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Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Style: black comedy, action adventure, realistic, semi serious, black cinema
Plot: blaxploitation, black, african american, american civil war, lgbt, black history, civil war, con man, preacher, old west, interracial relations, partner ...
Time: 1860s, year 1972, 19th century
Place: kansas, louisiana, usa
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 5.5
 12K
Action Jackson (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Style: cult classic, neo noir, black comedy, action comedy, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, violence, black, chase, nudity, police investigation, frame up, death, police, car chase, brutality, drug addiction ...
Time: 80s
Place: detroit, usa
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Black Samurai (1976)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Robert Sand, agent of D.R.A.G.O.N. (Defense Reserve Agency Guardian Of Nations), is playing tennis on his vacation with a beautiful black girl, when his commanding officers ask him to save a Chinese girl who happens to be Sand's girlfriend, and ...
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, hood, independent film, weird
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, spy, samurai, mixed martial arts, karate, master warrior, snake, black, exploitation, gang, ghetto ...
Place: mexico
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The Big Doll House (1971)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Female prisoners in a Phillippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women--along with the help of two men--plot an escape.
Style: grindhouse, art house, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: exploitation, women's prison, women in prison, sexploitation, erotica, blaxploitation, female prisoner, female nudity, lechery, fugitives, woman in danger, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
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Book of Numbers (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.
Style: independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, gambling, great depression, black, depression, waiter
Place: arkansas
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The Zebra Killer (1974)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Based on the real events that shocked San Franisco in the early 70's. Mac portrays the role of The Zebra Killer, a white man who dresses in black makeup and strolls the city of San Francisco stalking, raping and killing young women. Lt. Savage ...
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, serial killer, true crime, black, police, fireman, drug, shootout, nudity, police officer, abandoned building, riot ...
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 4.8
 464
Savage Sisters (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her ...
Style: grindhouse, political, independent film, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot: blaxploitation, women in prison, revolution, exploitation, mercenary, strong female lead, female exploitation, woman with a gun, martial arts, revolutionary, girl power, women's prison ...
Time: 70s
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the ...
Style: parody, witty, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hollywood, farce, racism, filmmaking, blaxploitation, black, prejudice, dark humor, storytelling, movie business, black history, misfit ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: california, usa
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The Players Club (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Young single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. She ends up working at a shoe store, but meets two strippers from a nearby gentlemen's club who convince her there's fast money to be made ...
Style: hood, intense, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: stripper, hip hop, gangster, urban, blaxploitation, black, crime gone awry, police investigation, organized crime, rape, fish out of water, nightlife ...
Time: 90s, year 1998
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Dead Presidents (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn". However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent ...
Style: realistic, suspense, disturbing, intense, neo noir ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vietnam war, heist, robbery, african american, violence, ghetto, redemption, gangster, caper, blaxploitation, black, brutality ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, bronx new york city, vietnam, usa, asia
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 6.7
 1K
Bone (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds out, though, that the couple is neither as wealthy as he thought they were and are not as happily married as they appeared.
Style: dark comedy, grindhouse, independent film, cynical, talky ...
Plot: blaxploitation, hostage, exploitation, black, african american, racial issues, african, home invasion, couples, interracial relations, social satire, dark humor ...
Time: 70s
Place: beverly hills, usa, los angeles
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 5.2
 2K
The Arena (1974)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 90 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, rough, serious, realistic, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient rome, ancient history, exploitation, boobs, blaxploitation, roman empire, sword fight, survival, rivalry, contests and competitions, vengeance, state affairs ...
Time: 70s
Place: rome italy
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 4.3
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Black Cobra (1987)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A lone cop struggles to protect a female photographer from a gang of psychopathic bikers. Early in "Black Cobra," Detective Robert Malone establishes himself as a maverick, uncompromising policeman when he guns down several criminals ...
Style: independent film, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, monster, urban, dirty harry, hostage, murder, street gang, cons and scams, police corruption, who done it, insomnia ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york
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 4.8
 260
The Big Score (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry, he's accused of stealing a lost briefcase filled with money and both the mob and the police are ...
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, tense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, gang, strong violent content, profanity, nudity, partner, violent content, vengeance, drug dealing, fighting crime, partners against crime, law enforcement ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: chicago
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 3.8
 447
Hot Potato (1976)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Martial-arts expert tries to rescue an ambassador's daughter who was kidnapped in Thailand.
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, karate, kung fu, black, daughter, hostage, sex, father daughter relationship, african american, ransom, gay slur ...
Time: year 1976
Place: thailand
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Mister Deathman (1983)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Geoffrey Graves is a secret agent who comes ourt of retirement for a mission in South Africa. Stella Stevens stars as an enemy agent.
