Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "black-power"

1. Black Panther (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira

Votes: 838,208 | Gross: $700.06M

2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke

Votes: 306,021 | Gross: $453.72M

3. O.J.: Made in America (2016)

TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen

Votes: 21,973

4. Do the Right Thing (1989)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson

Votes: 112,515 | Gross: $27.55M

5. BlacKkKlansman (2018)

R | 135 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace

Votes: 291,371 | Gross: $49.28M

6. Malcolm X (1992)

PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee

Votes: 102,111 | Gross: $48.17M

7. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History

Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.

Director: Shaka King | Stars: LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback

Votes: 91,553

8. The Butler (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 132 min | Biography, Drama

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda

Votes: 119,769 | Gross: $116.63M

9. Coonskin (1974)

R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.

Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas

Votes: 3,751

10. Shaft (1971)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John

Votes: 21,046 | Gross: $16.69M

11. Bamboozled (2000)

R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport

Votes: 12,357 | Gross: $2.27M

12. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X

Votes: 23,521 | Gross: $7.12M

13. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill

Votes: 13,960 | Gross: $4.95M

14. Talk to Me (2007)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps

Votes: 10,275 | Gross: $4.47M

15. Night Call Nurses (1972)

R | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Funny sexual fantasy with three naughty nurses.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Patty Byrne, Alana Stewart, Mittie Lawrence, Clint Kimbrough

Votes: 463

16. Panther (I) (1995)

R | 124 min | Drama

A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.

Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 2,696 | Gross: $6.83M

17. Black Devil Doll (2007)

73 min | Comedy, Horror

A young, buxom teen vixen finds herself hurled into an odyssey of forbidden sex and unspeakable violence after an innocent evening dabbling in the occult. What started as a simple child's ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Louis Lewis | Stars: Jonathan Louis Lewis, Chris Lewis, Minh Bao, The Brick

Votes: 1,110

18. Fight for Your Life (1977)

R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A mean trashy exploitation picture about three convicts who escape from jail and hole up at the house of a black minister. There are a few nasty scenes where the minister's family is being ... See full summary »

Director: Robert A. Endelson | Stars: Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers, Lela Small, Yvonne Ross

Votes: 1,736

19. The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Crime

A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.

Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston

Votes: 1,568 | Gross: $1.00M

20. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."

Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Schackman

Votes: 14,836

21. Private Duty Nurses (1971)

R | 80 min | Thriller

A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.

Director: George Armitage | Stars: Katherine Cannon, Joyce Williams, Pegi Boucher, Joseph Kaufmann

Votes: 273 | Gross: $0.20M

22. Maidstone (1970)

110 min | Drama

Norman T. Kingsley, famous movie director, runs for President.

Director: Norman Mailer | Stars: Norman Mailer, Rip Torn, Paul Austin, Joy Bang

Votes: 281

23. The Cool World (1963)

105 min | Crime, Drama

A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.

Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodríguez, Clarence Williams III

Votes: 663

24. One + One (1968)

Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Music

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, Godard reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Sean Lynch, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards

Votes: 3,309

25. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History

Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together by a contemporary Swedish filmmaker.

Director: Göran Hugo Olsson | Stars: Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Abiodun Oyewole

Votes: 2,498 | Gross: $0.26M

26. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

Not Rated | 97 min | Biography, Drama

Ali's biggest match, his fight with the US government. A film about the politics and hubris surrounding the Vietnam War and the revenge exacted on America's greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Ed Begley Jr., Peter Gerety

Votes: 2,591

27. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)

Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History

This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.

Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Blair Anderson, Omar Barbour, Julian Bond, Elaine Brown

Votes: 2,145 | Gross: $0.48M

28. A Huey P. Newton Story (2001 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Roger Guenveur Smith, Rahum Brown, Brenda Lee, Georgina Ransley

Votes: 852

29. Salute (2008)

TV-14 | 120 min | Documentary, Sport

The black power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights movement. What part did the white Australian who ran second play and what price did these athletes pay for standing up for their beliefs?

Director: Matt Norman | Stars: Christopher Kirby, Bob Beamon, Ralph Boston, Raelene Boyle

Votes: 453

30. Che Guevara (2005)

R | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History

Rebel. Hero. Lover. Legend. Che Guevara has inspired generation after generation as the young idealist and revolutionary who fought for the poor and oppressed. Eduardo Noriega (Vantage ... See full summary »

Director: Josh Evans | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Enrico Lo Verso, Paula Garcés, Sergio d'Amato

Votes: 729

31. Mama Africa (2011)

90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Documentary about Miriam Makeba.

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Miriam Makeba, Bageot Bah, Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael

Votes: 352 | Gross: $0.01M

32. And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)

300 min | Documentary, History, Music

A five-part documentary series released by VH1 in 2004. The series recounts the development of hip hop culture from its birth in New York City in the 1970s through its flowering into a global phenomenon in the 21st Century.

