It’s Black History Month , which means there’s really no better time to see a great film that captures the diverse narratives of black people. In theaters, movies like “Hidden Figures,” “Loving,” and “Fences” are telling little-known stories that focus on black lives.
But if you’re in the mood to watch something compelling and enlightening about the black experience right now, below are 29 feature films and documentaries to check out. Spanning everything from a portrait of Barack Obama in his youth to the rise of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, these films are sure broaden your black film vocabulary:
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1
"The Loving Story"
2
"The Art of Rap"
3
"Fruitvale Station"
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4
"Mama Africa"
5
"Tangerine"
6
"The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975"
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7
"Barry"
8
"13th"
9
"Malcolm X"
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10
"What Happened Miss Simone?"
11
"Selma"
12
"Pariah"
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13
"Belle"
14
"The Watermelon Woman"
15
"Glory"
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16
"What's Love Got To Do With It?"
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"Eve's Bayou"
18
"A Raisin in the Sun"
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19
"Paris is Burning"
20
"The Princess and the Frog"
21
"Crooklyn"
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22
"Black Girl"
23
"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"
24
"Within Our Gates"
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25
"The Wiz"
26
"Carmen Jones"
27
"The Color Purple"
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28
"Purple Rain"
29
"Hollywood Shuffle"