Finding the best Black movies on Netflix right now is easier thanks to its Black Stories collection. But it’s still a fairly extensive library, and it can feel difficult to narrow down your options to find a movie that suits your current mood. Don’t worry, though, because we’ve already done the searching, updating this list monthly with the best of Black filmmaking on Netflix.
This month, a Netflix Original about pioneering politician Shirley Chisholm joins the list, as well as another great Civil Rights drama.
Looking for more films and shows that illustrate the Black experience? Check out our roundups of the best Black shows and movies to stream across all platforms.
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Shirley2024
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The Best of Enemies2019
Shirley (2024) new
The Best of Enemies (2019) new
Rustin (2023)
Harriet (2019)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
Chris Rock’s first standup special since “The Slap” might not technically qualify as a movie, but we’re including it here because it made history as Netflix’s first global live-streaming event.
Chris Rock’s second special for Netflix features a pre-show hosted by Ronny Chieng and an after-show hosted by SNL contemporaries Dana Carvey and David Spade. It’s a raw and funny comedy special that highlights Rock’s gift as a stand-up comedian and expert storyteller.
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
Concrete Cowboy (2020)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Passing (2021)
High Flying Bird (2019)
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017)
Giving Voice (2020)
Sleight (2016)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Two Distant Strangers (2021)
Atlantics (2019)
Monster (2018)
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Uncorked (2020)
Beats (2019)
The Black Godfather (2019)
Quincy (2018)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019)
See You Yesterday (2019)
Becoming (2020)
13th (2016)
All Day and a Night (2020)
American Son (2019)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Barry (2016)
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Mudbound (2017)
Strong Island (2017)
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
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