swap_horiz Lord Shango Alternatives

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Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess is Bill Gunn's 1973 experimental Black horror film with Duane Jones and Marlene Clark, screened at Cannes a...

Drama Horror Vampire 1973

8.3 Great

2

The Story of a Three-Day Pass

This 1967 romantic drama directed by Melvin Van Peebles follows a Black soldier in France, and is widely recognized as a...

Military Classic Drama Romance

7.6 Good

3

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door is Ivan Dixon's 1973 adaptation of Sam Greenlee's novel, added to the National Film Regist...

Drama Activism Thriller Spy

7.5 Good

4

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again is a 1975 American crime comedy directed by Sidney Poitier, with Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack and the...

Crime Comedy Gambling 1975

7.3 Good

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The Cool World

The Cool World is Shirley Clarke's 1963 Harlem gang drama, preserved in the National Film Registry and scored by Mal Wal...

Classic Drama Crime 1960S

7.2 Good

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Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man is Melvin Van Peebles's 1970 studio comedy about a racist white salesman who wakes up Black, starring God...

Drama Satire Comedy Race

7.0 Good

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Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 American coming-of-age drama by Joseph Manduke, notable as Laurence Fishburne's film de...

Drama Community Youth Crime

6.8 Fair

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Ralph Nelson directed this 1970 drama starring Jim Brown as a newly elected Black sheriff facing deep racial tension and...

Classic Drama Crime 1970S

6.6 Fair

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The Education of Sonny Carson

The Education of Sonny Carson is a 1974 American drama by Michael Campus, adapted from activist Sonny Carson's autobiogr...

Drama Youth Crime Biography

6.5 Fair

10

J.D.'s Revenge

J.D.'s Revenge is a 1976 American blaxploitation horror film by Arthur Marks, starring Glynn Turman as a law student pos...

Supernatural Horror Crime Possession

6.5 Fair

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The River Niger

The River Niger is a 1976 film adaptation of Joseph Walker's Tony-winning play, notable for James Earl Jones, Cicely Tys...

Drama Community Family Crime

6.5 Fair

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Brother John

Brother John is a 1971 Sidney Poitier drama by James Goldstone, with Quincy Jones music and a mysterious return to rural...

Classic Drama Mystery 1970S

6.5 Fair

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Together Brothers

Together Brothers is a 1974 American crime drama directed by William A. Graham, notable for Barry White's only complete...

Drama Youth Crime Revenge

5.2 Mediocre

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Abby

Abby is a 1974 American blaxploitation horror film by William Girdler, about Yoruba spirit possession and pulled after a...

Supernatural Horror Female Lead 1974

4.8 Poor

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Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 William Crain blaxploitation horror film, notable for recasting Jekyll and Hyde through Be...

Drama Supernatural Horror Monster

4.7 Poor

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Candy Tangerine Man

The Candy Tangerine Man is a 1975 American blaxploitation film by Matt Cimber, starring John Daniels as Los Angeles pimp...

Action Drama Crime 1975

4.5 Poor

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Lady Cocoa

Lady Cocoa is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime drama directed by Matt Cimber, starring Lola Falana as a witness unde...

Drama Crime Thriller Female Lead

4.0 Poor

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Black Shampoo

Black Shampoo is a 1976 American blaxploitation and sexploitation film by Greydon Clark, recasting Shampoo around a Blac...

Action Drama Crime Revenge

3.8 Poor

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Blackenstein

Blackenstein is William A. Levey's 1973 blaxploitation horror film, a Frankenstein variant made after the success of Bla...

Independent Supernatural Horror Monster

3.5 Poor

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Welcome Home Brother Charles

Welcome Home Brother Charles is a 1975 American blaxploitation film by UCLA student Jamaa Fanaka, later released as Soul...

Drama Horror Crime Revenge

3.5 Poor