, usa
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 6.8
 15K
Coffy (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Style: grindhouse, sexy, hood, erotic, period piece ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, vigilante, tough girl, woman with a gun, revenge, sexy girls, female exploitation, gangster, vigilantism, exploitation, addiction, hired killer ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california
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 5.2
 3K
The Arena (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Style: stylized, serious, realistic, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, blaxploitation, exploitation, roman empire, ancient history, female nudity, arena, rape victim, sword, peplum, sword fight, female fighter ...
Time: 70s
Place: rome italy
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 7.4
 54K
Black Dynamite (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man ...
Style: parody, grindhouse, funny, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, vengeance, gunfight, mob boss, hotshot hero, exploitation, organized crime, justice, black, drug, kung fu ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 2009, 80s
Place: usa, washington d.c., california
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 5.9
 2K
Slaughter (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob, and in so doing is coerced by the Feds into traveling to Mexico to finish off surviving mobsters.
Style: neo noir, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, gangster, vietnam war, organized crime, murder, black man white woman sex, male nudity, mobster, mafia, black hero, interracial sex, airport ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: mexico, latin america, south america
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Style: erotic, grindhouse, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: racism, blaxploitation, on the run, african american, sex with a minor, gang, fugitive, racial slur, sex, police corruption, betrayal, chase ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 70s, year 1971
Place: los angeles, latin america, usa, california, south central los angeles ...
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Across 110th Street (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. ...
Style: neo noir, grindhouse, grim, cynical, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, urban, mobster, gangster, exploitation, black, cop, car chase, big city, nypd, tough guy, police officer ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, harlem, usa, north america, manhattan new york city ...
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 4.9
 941
The Muthers (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A band of female pirates go undercover at a prison camp on a coffee plantation to rescue their leader's sister.
Style: independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, women in prison, pirate, exploitation, machine gun, prison, women's prison, jungle, boat, sea battle, black woman, martial arts ...
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Style: parody, funny, hood, cult classic, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, hip hop, satire, ghetto, pimp, black, urban, husband and wife, black history, heroes, stupidity, violence ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: indiana, usa
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 5.1
 11K
Blankman (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.
Style: parody, humorous, laugh out loud, black comedy, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot: blaxploitation, vigilante, secret identity, gangster, superhero, african american, gadget, urban decay, brother brother relationship, inventor, masked man, black ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After a dying Voodoo queen chooses an adopted apprentice as her successor, her true heir is outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones of Blacula the vampire off of a dealer, and uses voodoo to bring the vampire back to do his bidding. In turn, ...
Style: creepy, gothic, slasher, bloody, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: blaxploitation, vampire, dracula, curse, resurrection, african american, transformation, black, exploitation, occult, voodoo, incantation ...
Time: 70s, 18th century
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 4.5
 9K
Bones (2001)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Over 20 years after his death by a gunshot, Jimmy Bones comes back as a ghost to wreak revenge on those who killed him and to clean up his neighborhood.
Style: scary, bloody, stylized, hood, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: blaxploitation, revenge, dog, vengeance, gory, brutality, supernatural, incest, sexual assault, hip hop, ghost, haunted by the past ...
Time: year 2001, 70s, 90s, 2000s
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 5.7
 7K
Dolemite (1975)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green ...
Style: grindhouse, hood, funny, surreal, black comedy ...
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, profanity, exploitation, prison, black, black cop, frame up, african american, fight, racial slur, sex scene ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles
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Original Gangstas (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created ...
Style: hood, cult classic, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, vigilante, female warrior, urban, vigilantism, gang, murder, black, ghetto, vengeance, tough heroes, culture clash ...
Time: year 2016, year 1996, 90s, 70s
Place: indiana, usa
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Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do ...
Style: black comedy, gothic, humorous, parody, scary ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: vampire, dangerous attraction, supernatural, good versus evil, destiny, blaxploitation, gangster, nightmare, villain, blood, abandoned ship, mind control ...
Time: 90s, 70s
Place: brooklyn new york city, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new york state ...
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 6.7
 42K
New Jack City (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Style: hood, stylized, suspense, intense, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, gang, gang war, organized crime, ghetto, blaxploitation, mafia, drug, hip hop, chase, urban, drug lord ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1986
Place: harlem, new york, usa, america, manhattan new york city ...
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Willie Dynamite (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit bottom. A former prostitute who has become a social worker tries to get Willie to clean up his life ...
Style: hood, grim, crime drama, captivating, serious ...
Plot: blaxploitation, prostitute, black, pimp, urban, african american, cop, violent content, drug abuse, city life, urban ghetto life, cons and scams ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york, usa
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Friday Foster (1975)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Friday Foster, an ex-model magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged ...
Style: neo noir, crime drama, grindhouse, hood, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, woman with a gun, exploitation, murder, conspiracy, nude black woman, black, photograph, photography, african american, tough girl, lady ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, washington d.c.
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 6.2
 2K
Bucktown (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon ...
Style: grindhouse, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, exploitation, black, african american, redneck, martial arts, brother, prostitute, betrayal, interracial relations, racism, police corruption ...
Time: year 1975, 70s
Place: kansas city, usa, southern usa
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'Sheba, Baby' (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.
Style: detective, grindhouse, neo noir, independent film, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, undercover, female protagonist, woman with a gun, private detective, machine gun, revenge, martial arts, tough girl, organized crime, african american, exploitation ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: kentucky, chicago, louisville kentucky, illinois, usa
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 3.2
 435
Velvet Smooth (1976)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Johnnie Hill plays Velvet Smooth in this soft-core crime meller. The slinky Ms. Smooth is head of a private detective agency, specializing in protecting the unprotectable. Her current client is in deep with a murderous numbers racket. So Velvet ...
Style: detective
Plot: blaxploitation, female martial artist, karate, women, female fight, casino owner, safe, corrupt cop, warehouse, bad cop, roulette, hand to hand combat ...
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 4.8
 553
Bogard (1975)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.
Style: crime drama, grindhouse, retro, tense, grim ...
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, underground fighting, urban, streetfighting, gangster, criminal underworld, survival, crime boss, streetwise, violent, male protagonist ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles
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Undercover Brother (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell ...
Style: parody, funny, feel good, stylized, black comedy ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: blaxploitation, satire, sexy girl, spy, racism, dumb, secret agent, heroic mission, black, hidden identity, fighting the system, double life ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, 70s, 20th century
Place: usa
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Def by Temptation (1990)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop that specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, sexual ...
Plot: blaxploitation, vampire, seduction, dangerous attraction, femme fatale, deal with the devil, couples, supernatural, murder, injustice, black, crisis of faith ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, new york, north carolina
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Shaft in Africa (1973)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
Style: hood, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: blaxploitation, private detective, sex, nude black woman, exploitation, nudity, black, gangster, gunfight, violence, slavery, male nudity ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place: africa, ethiopia, paris france, france, italy ...
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Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.
Style: epic, neo noir, grim, hood, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, private detective, murder, gangster, chase, exploitation, police investigation, undercover, black, investigation, black cop, racism ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, harlem, usa, tokyo, africa
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Black Devil Doll (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Five hot sexy young big-breasted chicks are raped, abused, tortured, and killed (?) by an evil jive-ass talking doll possessed by the spirit of an executed black militant death row inmate. Who will survive...
Style: black comedy, slasher, scary, grindhouse, erotic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: blaxploitation, sexploitation, masturbation, misogyny, ejaculation, sexual relations, gory, psychopath, sexual abuse, sodomy, killer doll, supernatural ...
Time: 21st century
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