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Cooley High is a 1975 American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Michael Schultz, widely praised for its realistic depiction of African American teenagers in 1960s Chicago.
Based on an autobiography, this 1974 American biographical drama is a gritty urban tale of youth gang life, prison, and eventual conversion to community activism.
Cornbread, Earl and Me is a 1975 drama directed by Joseph Manduke, notable for its focus on police brutality and featuring one of the earliest film roles for a young Laurence Fishburne.
Claudine is a 1974 American romantic comedy-drama starring Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones, notable for its poignant depiction of a Harlem family navigating the welfare system.
Directed by Jack Hill and starring Pam Grier, this 1974 American film is a defining classic of the genre, following a woman seeking revenge on a drug cartel.
Sparkle is a 1976 American musical drama directed by Sam O'Steen, starring Irene Cara and following a sister singing group's rise to fame, heavily inspired by the story of the Supremes.
Let's Do It Again is a 1975 American comedy directed by Sidney Poitier, starring him and Bill Cosby as two friends who use hypnotism to rig a boxing match for a major financial payout.
Coonskin is a 1975 adult animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi, notable for its controversial and satirical deconstruction of blaxploitation tropes, racism, and the Deep South.
Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 comedy directed by Sidney Poitier, starring him and Bill Cosby as two friends searching the underworld for a stolen winning lottery ticket.
Starring soul singer Isaac Hayes in his first major film role, this 1974 American action feature follows a bounty hunter pursued by hitmen in Los Angeles.
Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy directed by Michael Schultz, noted for its ensemble cast and its hugely successful disco and funk soundtrack performed by the band Rose Royce.
Mahogany is a 1975 American romantic drama directed by Berry Gordy, starring Diana Ross as a Chicago woman who rises to international fashion stardom opposite Billy Dee Williams.
Starring comedy icon Moms Mabley, this 1974 American comedy film follows an elderly woman who leads a grassroots campaign to elect a new neighborhood mayor.
Boss Nigger is a 1975 American blaxploitation Western directed by Jack Arnold, starring Fred Williamson as a former bounty hunter who becomes a sheriff in a racist frontier town.
Bucktown is a 1975 American action film directed by Arthur Marks, starring Fred Williamson and Pam Grier as they battle a group of corrupt police officers terrorizing a small town.
A 1976 blaxploitation drama directed by Jamaa Fanaka, also released as Black Sister's Revenge, following a naive Mississippi woman who grows hardened after moving to Los Angeles.
Mandingo is a 1975 historical drama directed by Richard Fleischer, highly controversial for its explicit and sensationalized depiction of slavery on an antebellum American plantation.
Featuring Roscoe Orman, this 1974 American crime drama follows a New York City pimp facing fierce rivalry and an intense crackdown by a relentless prosecutor.
Starring Jim Kelly, this 1974 American martial arts film is notable for blending blaxploitation and kung fu tropes to defend a karate school from gangsters.
Starring Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly, this 1974 American action film pits three heroes against a plot to poison the Black population.
Sheba, Baby is a 1975 action film directed by William Girdler, notable for starring Pam Grier as a Chicago private investigator who returns to her hometown to foil a mob takeover.
A 1976 blaxploitation horror film directed by Arthur Marks in which Glynn Turman plays a New Orleans law student possessed by the vengeful spirit of a 1940s gangster.
Friday Foster is a 1975 action film directed by Arthur Marks, starring Pam Grier as a magazine photographer who uncovers a plot to assassinate prominent Black political leaders.
A 1976 blaxploitation period film directed by Steve Carver and serving as a sequel to Mandingo, starring Ken Norton and Warren Oates in a depiction of antebellum plantation slavery.
Take a Hard Ride is a 1975 Western directed by Antonio Margheriti, notable for uniting blaxploitation icons Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly with Western star Lee Van Cleef.
Directed by William A. Graham, this 1974 American film is notable for its murder mystery plot and musical score composed by legendary singer Barry White.
This 1974 American horror blaxploitation film is notable for featuring Marki Bey as a woman who uses voodoo zombies to exact revenge on organized crime.
Directed by Gordon Parks Jr. in 1974, this American revisionist Western features a pair of multiracial outlaws robbing banks across the American frontier.
A 1976 Italian-American blaxploitation crime film featuring Jack Palance as a powerful underworld boss whose criminal empire is challenged by rivals and law enforcement alike.
The Candy Tangerine Man is a 1975 action film directed by Matt Cimber, following a suburban family man who moonlights as a ruthless pimp battling the mafia on the streets of Los Angeles.
