swap_horiz Hit Man (1972) Alternatives

1

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

2

The Mack (1973)

Starring Max Julien, this 1973 American crime drama is a highly influential entry in the genre, detailing the rise of a...

Crime Urban Blaxploitation Pimp

7.5 Good

3

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

4

Detroit 9000 (1973)

Directed by Arthur Marks, this 1973 crime thriller pairs a Black detective with a white colleague to solve a high-profil...

Police Crime Urban Blaxploitation

6.5 Fair

5

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

6

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

7

Trick Baby (1972)

Based on Iceberg Slim's novel, this 1972 crime film follows a biracial con artist and his mentor as they swindle wealthy...

Crime Urban Blaxploitation Con Artist

5.9 Mediocre

8

Cool Breeze (1972)

Directed by Barry Pollack, this 1972 heist film is a loose remake of The Asphalt Jungle, featuring a group of Black thie...

Crime Urban Heist Blaxploitation

5.8 Mediocre

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)

Starring Jim Brown, this 1973 American action sequel pits the ex-Green Beret against a mobster who plots the assassinati...

Action Crime Sequel Blaxploitation

5.3 Mediocre

14

Black Gunn (1972)

Starring Jim Brown, this 1972 action film centers on a nightclub owner seeking revenge against mobsters who murdered his...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Jim Brown

5.2 Mediocre

15

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

16

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

17

Fox Style (1973)

Released in 1973, this obscure American film contributes to the blaxploitation era's cinematic landscape with its era-sp...

Crime Urban Female Lead Blaxploitation

4.8 Poor

18

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973)

This 1973 American crime thriller features a hitman who disguises himself as a Baptist preacher while navigating a dange...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

4.8 Poor

19

Superfly T.N.T. (1973)

Directed by and starring Ron O'Neal, this 1973 American sequel relocates the iconic priest character to Africa for an an...

Action Crime Sequel Blaxploitation

4.6 Poor

20

Mean Mother (1973)

This 1973 American action crime film tracks two Vietnam War deserters who flee to Europe and establish themselves as luc...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

4.2 Poor