African american protagonist movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant african american protagonist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, feel good, captivating, serious and entertaining films and TV shows about / with african american protagonist, african american, black, urban, family relations, friendship, black history, black man, black american and murder plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, Japan, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as african american protagonist: Think Like a Man (2012), Get Out (2017), Rosewood (2015), Boomerang (1992), Marshall (2017), The Incredible Jessica James (2017), Trading Places (1983), The Little Things (2021), Most Wanted (1997), Burglar (1987).

List of african american protagonist movies

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Think Like a Man (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, to get more of what they want from their men. When the men realize that the women have ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: battle of the sexes, interracial couple, couples, african american protagonist, black, advice, lifestyle, self esteem, socially awkward, couple relations, buddies, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, indiana, california
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 7.8
 688K
Get Out (2017)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend ...
Style: suspense, twist ending, psychological thriller, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: racism, hypnosis, kidnapping, brainwashing, interracial romance, survival, paranoia, missing person, african american, female villain, revenge, african american protagonist ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, future, 21st century
Place: indiana, brooklyn new york city, new york
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 6.7
 9K
Rosewood (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated technology and his drive to live life to the fullest to help a tough-as-nails detective and the Miami PD uncover clues no one else can see.
Style: captivating, tense, serious, philosophical, cliffhanger ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female detective, pathologist, family relations, friendship, heart condition, police detective, analysis, murder investigation, laboratory, twists and turns, female police detective, african american protagonist ...
Place: usa, miami
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 5.6
 31K
Boomerang (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes ...
Style: funny, witty, talky, black comedy, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, boys' night
Plot: womanizer, african american protagonist, battle of the sexes, dating, black, love story, mentor, advertising, opposites attract, boss and employee, buddies, unlikely couple ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new orleans
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 7.3
 27K
Marshall (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, touching, inspirational ...
Plot: lawyer, court, racism, courtroom, injustice, african american, racial segregation, trial, jury, african american protagonist, courtroom drama, black history ...
Time: 1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1967, year 1954
Place: new york, connecticut, philadelphia, maryland, mississippi ...
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The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Style: psychological, feel good, light, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: divorce, female protagonist, african american protagonist, dating, black, coming of age, friendship, society, youth, love, adaptation, escapades ...
Place: new york, ohio, london
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 7.5
 165K
Trading Places (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Style: funny, hilarious, feel good, laugh out loud, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: stock market, prostitute, switching roles, fish out of water, beggar, wrongful arrest, social satire, wager, rags to riches, poverty, investor, christmas ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place: pennsylvania, philadelphia, arizona, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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The Little Things (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, action thriller, neo noir ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, serial murder, cold case, police, investigation, police station, police detective, murder mystery, mysterious man, missing person, murder investigation ...
Time: 2020s, year 1990, year 1985, 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, persia
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Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots is a new television drama from the prolific writer, director and producer Tyler Perry. The show follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in ...
Style: soap opera, serious, touching, emotional, family saga ...
Plot: rich and poor, master and servant, social differences, african american protagonist, family life, society, boss and employee, family relations, power relations, black, class differences, family problems ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.6
 6K
Most Wanted (1997)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Sgt. James Dunn, who is wrongly accused of assassination of the officer he had a row with, is saved from death row and recruited for top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col Grant Casey. Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political conspiracy, frame up, manhunt, investigation, on the run, assassination, death row, conspiracy, sniper, false accusation, bomb, parachuting ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: iraq
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 5.1
 5K
Burglar (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's ...
Style: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: murder, chase, bookstore, thief, female protagonist, amateur detective, bisexual man, framed for murder, disguise, motorcycle, investigation, african american protagonist ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: california, usa, san francisco
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 3.0
 15K
Steel (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Justice. Safe streets. Payback. Metallurgist John Henry Irons (O'Neal) vows to claim them all when a renegade military reject (Judd Nelson) puts new superweapons in dangerous hands. Helped by an electronics wiz (Annabeth Gish) and an ...
Style: humorous, exciting, suspenseful, epic, disgusting ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: superhero, vigilante, good versus evil, comic book, villain, crime fighter, paraplegic, one man army, african american protagonist, african american, military, soldier ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: los angeles, usa
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 5.6
 29K
Metro (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: chase, hostage, revenge, sniper, violence, negotiation, hostage negotiator, car chase, police officer, swat team, murder, police investigation ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, tahiti, california, usa
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The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When young Poindexter "Fool" Williams breaks into the creepy, immense old home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he uncovers a disturbing scenario underneath the stairs.
Style: slasher, suspenseful, black comedy, surreal, disturbing ...
Plot: child abuse, serial killer, home invasion, kidnapping, cannibalism, disturbed individual, rottweiler, murder, incest, cannibal, child in peril, guard dog ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, california, los angeles
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The Color Purple (1985)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert ...
