Although Netflix makes it a bit easier with its Black Stories collection, finding the best Black movies on Netflix can be difficult. The collection changes all the time and it’s a fairly extensive one, so if you’re in the mood to celebrate Black filmmaking, this roundup is for you!
We regularly scour the library to find the best options in the Black Stories collection and beyond. Read on for 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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Jackie Brown (1997)
Harriet (2019)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Marshall (2017)
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.
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
Concrete Cowboy (2020)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Passing (2021)
High Flying Bird (2019)
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017)
Giving Voice (2020)
Sleight (2016)
Get on Up (2014)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Two Distant Strangers (2021)
Atlantics (2019)
Monster (2018)
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Uncorked (2020)
Beats (2019)
The Black Godfather (2019)
Quincy (2018)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)
See You Yesterday (2019)
Becoming (2020)
13th (2016)
All Day and a Night (2020)
American Son (2019)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Barry (2016)
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Mudbound (2017)
Strong Island (2017)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
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