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The 40 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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Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Us (2019)
Us (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Blackkklansman (2018)
Blackkklansman (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Selma (2014)
Selma (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
8
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
Widows (2018)
Widows (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
12
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
13
Creed (2015)
Creed (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
Creed II (2018)
Creed II (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
The Hate U Give (2018)
The Hate U Give (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Amazing Grace (2018)
Amazing Grace (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
20
Mudbound (2017)
Mudbound (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
21
20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
22
Fences (2016)
Fences (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
23
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
25
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
26
Tangerine (2015)
Tangerine (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
28
Night Comes on (2018)
Night Comes on (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
Strong Island (2017)
Strong Island (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
Whose Streets? (2017)
Whose Streets? (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
31
Blindspotting (2018)
Blindspotting (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
33
Loving (2016)
Loving (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
34
Just Mercy (2019)
Just Mercy (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
35
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Inside Man (2006)
Inside Man (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Waves (2019)
Waves (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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Monster's Ball (2001)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Ray (2004)
Ray (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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