Doctor Dolittle (1998)
A doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals
Jungle Fever (1991)
Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary
Dinosaur 2000
An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sanctuary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home
Do the Right Thing (1989)
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
12 Angry Men (1997)
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jurys decision
The Scalphunters (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
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
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
Avenging Angel (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)
Miami police fence stolen goods at a storefront sting operation equipped with a two way mirror
Gordons War (1973)
Four Vietnam Vets go to war against the drug dealers and pimps of Harlem
Sam Whiskey (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
Bubba HoTep (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
Pilot (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
Black Girl (1972)
An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mothers love for a foster daughter
Malcolm X (1972)
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources
The Sheriff (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
Im Not Rappaport (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
A Vow to Cherish (1999)
A business executives life is turned upside down when his wife contracts a debilitating disease
A Man Called Adam (1966)
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (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
Kongis Harvest (1970)
An African dictator Wole Soyinka seeks advice from the king Rashidi Onikoyi he ousted on modernizing his tribal nation