The Black experience isn’t always well represented in Hollywood, but the best Black movies on Netflix right now are well-curated in Netflix’s Black Stories collection. However, like every category on Netflix, it’s a pretty extensive library. So, to help you find the movies most worth your while, we scour the collection each month to highlight the top options available now.
This September, Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Lee Daniels’ thriller The Deliverance land on the platform. Scroll below for the full list of the best Black movies on Netflix right now.
Looking for more films and shows that illustrate the Black experience? Check out our roundups of the best Black shows and movies to stream across all platforms.
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Diary of a Mad Black Womanpg-13 2005
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The Deliverancer 2024
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
The Deliverance (2024)
White Chicks (2004)
There was a time in the early 2000s when studios just couldn’t say no to the Wayans Brothers. How fortunate for us because it brought absolutely ridiculous concepts like White Chicks to life.
Shawn and Marlon Wayans star as Marcus and Kevin Copeland, a couple of underachieving FBI agents who, as penance for accidentally foiling a drug bust, must escort socialites Tiffany and Brittany Wilson to the Hamptons. But when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, rather than lose the gig, the Copeland brothers enlist the help of a makeup wizard to turn them into a couple of white women. Now, they just have to pretend to be Brittany and Tiffany long enough to avoid being fired.
Night School (2018)
Ali (2001)
Tangerine (2015)
Shirley (2024)
Rustin (2023)
Harriet (2019)
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
Chris Rock’s first standup special since “The Slap” might not technically qualify as a movie, but we’re including it here because it made history as Netflix’s first global live-streaming event.
Chris Rock’s second special for Netflix features a pre-show hosted by Ronny Chieng and an after-show hosted by SNL contemporaries Dana Carvey and David Spade. It’s a raw and funny comedy special that highlights Rock’s gift as a stand-up comedian and expert storyteller.