8 Films With A Black Lead To Netflix & Chill To

The Incredible Jessica James ( 2017)

Struggling to get over a recent break-up, an aspiring playwright gets set up on a blind date with a guy that's also recovering from a break-up. Together they help each other make it in a “post-relationship” world.

FRESH ( 1994)

Inspired by the chess lessons of his alcoholic father, a 12 year old drug dealer devises a plan to extricate himself and his drug addict sister from the web of poverty they currently live in.

Nappily Ever After (2018)

A perfectionist obsessed with embodying everyone else’s idea of perfection experiences a romantic setback which leads her to embark on a journey of self-discovery that begins with her shaving all her hair off.

KINGS (2017)

A recluse Daniel Craig helps a woman and her foster kids navigate through chaos when riots erupt following the 1992 acquittal of the policeman charged with assaulting Rodney King.

American Gangster (2007)

Based on a true story and def a Top 5 Denzel must-watch. The movie follows Denzel and his rise to power as notorious Harlem drug dealer Frank Lucas and the NYC cop that’s been charged with bringing the Harlem drug lord down.

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Mudbound (2017)

Two men return home to Mississippi from WWII to work on a farm in which both their families are forced to share.Their adjustment to life after the war sparks an unexpected friendship between the two which eventually raises racial tension in the Jim Crow South.

Burning Sands (2017)

Here’s a movie that will make you loathe fraternities a little. Deep into Hell Week, a pledgee has to decide whether to honor his code of silence or stand up against the alarming acts of violence of underground hazing.