Stars: Bill Adler, Will Smith, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg

Votes: 201

33. The Battle of Henry Johnson

90 min | War | Post-production

WW1 African American war hero, Henry Johnson, fights a platoon of German stormtroppin, to protect fellow combatant, 15 year old Needham Roberts. An exploration of masculine roles, as well ... See full summary »

Director: Harrison Stengle | Stars: Makayla Chandler, Brandon Tabb, Alfred Abu Jr., Carter J Underwood

34. Ashes and Embers (1982)

120 min | Drama

A troubled Vietnam veteran hoping to forget the war and reconnect with American life struggles with disillusionment, self-worth, and cynicism.

Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: John Anderson, Evelyn A. Blackwell, Norman Blalock, Kathy Flewellen

Votes: 176

35. Vai Melhorar (2020)

17 min | Short, Drama

Luísa must not only decide her fate, but that of an entire city.

Director: Pedro Fiuza | Stars: Cássia Damasceno, Henrique Fontes, Rogério Ferraz, Geraldo Maia

Votes: 7

36. Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1970)

73 min | Documentary, Biography

Cleaver, on film as in life, is a complex mixture of profound political insight, socially crystallized ghetto cultural patterns and a multifaceted human personality.

Director: William Klein | Stars: Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver

Votes: 54

37. Chicago Blues (1970)

59 min | Documentary

CHICAGO BLUES (1972, 59 mins, 16mm, color) explores the hard lives of bluesmen in the Windy City narrated by an insightful and incendiary commentary from comedian turned political activist ... See full summary »

Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Dick Gregory, Buddy Guy, Studs Terkel, Muddy Waters

Votes: 16

38. Finally Got the News... (1970)

56 min

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Directors: Stewart Bird, Peter Gessner, René Lichtman, John Louis Jr.

Votes: 23

39. Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021)

89 min | Documentary, History

How the movement came into being in the late 1960s, when it fought back against police brutality and racism.

Director: George Amponsah | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Baldwin

Votes: 149

40. Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (2016 TV Special)

234 min | Music, Sport

Coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as over 78,000 people gather to watch an elaborate show of dance, music and unity.

Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Daniela Thomas, Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Gisele Bündchen, Michael Phelps, Judi Dench, Fernanda Montenegro

Votes: 401

41. Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999)

Unrated | 59 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Documentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Features interviews with athletes, including John Carlos, Tommie Smith and George Foreman, activist... See full summary »

Director: George Roy | Stars: Neil Amdur, Bob Beamon, Ralph Boston, Avery Brundage

Votes: 104

42. Black Power Salute (2008 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Sport

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous ... See full summary »

Director: Geoff Small | Star: Colin Salmon

Votes: 27

43. Sorthvit (2001)

16 min | Short, Romance, Drama

Two lonely young people connect on the web. He does not know that she is a militant black-power member, she has no idea that he is a Nazi. A film about impossible, but not necessarily unfortunate, love.

Director: Peder Norlund | Stars: Steinar Sagen, Teri Mungai, John Poindexter, Åsmund Brede Eike

Votes: 13

44. Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage (2011 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Fascinating documentary about the history and legacy of the rap group "Public Enemy".

Director: James Hale | Stars: Bill Adler, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Scott Ian

Votes: 60

45. Mexico City 1968: Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968)

Sport

Broadcast television coverage of the Mexico City 1968: Summer Olympics Games of the XIX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Mexico City, Mexico from 12 October 1968 through 27 October 1968.

Stars: Spencer Haywood, Jo Jo White, Anatoli Polivoda, Jim King

Votes: 26

46. 68 (2008 TV Movie)

110 min | Documentary, History, War

From Washington to Saigon, Rome to Mexico, Paris to London, a wave of demonstrations shakes the world. 68 travels back in time to war torn Vietnam, freed and occupied Prague, Paris demonstrating, revolution in the Americas.

Director: Patrick Rotman | Stars: Edouard Balladur, The Beatles, Claude Berri, Leonid Brezhnev

Votes: 66

47. Dow Jones (2013)

10 min | Short, Comedy

When Rich Whitey fires his best stock broker, Dow Jones, Dow must reclaim his brotha-hood in order to stick it back to the man.

Directors: Ryan Santos Phillips, Jackson Rosenfeld | Stars: Damion Square, Will Foremaker, Ryan Santos Phillips, Stefan Perez

48. My Survival as an Aboriginal (1979)

49 min | Documentary, History

The movie delves beneath surface appearances to reveal a strong resistance to assimilation and loss of identity, as the late Essie Coffey, a Murrawarri woman, takes us into the Aboriginal struggle for survival.

Director: Essie Coffey | Star: Essie Coffey

Votes: 16

49. Shutdown (2023)

61 min | Documentary

Shutdown is a documentary film about a profound political coming of age that happened in Columbus, Ohio in turbulent 1971. The film tells the story of a group of passionate Black teens who ... See full summary »

Director: Celia C. Peters

50. Two Laws (1982)

Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, History

Docu-drama outlining the culture clash in law between indigenous Australians and white European settled Australia.

Directors: Alessandro Cavadini, Carolyn Strachan

Votes: 42