African american woman movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant african american woman movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, exciting, serious, sincere, realistic and entertaining films and TV shows about / with african american woman, african american, black, female protagonist, african american protagonist, african american man, black cast, women, family relations and black history plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres shot in USA, Canada, China and other countries.
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african american woman movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as african american woman: Girls Trip (2017), Hidden Figures (2016), The Color Purple (1985), Hawthorne (2009), Waiting to Exhale (1995), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Steel Magnolias (2012), American Son (2019), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Being Mary Jane (2013).

List of african american woman movies

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 6.2
 40K
Girls Trip (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.
Style: buddy comedy, rom com, exciting, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: african american, bare butt, female friendship, female protagonist, black, female bonding, motel, woman punches a man in the face, women, promise, friendship, airport ...
Time: year 2017, future, 2010s, year 2012, year 2011 ...
Place: indiana, louisiana, new orleans
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 7.8
 253K
Hidden Figures (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style: inspirational, sincere, motivational, touching, factual ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, chick flick, date night, teens ...
Plot: racism, mathematics, nasa, space program, african american, stereotypes, prejudice, sexism, strong female character, scientist, genius, racial segregation ...
Time: 60s, year 1961, year 2016, 20th century, 2010s ...
Place: persia, indiana, virginia, usa, langley virginia
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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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 6.0
 3K
Hawthorne (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Hawthorne is an hour-long medical drama on the TNT television network starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. It premiered on June 16, 2009. On Thursday, September 16, 2010, it was announced that Hawthorne has been renewed for a third and ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, touching, serious, sincere ...
Plot: hospital, african american woman, nurse, workplace, doctors and patients, medical, family relations, single parent, workplace situations, friendship, doctor, male female relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, virginia
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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined ...
Style: touching, sexy, melancholic, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: divorce, friendship, black romance, women, betrayal, black, female protagonist, adultery, african american woman, love story, infidelity, best friend ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, arizona, phoenix arizona
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only ...
Style: sincere, touching, sentimental, emotional, sweet ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: racism, civil rights, african american, teenage life, friendship, coming of age, children, interracial relations, haunted by the past, family relations, black, teenager ...
Time: year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1964
Place: south carolina, indiana, africa, usa
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Steel Magnolias (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at ...
Style: realistic, sincere, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: friendship, family problems, social relations, parents and children, love affair, female friendship, mother daughter relationship, black history, wedding, hairdresser, black, hair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa, southern usa
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A marriage counselor's personal and professional life becomes complicated after she enters into a relationship with one of her clients.
Style: realistic, tense, serious, psychological, teen ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: adultery, black, family problems, couples, couple relations, moral dilemma, dysfunctional family, life turned upside down, disorder, unfulfillment, human nature, obsession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., new orleans, usa
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 5.9
 8K
American Son (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son.
Style: suspenseful, heartbreaking, thought provoking, suspense, sad ...
Plot: racism, police, racial discrimination, 18 year old, discrimination, african american woman, racial injustice, black, murder, investigation, ex husband, divorced parents ...
Place: miami, usa
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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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Being Mary Jane (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't share her motivation. Intense drama and unforgettable moments unfold as Mary Jane juggles ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: relationship vs career, female protagonist, family values, workplace, family relations, producer, workplace situations, black, woman, urban, ambitious woman, television ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood.
Style: dark comedy, entertaining, funny, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: conspiracy, government conspiracy, african american woman, african american protagonist, african american man, blaxploitation, tragic past, human experiment, implanted memory, secret laboratory, evil scientist, cover up ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 2020s
Place: los angeles
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Redemption in Cherry Springs (2021)
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After fallout from a story, reporter Melanie goes home to Cherry Springs for a break. When a friend disappears, she uses her skills to get to the truth, to the local detective's dismay.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: african american woman, amateur sleuth, mysterious disappearance, private investigation, crime solving, investigation, problem, crime investigation, uncover truth, secret, african american man, auto mechanic ...
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 4.0
 278
Fall Girls (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Paige Davis has just gotten promoted to President of Sales at her job. After a night of partying, Paige and her girlfriends hilariously wakes up to a dead boss.
Style: black comedy, captivating, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Plot: black, group of friends, male stripper, stripper, partying, night, african american woman, wild party, female protagonist, party, women, woman ...
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 6.4
 481
In Contempt (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: The procedural is set in the fast-paced world of a legal aid office in New York City and follows Gwen Sullivan, an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.
Style: psychological, exciting, thrilling, dramatic, serious ...
Plot: legal, attorney, lawyer, office, workplace, lawyer client relationship, african american man, african american woman, female lawyer, female protagonist, african american, investigation ...
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 7.3
 465
Real Love (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: It follows Kendra as she sets off on her own for the first time to college. When she meet's her film class partner Ben, she tries her hardest to keep things professional.
Style: light, sentimental, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: female protagonist, african american, couple relations, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, african american protagonist, african american woman, love affair, couples, male female relationship, love and romance ...
