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60 Movies That Celebrate Black Joy (Rotten Tomatoes)

Though there are thousands of exceptional films from Black filmmakers and storytellers, those on the receiving end of critical and awards attention are frequently rooted in pain, violence, or oppression. (It is not a coincidence that the vast majority of Black actresses who have been nominated for an Oscar were lauded for performances where they played a slave, maid, or a woman in abject poverty.) In an effort to turn the page and highlight cinema that focuses on the celebration of the Black experience.
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Summer of Soul (2021)
Summer of Soul (2021)
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The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
5
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Soul (2020)
Soul (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
Stormy Weather (1943)
Stormy Weather (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
The Woman King (2022)
The Woman King (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
10
Black Is King (2020)
Black Is King (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
11
House Party (1990)
House Party (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
12
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
See You Yesterday (2019)
See You Yesterday (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Girls Trip (2017)
Girls Trip (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
15
Emergency (2022)
Emergency (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
17
Southside With You (2016)
Southside With You (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
18
The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
19
The Harder They Fall (2021)
The Harder They Fall (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
20
Dope (2015)
Dope (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
21
Cooley High (1975)
Cooley High (1975)
22
Top Five (2014)
Top Five (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
23
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
24
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
25
Love & Basketball (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
26
Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
27
Nope (2022)
Nope (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
28
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
29
Beyond the Lights (2014)
Beyond the Lights (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
30
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
31
Drumline (2002)
Drumline (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
32
Soul Food (1997)
Soul Food (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
33
Love Jones (1997)
Love Jones (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
34
Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
35
Fame (1980)
Fame (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
36
Keanu (2016)
Keanu (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
37
Crooklyn (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Friday (1995)
Friday (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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Central Intelligence (2016)
Central Intelligence (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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