Style: sentimental, uplifting, touching, inspirational, sad ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: african american, incest, sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, life is a bitch, feminism, slavery, incest rape, abusive relationship, wife abuse, lgbtq ...
Time: edwardian era, 20th century, 1930s, year 1985, 1920s ...
Place: africa, southern usa, usa, tennessee, georgia
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 6.4
 16K
War Room (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But ...
Style: christian film, inspirational, biblical, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: christian, propaganda, life, religion, beautiful scenery, christianity, jesus, marriage, family relations, faith, christian faith, troubled marriage ...
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 7.8
 153K
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Style: disturbing, tense, hood, cult classic, bleak ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: hip hop, ghetto, african american, poverty, gang, urban ghetto life, street gang, juvenile delinquency, rapper, coming of age, black, african american gangster ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place: los angeles, california, america, south central los angeles, usa ...
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 5.8
 33K
Good Burger (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Two hapless youths lead their burger joint in a fight against the giant fast-food chain across the street.
Style: funny, humorous, stylized, black comedy, slapstick comedy ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: fast food restaurant, competition, black romance, friendship, food, buddies, childhood, stupidity, high school, teacher, african american protagonist, black ...
Time: 90s
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A film about the singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.
Style: inspirational, sincere, intense, emotional, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: music, black woman, domestic violence, biopic, african american, musician, rock and roll, violence against women, african american woman, showbiz, childhood, musician's life ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 60s, 80s, year 1993
Place: usa, africa, tennessee
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Madea Gets a Job (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Tyler Perry's new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or "Madea" as her fans know her. When a judge orders Madea to do 20 hours of community service at a local retirement home the residents and staff are not ready ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, humorous, funny, semi serious ...
Plot: madea, african american protagonist, retirement home, aging, satire, female protagonist, old man, old age, lifestyle, black cast
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Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One weekend, Aunt Bam's nephew-in-law Stewart is granted a court-ordered visitation with his children. Although his new, much-younger wife Mona is a bundle of nerves, Stewart seizes the opportunity to reconnect with his children, whom he loves ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot: family relations, couples, family life, family problems, parents and children, disorder, strong female presence, couple relations, dysfunctional family, family gatherings, african american protagonist
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Coming 2 America (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, ...
Style: humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: african american, prince, aeroplane, female rapist, hairdresser, black, rich man, crown prince, royalty, african american protagonist, monarch, father son relationship ...
Place: africa, new york
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Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Yo Gabba Gabba! is an American children's television show that airs on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy, France and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, surreal, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: toys, friendship, puppet, imaginary, friends, androids and robots, monster, imagination, african american protagonist, robot, disorder, music ...
Time: 21st century
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Southside with You (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.
Style: light, sincere, political, sentimental, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: african american, love, lawyer, wooing, black, president, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, biopic, u.s. president, civil rights movement, social issues, politics ...
Time: 80s, year 1961, year 1989, future
Place: chicago, illinois, usa, africa, kenya ...
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Style: uplifting, sentimental, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: relationship vs career, hopes, family problems, love and romance, ambition, couples, infidelity, crumbling marriage, couple relations, black, christian, african american protagonist ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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Madea's Neighbors from Hell (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Madea's neighborhood takes a turn for the worse when a foster mother moves in with her unruly kids. Suspicious activity leads Madea to take justice into her own hands. With Aunt Bam by her side, Madea uses her unique wit and wisdom for ...
Style: realistic, touching, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Plot: gospel, faith, chaos and mayhem, african american protagonist, family relations, abuse, forgiveness, live performance, christian, madea, african american, black ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 5K
Bessie (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, factual, historical drama ...
Plot: blues, black lgbt, african american, lesbian, rise to the top, musician's life, jazz, artists and showbiz, music, ambition, life is a bitch, rising to stardom ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place: usa, indiana, southern usa, new york, tennessee ...
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually ...
Style: political thriller, suspense, clever, political, tense ...
Plot: conspiracy, gulf war, political conspiracy, brainwashing, mind control, political corruption, assassin, sniper, senator, obsession, politics, assassination ...
Time: 20th century, future, year 2004, 2000s, year 1991 ...
Place: iraq, usa, new york, washington d.c.
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The Great Debaters (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Style: inspirational, realistic, touching, political, emotional ...
Plot: racism, teacher, debate, mentor, african american, professor, biopic, segregation, college, discrimination, black american, racial segregation ...
Time: 1930s, year 2007, 20th century
Place: texas, africa, oklahoma, harvard university, harlem ...
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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his 17-year-old son, Trent, go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.
Style: realistic, humorous, not serious, feel good, action comedy ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: cross dressing, male to female cross dressing, disguise, hidden identity, working undercover, investigation, law enforcement, parents and children, teenage life, fbi, family relations, college life ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa, georgia
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