swap_horiz Black Brigade Alternatives

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The Landlord

The Landlord is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby in his feature directorial debut. Starring Beau...

Satire Urban Comedy Drama 1970S

9.2 Excellent

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Rockers

Rockers is a 1978 Jamaican crime film directed by Theodoros Bafaloukos that serves as a cultural document of the reggae...

Music Comedy Drama 1970S Jamaican

9.2 Excellent

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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

8.8 Great

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Super Fly

Super Fly is a 1972 crime drama directed by Gordon Parks Jr. The film follows Priest, a Harlem cocaine dealer, as he att...

Classic Crime 1970S Harlem

8.6 Great

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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

8.5 Great

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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

8.5 Great

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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

8.4 Great

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Heavy Traffic

Ralph Bakshi’s *Heavy Traffic* (1973) is a groundbreaking animated film offering a starkly realistic depiction of Los An...

Animation Satire Urban 1970S

8.4 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

8.1 Great

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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

7.5 Good

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Death of a Snowman

Also released as *Soul Patrol*, this 1978 South African action film directed by Christopher Rowley blends blaxploitation...

Action Classic Crime Urban

6.6 Fair

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The Slams

The Slams is a 1973 prison-action film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, starring Jim Brown as a robber hiding stolen loot be...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

6.0 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

5.7 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

5.5 Mediocre

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Diamonds

*Diamonds* is a 1975 American crime film directed by Menahem Golan, notable for starring Robert Shaw and featuring blaxp...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

5.4 Mediocre

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Black Samurai

Black Samurai is a 1977 martial arts spy film by Al Adamson, starring Jim Kelly and based on Marc Olden's paperback hero...

Action Classic 1970S Spy

5.1 Mediocre

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The Dynamite Brothers

The Dynamite Brothers is a 1974 U.S. martial arts blaxploitation film by Al Adamson, pairing Timothy Brown with Hong Kon...

Action 1970S Buddy Martial Arts

4.9 Poor

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Black Snake

Black Snake is Russ Meyer's 1973 Barbados-shot slavery exploitation film and his only direct attempt at the blaxploitati...

Action Classic 1970S Period

4.8 Poor

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T.N.T. Jackson

T.N.T. Jackson is a 1974 American-Filipino blaxploitation film directed by Cirio H. Santiago, with Jeanne Bell as a mart...

Action 1970S Female Lead Martial Arts

4.8 Poor

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Death Dimension

Also known as *Black Eliminator*, this 1978 martial arts blaxploitation film stars Jim Kelly as a secret agent fighting...

Action Classic 1970S Spy

4.6 Poor