swap_horiz Cooley High (1975) Alternatives

1

The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

Based on an autobiography, this 1974 American biographical drama is a gritty urban tale of youth gang life, prison, and...

Drama Crime Biography Blaxploitation

7.6 Good

2

Claudine (1974)

Claudine is a 1974 American romantic comedy-drama starring Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones, notable for its poignan...

Drama Urban Romance Blaxploitation

7.5 Good

3

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 drama directed by Joseph Manduke, notable for its focus on police brutality and featuri...

Drama Youth Crime Blaxploitation

7.5 Good

4

Sparkle (1976)

Sparkle is a 1976 American musical drama directed by Sam O'Steen, starring Irene Cara and following a sister singing gro...

Music Drama Female Lead Blaxploitation

7.3 Good

5

Car Wash (1976)

Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy directed by Michael Schultz, noted for its ensemble cast and its hugely successful di...

Comedy Urban Blaxploitation Ensemble

6.8 Fair

6

Amazing Grace (1974)

Starring comedy icon Moms Mabley, this 1974 American comedy film follows an elderly woman who leads a grassroots campaig...

Comedy Urban Political Blaxploitation

6.6 Fair

7

Mahogany (1975)

Mahogany is a 1975 American romantic drama directed by Berry Gordy, starring Diana Ross as a Chicago woman who rises to...

Drama Romance Blaxploitation Diana Ross

6.6 Fair

8

Willie Dynamite (1974)

Featuring Roscoe Orman, this 1974 American crime drama follows a New York City pimp facing fierce rivalry and an intense...

Crime Urban Blaxploitation Pimp

6.2 Fair

9

Mandingo (1975)

Mandingo is a 1975 historical drama directed by Richard Fleischer, highly controversial for its explicit and sensational...

Drama Period Blaxploitation Slavery

6.2 Fair

10

Emma Mae (1976)

A 1976 blaxploitation drama directed by Jamaa Fanaka, also released as Black Sister's Revenge, following a naive Mississ...

Drama Crime Female Lead Blaxploitation

6.2 Fair

11

Together Brothers (1974)

Directed by William A. Graham, this 1974 American film is notable for its murder mystery plot and musical score composed...

Youth Crime Urban Blaxploitation

5.9 Mediocre

12

Drum (1976)

A 1976 blaxploitation period film directed by Steve Carver and serving as a sequel to Mandingo, starring Ken Norton and...

Drama Period Blaxploitation Slavery

5.9 Mediocre

13

Black Samson (1974)

Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation action film directed by John Bud Cardos, notable for featuring Rockne Tar...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

5.6 Mediocre

14

The Monkey Hu$tle (1976)

A 1976 blaxploitation comedy directed by Arthur Marks and set in Chicago's South Side, starring Yaphet Kotto as a street...

Crime Comedy Urban Blaxploitation

5.6 Mediocre

15

Black Eye (1974)

Starring Fred Williamson, who also directed the film, this 1974 American neo-noir follows a tough private investigator s...

Detective Crime Urban Blaxploitation

5.4 Mediocre

16

Melinda (1972)

Starring Calvin Lockhart, this 1972 thriller involves a slick disc jockey who gets caught up in a murderous plot when an...

Drama Crime Urban Blaxploitation

5.3 Mediocre

17

Lady Cocoa (1975)

Lady Cocoa is a 1975 crime film directed by Matt Cimber, starring Lola Falana as a mob informant who is granted furlough...

Crime Urban Female Lead Blaxploitation

5.1 Mediocre

18

The Black Gestapo (1975)

The Black Gestapo is a 1975 exploitation film directed by Lee Frost, controversial for its premise of a Black neighborho...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

5.1 Mediocre

19

Black Heat (1976)

A 1976 blaxploitation crime film directed by Al Adamson, also released as The Fix, starring Timothy Brown as a street-le...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

5.1 Mediocre

20

The Klansman (1974)

The Klansman is a 1974 American drama directed by Terence Young, starring Lee Marvin and Richard Burton, exploring racia...

Drama Blaxploitation Jim Brown Mid 70S

5.0 Mediocre