Style: grindhouse, eurospy
Plot: blaxploitation, spy, car crash, prospector, scientist, kidnapping, ransom, agent, villainess, gadget, female spy, surveillance ...
Time: 70s
Place: south africa, switzerland, pentagon
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 5.8
 346
Youngblood (1978)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth.
Style: grindhouse, hood, independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, coming of age, gang, social issues, ghetto, friendship, single mother, teenager, african american, basketball, gang member, high school ...
Time: 70s
Place: los angeles
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Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Sequel to Cotton comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston Blue was a prohibition era black gangster, dead 4 decades. When he seems to have reappeared, once ...
Style: action adventure, black cinema
Plot: blaxploitation, buddy cop, woman with a gun, mobster, drag queen, uncle niece relationship, black american, drug dealer, heroin, photographer, african american, ghost ...
Time: year 1972
Place: manhattan new york city, harlem, new york
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The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus's evil son.
Style: parody, humorous, satirical, stylized, not serious ...
Plot: hanukkah, christmas, satire, blaxploitation, holiday, good versus evil, vigilantism, religions or cults, secret identity, obsessive quest, society, undercover ...
Place: jerusalem
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 6.4
 4K
Mandingo (1975)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A slave owner in the 1840s trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
Style: realistic, sexy, serious, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: slavery, interracial relations, racism, interracial romance, slave trade, slave auction, plantation, interracial sex, slave girl, blaxploitation, gambling, crumbling marriage ...
Time: 19th century, year 1975, 1840s
Place: usa, america, new orleans, louisiana, turkey
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 5.4
 1K
Drum (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
Style: serious, realistic, sexual
Plot: blaxploitation, slavery, black, interracial relations, erotica, interracial, human exploitation, slave, exploitation, prostitute, fight, couples ...
Time: 19th century, year 1976, 1800s
Place: havana cuba, new orleans
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 5.7
 79
Hangup (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A rookie cop on the undercover narcotic squad falls for the junkie who can help him nab a ruthless pusher/killer.
Style: grindhouse
Plot: blaxploitation, rookie, junkie, narcotics, overdose, gangster, drug dealer, prostitution, drug, inner city
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 5.0
 151
Honky (1971)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Black girl from rich family loves white boy from poor family.
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: interracial romance, blaxploitation, black, interracial, interracial relations, teenager, racial tension, white male black female relationship, interracial sex, interracial couple, drug, automobile ...
Time: year 1971
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Tales from the Hood (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A strange funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Style: scary, disturbing, anthology, hood, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mortician, afterlife, child abuse, murder, funeral home, hip hop, supernatural, brutality, drug, storytelling, blaxploitation, evil doll ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, southern california
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 6.8
 552
Black Girl (1972)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An aspiring dancer and her wicked sister's resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
Style: social, independent film, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: blaxploitation, black, orphan, black history, african, adoption, siblings, sister sister relationship, black american, family relations, redemption, foster home ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
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Together Brothers (1974)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A group of ghetto kids try to find out who killed a popular police officer.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot: blaxploitation, black, urban, little boy, pimp, doll, murder, gangster, partner, urban ghetto, police detective, law enforcement ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, texas
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She's Gotta Have It (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single ...
Style: black and white, sexy, erotic, independent film, talky ...
Audience: date night
Plot: black, blaxploitation, thanksgiving, adultery, love and romance, urban, hip hop, love, sex, peace, strength, african ...
Time: year 1986, 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, indiana, africa, usa
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who ...
Style: parody, hood, absurd, funny, humorous ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: gang, friendship, youth, ghetto, dumb, gangster, social satire, hip hop, african american, city life, sarcasm, stoner ...
Time: 90s
Place: california
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For Love of Ivy (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When it was released in 1968, For Love of Ivy was the first mainstream Hollywood film to depict a mature romantic relationship between a black man and woman. Sidney Poitier stars as Jack Parks, a trucking executive who runs an illegal travelling ...
Style: black comedy, independent film, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: date night
Plot: blaxploitation, gambling, love, music and dance, family relations, dinner, happy ending, black love, social differences, family life, cons and scams, urban ...
Time: 60s
Place: new york, harlem, manhattan new york city
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 12K
Bamboozled (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: TV producer Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it incredibly becomes ...
Style: thought provoking, black comedy, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: racism, hip hop, blaxploitation, overnight success, rise and fall, civil rights, showbiz, media satire, society, artists and showbiz, black, satire ...
Time: year 2000, 20th century, 90s, 60s
Place: america, usa, harvard university, south carolina, yale university ...
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