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The 100 Best Black Movies of the 21st Century

Rotten Tomatoes is celebrating the work of Black filmmakers and performers and the stories they have brought to our theaters over the past 20-plus years. In this guide to the best-reviewed African American movies of the 21st Century – that's from 2000 all the way to now – you'll find some of the most incredible voices working in movies today, and some of the most game-changing, industry-shaking films to hit theaters in decades. Think titles like Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time at the U.S. box office. Or Gina Prince-Bythewood's seminal star-making romance, Love and Basketball. Or Moonlight, which made history as the first film with an all-black cast to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2017. Or Ava DuVernay's Selma, which at 99% on the Tomatometer remains one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time.
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Keanu (2016)
Keanu (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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Drumline (2002)
Drumline (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Fast Color (2019)
Fast Color (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Black Dynamite (2009)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Get on Up (2014)
Get on Up (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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George Washington (2000)
George Washington (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
9
Marshall (2017)
Marshall (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
10
Ray (2004)
Ray (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Love & Basketball (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
12
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
13
Rize (2005)
Rize (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
14
Beyond the Lights (2014)
Beyond the Lights (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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42 (2013)
42 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
17
Chi-Raq (2015)
Chi-Raq (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
18
American Gangster (2007)
American Gangster (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
19
The Gospel According to André (2018)
The Gospel According to André (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
20
Monsters and Men (2018)
Monsters and Men (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
21
Monster's Ball (2001)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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The Heart of the Game (2005)
The Heart of the Game (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
27
Queen & Slim (2019)
Queen & Slim (2019)
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Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
29
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
30
Presenting Princess Shaw (2016)
Presenting Princess Shaw (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Our Song (2000)
Our Song (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Burning Cane (2019)
Burning Cane (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
33
Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Madeline's Madeline (2018)
Madeline's Madeline (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
35
God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Waves (2019)
Waves (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Inside Man (2006)
Inside Man (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Top Five (2014)
Top Five (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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