swap_horiz Mandingo (1975) Alternatives

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Cooley High (1975)

Cooley High is a 1975 American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Michael Schultz, widely praised for its realistic...

Drama Urban Coming Of Age Blaxploitation

8.1 Great

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Foxy Brown (1974)

Directed by Jack Hill and starring Pam Grier, this 1974 American film is a defining classic of the genre, following a wo...

Action Female Lead Blaxploitation Pam Grier

7.4 Good

6

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

7

Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 comedy directed by Sidney Poitier, starring him and Bill Cosby as two friends searching...

Crime Comedy Blaxploitation Mid 70S

7.2 Good

8

Coonskin (1975)

Coonskin is a 1975 adult animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi, notable for its controversial and satirical deconstruct...

Animation Satire Blaxploitation Ralph Bakshi

7.2 Good

9

Let's Do It Again (1975)

Let's Do It Again is a 1975 American comedy directed by Sidney Poitier, starring him and Bill Cosby as two friends who u...

Crime Comedy Blaxploitation Mid 70S

7.2 Good

10

Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)

This 1973 American comedy film diverges from typical violent blaxploitation tropes, focusing instead on family dynamics...

Drama Family Comedy Blaxploitation

7.0 Good

11

Truck Turner (1974)

Starring soul singer Isaac Hayes in his first major film role, this 1974 American action feature follows a bounty hunter...

Action Blaxploitation Bounty Hunter Isaac Hayes

6.9 Fair

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

Slaves

Slaves is a 1969 slavery drama directed by Herbert Biberman, starring Dionne Warwick in her screen acting debut alongsid...

Classic Drama 1960S Period

5.9 Mediocre

16

Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)

Directed by Gordon Parks Jr. in 1974, this American revisionist Western features a pair of multiracial outlaws robbing b...

Western Period Outlaw Blaxploitation

5.9 Mediocre

17

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

18

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

19

Jive Turkey (1974)

Jive Turkey is a 1974 American crime comedy film directed by Timothy Galfas, noted for its satirical take on a mob war o...

Crime Period Blaxploitation Numbers Racket

4.5 Poor

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Black Starlet (1974)

Black Starlet is a 1974 American sexploitation film directed by Jonathon DeMott, following a young woman who moves to Lo...

Drama Crime Female Lead Blaxploitation

4.0 Poor