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Dinosaur 2000

Dinosaur 2000

IMDb: 6.4
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An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home

12 Angry Men (1997)

12 Angry Men (1997)

IMDb: 7.8
1997

Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jurys decision

Jungle Fever (1991)

Jungle Fever (1991)

IMDb: 6.5
0

Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary

Do the Right Thing (

Do the Right Thing (1989)

IMDb: 7.9
0

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

Doctor Dolittle (199

Doctor Dolittle (1998)

IMDb: 5.4
1998

A doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals

Cotton Comes to Harl

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

IMDb: 6.5
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Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money hes collected for a local fundraiser

Gordons War (1973)

Gordons War (1973)

IMDb: 6.5
1973

Four Vietnam Vets go to war against the drug dealers and pimps of Harlem

Im Not Rappaport (19

Im Not Rappaport (1996)

IMDb: 6.6
1996

Two old men a white former radical, and a black retired janitor strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age

Malcolm X (1972)

Malcolm X (1972)

IMDb: 7.6
1972

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources

A Man Called Adam (1

A Man Called Adam (1966)

IMDb: 6.6
1966

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense (TV Movie 2003)

IMDb: 7.1
2003

In a Louisiana town in 1964, local African Americans band together to protect themselves from violence from the KKK as well as local police Based on actual events

The Sheriff (1971)

The Sheriff (1971)

IMDb: 7.0
1971

A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman raped a black college student

Bubba HoTep (2002)

Bubba HoTep (2002)

IMDb: 7.0
2002

When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African American senior who claims to be President John F Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions

A Vow to Cherish (19

A Vow to Cherish (1999)

IMDb: 6.5
1999

A business executives life is turned upside down when his wife contracts a debilitating disease

Black Girl (1972)

Black Girl (1972)

IMDb: 7.0
1972

An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mothers love for a foster daughter

Pilot (1969)

Pilot (1969)

IMDb: 7.5
1969

A seemingly haunted painting drives a greedy man insane A rich blind woman gets a new pair of eyes that allow her to see for only one brief ironic moment An idyllic painting gives a Nazi war criminal in hiding some fleeting comfort

The Scalphunters (19

The Scalphunters (1968)

IMDb: 6.8
1968

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them

Sam Whiskey (1969)

Sam Whiskey (1969)

IMDb: 5.9
1969

A widow hires an ex gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband

Avenging Angel (1985

Avenging Angel (1985)

IMDb: 4.9
1985

Molly, former prostitute, has managed to leave her street life with help from Lt Andrews She studies law and leads a normal life When Andrews is killed by a brutal gang, she returns to the streets as Angel to find his killers

Hot Stuff (1979)

Hot Stuff (1979)

IMDb: 6.7
1979

Miami police fence stolen goods at a storefront sting operation equipped with a two way mirror

Kongis Harvest (1970

Kongis Harvest (1970)

IMDb: 6.8
1970

An African dictator Wole Soyinka seeks advice from the king Rashidi Onikoyi he ousted on modernizing his tribal nation

Beah: A Black Woman

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)

IMDb: 8.4
2003

A profile of the African American actress Beah Richards, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Guess Whos Coming to Dinner