swap_horiz Watermelon Man Alternatives

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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

8.84 Great

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The Brother from Another Planet

Written and directed by John Sayles, The Brother from Another Planet (1984) uses a science fiction premise to examine ev...

Sci Fi Satire Urban 1980S

8.42 Great

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Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

John Badham directed The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, a 1976 American sports comedy set in the 1930s. B...

Comedy Baseball Period Ensemble

8.31 Great

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Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Bill Gunn. It blends horror and drama with a unique narr...

Drama Horror Vampire 1973

8.30 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

8.12 Great

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Black Dynamite

"Black Dynamite" is a 2009 action comedy film directed by Scott Sanders and starring Michael Jai White as the eponymous...

Action Comedy Parody 2009

7.75 Good

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Cotton Comes to Harlem

"Cotton Comes to Harlem" is a 1970 American neo-noir action comedy directed by Ossie Davis, adapted from the novel by Ch...

Detective Crime Comedy Harlem

7.20 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

7.02 Good

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 action comedy written and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans in his feature directing deb...

Satire Crime Comedy Parody

6.90 Fair

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Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)

Five on the Black Hand Side is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Oscar Williams and adapted from Charlie L. Russel...

Drama Family Comedy Blaxploitation

6.44 Fair

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Which Way Is Up? (1977)

Which Way Is Up? is a 1977 American comedy directed by Michael Schultz and starring Richard Pryor. Pryor plays three rol...

Satire Comedy Blaxploitation Richard Pryor

6.35 Fair

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Black Like Me

Black Like Me is a 1964 American drama film directed by Carl Lerner. It adapts John Howard Griffin's 1961 nonfiction acc...

Drama Social 1960S Race

6.35 Fair

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Watermelon Man (1970)

Watermelon Man is a 1970 American satirical comedy directed by Melvin Van Peebles and written by Herman Raucher. Godfrey...

Satire Comedy Blaxploitation Early 70S

6.26 Fair

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Georgia, Georgia

Georgia, Georgia is a 1972 Swedish-American drama directed by Stig Björkman and written by Maya Angelou. The film follow...

Drama Independent International Race

5.80 Mediocre

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Five on the Black Hand Side

Five on the Black Hand Side is a 1973 American family comedy directed by Oscar Williams. The film was adapted by Charlie...

Drama Community Family Comedy

5.80 Mediocre

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The Klansman

The Klansman is a 1974 American drama directed by Terence Young and based on William Bradford Huie's 1967 novel. Set in...

Drama Crime Thriller Race

5.20 Mediocre

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Monkey Hustle

Monkey Hustle is a 1976 American crime comedy directed by Arthur Marks. The film features Yaphet Kotto and Rudy Ray Moor...

Drama Community Crime Comedy

5.10 Mediocre

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Darktown Strutters

Darktown Strutters is a 1975 American blaxploitation musical comedy directed by William Witney. Its central group is a f...

Action Satire Motorcycle Comedy

4.80 Poor

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Georgia, Georgia (1972)

Georgia, Georgia is a 1972 Swedish-American drama directed by Stig Björkman and written by Maya Angelou. Diana Sands pla...

Drama Race Blaxploitation Early 70S

4.78 Poor

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Soul Soldier

Soul Soldier is a 1970 American blaxploitation Western directed by John Cardos and centered on Black cavalry soldiers se...

Action Drama Civil War Western

4.50 Poor