swap_horiz Black Brigade Alternatives

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Pressure

Pressure is a 1976 British drama film directed by Horace Ové, widely recognized as the first feature-length Black Britis...

Drama British Political 1970S

8.84 Great

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Super Fly

Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., Super Fly is a 1972 crime drama centered on Priest, a Harlem cocaine dealer who wants to l...

Classic Crime 1970S Harlem

8.62 Great

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Smile Orange

Smile Orange is a 1976 Jamaican satirical film directed by playwright Trevor Rhone, who adapted the screenplay from his...

Satire Comedy 1970S Jamaican

8.12 Great

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Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place is a 1974 Afrofuturist science fiction film directed by John Coney, starring jazz musician Sun Ra and...

Music Sci Fi Classic 1970S

7.82 Good

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The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a 1973 political thriller directed by Ivan Dixon and based on the novel by Sam Greenlee...

Action Political Spy Blaxploitation

7.82 Good

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Black Dynamite (2009)

Black Dynamite is a 2009 action comedy film directed by Scott Sanders that serves as a parody of 1970s blaxploitation ci...

Action Parody 2000S Homage

7.82 Good

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Black Dynamite

"Black Dynamite" is a 2009 action comedy film directed by Scott Sanders and starring Michael Jai White as the eponymous...

Action Comedy Parody 2009

7.75 Good

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Shaft (1971)

"Shaft" is a 1971 American action film directed by Gordon Parks and based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman. The plot follo...

Action Iconic Detective Blaxploitation

7.73 Good

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Dolemite II: The Human Tornado

The Human Tornado is a 1976 American blaxploitation action comedy starring Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite, the fast-talking...

Action Comedy 1970S Sequel

7.46 Good

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Across 110th Street (1972)

Across 110th Street is a 1972 American crime thriller directed by Barry Shear, starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Harlem

7.27 Good

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Death of a Snowman

Death of a Snowman, also released as Soul Patrol, is a 1978 South African action film directed by Christopher Rowley. It...

Action Classic Crime Urban

6.56 Fair

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The Slams

The Slams is a 1973 American prison-action film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Jim Brown. Brown plays a convic...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

6.04 Fair

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Adiós Amigo

Adiós Amigo is a 1975 American blaxploitation Western comedy written, produced, and directed by Fred Williamson, who co-...

Action Comedy 1970S Western

5.74 Mediocre

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Solomon King

Solomon King is a 1974 independent blaxploitation film produced, written, co-directed, and starring Sal Watts, later res...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

5.48 Mediocre

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Diamonds

Diamonds is a 1975 American crime film directed by Menahem Golan. It stars Robert Shaw and includes Richard Roundtree in...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

5.36 Mediocre

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Black Samurai

Black Samurai is a 1977 American martial arts and spy film directed by Al Adamson and starring Jim Kelly. It is based on...

Action Classic 1970S Spy

5.08 Mediocre

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The Dynamite Brothers

The Dynamite Brothers is a 1974 American action film directed by Al Adamson. It combines martial-arts action with elemen...

Action 1970S Buddy Martial Arts

4.85 Poor

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Black Snake

Black Snake is a 1973 film directed by Russ Meyer and filmed in Barbados. Set against a slavery-era backdrop, it uses ex...

Action Classic 1970S Period

4.82 Poor

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T.N.T. Jackson

T.N.T. Jackson is a 1974 action film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and produced as an American-Filipino co-production. J...

Action 1970S Female Lead Martial Arts

4.78 Poor

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Death Dimension

Death Dimension is a 1978 American action and martial arts film directed by Al Adamson. It was released under several al...

Action Classic 1970S Spy

4.62 Poor