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 4.9
 408
The Paynes (2018)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Follow Ella and Curtis Payne through the ups and downs of retirement in Florida. A “House of Payne” spin-off.
Style: humorous, satirical, light, semi serious, funny ...
Plot: black, black sitcom, black cast, retirement, african american family, african american woman, african american protagonist, african american man, changing lives, satire, lifestyle change, lifestyle ...
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 4.3
 379
Wicked City (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A group of urban witches push their powers to new heights and uncover dark secrets that attract dangerous enemies their way.
Style: dark, suspenseful, dramatic, serious, bleak ...
Plot: witchcraft, witch, african american woman, female protagonist, magical power, witchery, magical, black magic, strong female presence, women, woman
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 7.5
 301
Young Love (2023)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
TV show
Story: The Young family – millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky – juggle careers, marriage, parenthood, social issues and multi-generational dynamics while striving to make a better life for themselves.
Style: adult animation, hood, sitcom, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: love, young love, parents, life, family life, african american family, african american man, african american woman, family relations, african american protagonist, african american, family problems ...
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The Other Black Girl (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Nella, an editorial assistant, is tired of being the only black girl at her company, so she’s excited when Hazel is hired. But as Hazel’s star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company.
Style: dark comedy, suspenseful, detective, captivating, bleak ...
Plot: african american, girl, publisher, female protagonist, young girl, woman, publishing house, african american woman, young woman, publishing
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Here We Go Again (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The number 16 is cursed, not sweet, for women in the Walker family, according to single mother Maddy Walker. She is convinced in the existence of the "Walker women's curse" because she was born when her mother Loretta was 16, and ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, feel good, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: black cast, african american family, african american, african american man, daughter, teenage daughter, mother and daughter, lawyer, high priced lawyer, african american woman
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Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons (2022)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The members of the Fallen Angels Murder Club must band together again as they search for answers surrounding the death of one of their own. Hollis Morgan finds herself at the center of the investigation when a journalist reporting on the murder ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, psychological, serious, exciting
Plot: murder, black, black cast, female protagonist, woman, african american woman, investigation, african american protagonist, african american, crime investigation, murder investigation, black history
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 6.5
 127
The Big House (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The Big House is an American prime time television sitcom starring actor/comedian Kevin Hart. It ran on the ABC television network in April 2004, lasting for only six episodes. The series represents a mirror-opposite of the NBC sitcom The Fresh ...
Style: sitcom, funny, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot: black, male female relationship, african american, university, college, african american protagonist, aunt, middle class, african american family, family relations, large family, family life ...
Place: philadelphia
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Grandma's House (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Based upon the true story of Kimberley T. Zulkowski's Grandmother, Margie Ree Harris. "Grandma's House" gives a compelling insight into how the Executive Producer's life changed when she moved into her Grandmother's ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, entertaining
Plot: black, african american, teenager, childhood, family life, house, family relations, african american family, kids and family, grandmother, grandmother grandson relationship, african american protagonist ...
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The Millennial (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story: A young privileged African American millennial recently receives his master' degree from a prestigious university and sets out to pursue a career in his chosen field only to find out it's not the plain sailing he imagined.
Style: captivating, serious, exciting, suspenseful
Plot: african american protagonist, african american, african american man, university student, frustration, millennial, african american woman, career, privilege, university, african american family, female nudity ...
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The Deadliest Lie (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A woman becomes friends with her new mentor but begins to question her intentions as her life starts to mysteriously unravel.
Style: captivating, detective, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Plot: black, african american woman, rich woman, femme fatale, black woman, woman, attorney, bossy woman, sexy woman, female protagonist, advocate, female lawyer ...
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Disconnect: The Wedding Planner (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Kenya
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After falling victim to a scam, a desperate man races the clock as he attempts to plan a luxurious destination wedding for an important investor.
Style: semi serious, captivating, satirical, thrilling, psychological
Plot: scam, wedding planning, african american, con artists, wedding preparations and rituals, problem, cons and scams, african american woman, satire, african american protagonist, african american man, victim
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 4.2
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Weathering (2023)
Genre: Short, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min.
Story: After losing her baby and nearly her life during labor, a journalist unravels amid disturbing visions and chilling attacks as she grieves alone at home.
Style: bleak, scary, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing
Plot: journalist, loneliness, dead child, child, death of child, lonely, loss of child, grieving, female journalist, loss, single woman, a vision ...
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My Mama Said Yo Mama's a Dyke (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: My Mama Said Yo Mama's a Dyke is an urban "mockumentary" tale about a group of teens who become fed up with their lesbian moms so they decide to enlist them into this uncanny camp that specializes in "de-lesbianism".
Style: disturbing, psychological, entertaining, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot: gay african american, lesbian mother, gay parent, lesbianism, family relations, mother daughter relationship, lesbian, african american, parents and children, family problems, mother child relationship, african american family ...
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Living Single (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, black cinema
Plot: black, urban, black sitcom, african american, black history, young heroes, black cast, women, strong female presence, chubby, girl power, african ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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