swap_horiz Hammer (1972) Alternatives

1

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

Directed by Ivan Dixon, this 1973 thriller follows a former CIA agent who uses his specialized training to organize a na...

Action Political Spy Blaxploitation

8.5 Great

2

Shaft (1971)

Directed by Gordon Parks, this 1971 film centers on private detective John Shaft and became a landmark hit that populari...

Action Iconic Detective Blaxploitation

8.4 Great

3

Across 110th Street (1972)

This 1972 crime thriller depicts a violent clash between the Mafia, Harlem criminals, and police, noted for its gritty r...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Harlem

7.9 Good

4

Coffy (1973)

Directed by Jack Hill, this 1973 film stars Pam Grier as a nurse who turns vigilante to avenge her sister's drug addicti...

Action Female Lead Blaxploitation Pam Grier

7.2 Good

5

Black Caesar (1973)

Directed by Larry Cohen, this 1973 crime film stars Fred Williamson as a shoeshine boy who rises to become a ruthless Ha...

Crime Gangster Blaxploitation Fred Williamson

7.1 Good

6

Trouble Man (1972)

Starring Robert Hooks, this 1972 film follows a suave fixer in Los Angeles who gets framed for murder, noted for its cel...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

7.0 Good

7

Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Starring Tamara Dobson, this 1973 action film features a stylish secret agent battling a drug lord, noted for its strong...

Action Spy Female Lead Blaxploitation

6.5 Fair

8

Penitentiary (1979)

A 1979 blaxploitation prison drama written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, starring Leon Isaac Kennedy as a wrongly impris...

Action Boxing Prison Blaxploitation

6.4 Fair

9

Bucktown (1975)

Bucktown is a 1975 American action film directed by Arthur Marks, starring Fred Williamson and Pam Grier as they battle...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Fred Williamson

6.3 Fair

10

Boss Nigger (1975)

Boss Nigger is a 1975 American blaxploitation Western directed by Jack Arnold, starring Fred Williamson as a former boun...

Action Western Blaxploitation Fred Williamson

6.3 Fair

11

Shaft's Big Score! (1972)

Directed by Gordon Parks, this 1972 sequel sees private detective John Shaft investigating the murder of his friend and...

Action Detective Sequel Blaxploitation

6.1 Fair

12

Hit Man (1972)

Starring Bernie Casey, this 1972 blaxploitation film is a loose remake of the 1967 film Point Blank, following a former...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

6.0 Fair

13

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Directed by John Guillermin, this 1973 film sees detective John Shaft travel to Ethiopia to dismantle a modern-day slave...

Action Detective Sequel Blaxploitation

6.0 Fair

14

Hell Up in Harlem (1973)

Directed by Larry Cohen, this 1973 sequel to Black Caesar follows mobster Tommy Gibbs as he attempts to reclaim his crim...

Action Crime Sequel Blaxploitation

6.0 Fair

15

Hit! (1973)

Starring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor, this 1973 American crime thriller features a federal agent forming a hit...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Drug Trade

6.0 Fair

16

Slaughter (1972)

Starring Jim Brown, this 1972 action film features a former Green Beret seeking vengeance against the mobsters who kille...

Military Action Blaxploitation Jim Brown

5.9 Mediocre

17

Black Mama White Mama (1973)

Starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, this 1973 film follows two chained female inmates who escape custody in the Phil...

Action Female Lead Prison Blaxploitation

5.8 Mediocre

18

Gordon's War (1973)

Directed by Ossie Davis in 1973, this American action film follows a group of Vietnam veterans who wage war on drug deal...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Vietnam Vet

5.8 Mediocre

19

Original Gangstas (1996)

Directed by Larry Cohen, this 1996 action film reunites legendary blaxploitation stars Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, and P...

Action Crime 1990S Blaxploitation

5.6 Mediocre

20

The Final Comedown (1972)

Starring Billy Dee Williams, this 1972 radical political film follows a Black revolutionary who takes hostages in a hosp...

Action Urban Political Blaxploitation

5.5 Mediocre