swap_horiz Watermelon Man 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

Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite is a 2009 Scott Sanders action comedy starring Michael Jai White, notable as a Super 16 parody and homage...

Action Comedy Parody 2009

7.8 Good

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem is Ossie Davis's 1970 Harlem crime comedy, adapted from Chester Himes and often cited as an early...

Detective Crime Comedy Harlem

7.2 Good

7

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 American crime comedy directed by Sidney Poitier, later selected for the U.S. National F...

Crime Comedy 1974 Buddy

7.2 Good

8

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

9

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is Keenen Ivory Wayans's 1988 directing debut, notable for parodying blaxploitation with Jim Bro...

Satire Crime Comedy Parody

6.9 Fair

10

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

11

For Love of Ivy

*For Love of Ivy* is a 1968 romantic comedy directed by Daniel Mann, notable for having Sidney Poitier star and co-write...

Classic Comedy Urban Romance

6.6 Fair

12

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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

13

Trouble Man

Trouble Man is Ivan Dixon's 1972 crime thriller starring Robert Hooks as fixer Mr. T, remembered for Marvin Gaye's self-...

Action Drama Detective Crime

6.5 Fair

14

Georgia, Georgia

Georgia, Georgia is a 1972 Swedish-American drama directed by Stig Bjorkman, with Maya Angelou's screenplay, a landmark...

Drama Independent International Race

5.8 Mediocre

15

Five on the Black Hand Side

Five on the Black Hand Side is Oscar Williams's 1973 family comedy, adapted by Charlie L. Russell from his 1969 play as...

Drama Community Family Comedy

5.8 Mediocre

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The Klansman

The Klansman is a 1974 American racial-conflict drama directed by Terence Young, notable for O. J. Simpson's feature-fil...

Drama Crime Thriller Race

5.2 Mediocre

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Monkey Hustle

Monkey Hustle is a 1976 American blaxploitation comedy by Arthur Marks, notable for Yaphet Kotto, Rudy Ray Moore and a C...

Drama Community Crime Comedy

5.1 Mediocre

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Darktown Strutters

Darktown Strutters is a 1975 American blaxploitation musical comedy directed by William Witney, built around a female bi...

Action Satire Motorcycle Comedy

4.8 Poor

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Tongue

This obscure feature is a lesser-known entry in the blaxploitation movement, reflecting the era's focus on gritty urban...

Classic Drama Comedy Urban

4.6 Poor

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Soul Soldier

Soul Soldier is a 1970 blaxploitation Western about Black cavalry soldiers, directed by John Cardos and also released as...

Action Drama Civil War Western

4.5 Poor