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The Landlord

The Landlord is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby in his feature directorial debut. Starring Beau...

Satire Urban Comedy Drama 1970S

9.2 Excellent

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Pressure

Pressure is a 1976 British drama film directed by Horace Ové, widely recognized as the first feature-length Black Britis...

Drama British Political 1970S

8.8 Great

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Super Fly

Super Fly is a 1972 crime drama directed by Gordon Parks Jr. The film follows Priest, a Harlem cocaine dealer, as he att...

Classic Crime 1970S Harlem

8.6 Great

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Wattstax (1973)

"Wattstax" is a 1973 American documentary film directed by Mel Stuart that chronicles the Wattstax music festival held a...

Music Documentary Concert Blaxploitation

8.4 Great

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Heavy Traffic

Ralph Bakshi’s *Heavy Traffic* (1973) is a groundbreaking animated film offering a starkly realistic depiction of Los An...

Animation Satire Urban 1970S

8.4 Great

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Smile Orange

Smile Orange is a 1976 Jamaican satirical film directed by playwright Trevor Rhone, who adapted the screenplay from his...

Satire Comedy 1970S Jamaican

8.1 Great

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Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place is a 1974 Afrofuturist science fiction film directed by John Coney, starring jazz musician Sun Ra and...

Music Sci Fi Classic 1970S

7.8 Good

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Dolemite II: The Human Tornado

The Human Tornado is a 1976 American blaxploitation action comedy starring Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite, the fast-talking...

Action Comedy 1970S Sequel

7.5 Good

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Sparkle (1976)

Sparkle is a 1976 American musical drama directed by Sam O'Steen, starring Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, and Philip Michael...

Music Drama Female Lead Blaxploitation

7.3 Good

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Don't Play Us Cheap

Don't Play Us Cheap is a 1973 American musical film directed by Jeff Kelly, adapted from the off-Broadway musical of the...

Classic Comedy Party 1970S

7.2 Good

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Leadbelly

"Leadbelly" is a 1976 biographical film directed by Gordon Parks that chronicles the life of American folk and blues mus...

Music Classic 1970S Biopic

7.2 Good

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Beat Street

Beat Street is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Stan Lathan and produced by Harry Belafonte that dramatize...

Music Dance Urban 1980S

7.1 Good

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Black Joy

Black Joy is a 1977 British comedy-drama film directed by Anthony Simmons and adapted from Jamal Ali's stage play Dark D...

Drama Comedy Urban British

7.0 Good

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Shaft's Big Score!

Shaft's Big Score! is a 1972 American action and blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks. It is the sequel to the 1...

Classic Detective Crime 1970S

6.9 Fair

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Death of a Snowman

Also released as *Soul Patrol*, this 1978 South African action film directed by Christopher Rowley blends blaxploitation...

Action Classic Crime Urban

6.6 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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Krush Groove

Krush Groove is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Michael Schultz that dramatizes the real-life origins of...

Music Urban 1980S Hip Hop

6.6 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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The Candy Tangerine Man

The Candy Tangerine Man is Matt Cimber's 1975 Los Angeles blaxploitation film about John Daniels's pimp figure, the Blac...

Classic Crime Urban 1970S

6.4 Fair

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Death Drug

*Death Drug* is a 1978 American blaxploitation horror film directed by Oscar Williams, featuring Philip Michael Thomas a...

Music Classic Drama 1970S

4.5 Poor