Ranker FilmList RulesVote up your favorite African American films that were released in the 2000s.
The best 2000s Black movies boast powerhouse performances from some of the finest African American actors ever to grace the screen. This list of 2000s Black films feature acclaimed turns from Will Smith, Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, and Denzel Washington. Unsurprisingly, several of these Black movies released in the 2000s won Oscars, but with this 2000s Black movie list, you can decide which films were really the best.
What are some of the top Black films of the 2000s? There are many contenders, including Hotel Rwanda, for example, follows the struggle of Tutsi refugees during the conflict with the Hutu militia. Jamie Foxx earned a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray, while Mo'Nique won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her memorable role in 2009's Precious.
Many of the best African American movies of the 2000s are comedies. Barbershop, Down to Earth, and How High all appear on this list of '00s African American movies. In 2009, Disney even introduced its first African American princess in the film The Princess and the Frog.
Vote up your favorites and downvote the ones that won't withstand the test of time. The votes change the list order, so it's up to you to help decide the the greatest back movie of the 2000s. Add any movie we may have missed and rerank the whole list to share your own version!
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49185Love & Basketball
Tyra Banks, Gabrielle UnionReleased: 2000
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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33759ATL
T.I., Lauren LondonReleased: 2006
Directed by: Chris Robinson
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30557Baby Boy
Snoop Dogg, Taraji P. HensonReleased: 2001
Directed by: John Singleton
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29553Next Friday
Ice Cube, Chris TuckerReleased: 2000
Directed by: Steve Carr
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24148Barbershop
Ice Cube, EveReleased: 2002
Directed by: Tim Story
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21838Bad Boys II
Megan Fox, Will SmithReleased: 2003
Directed by: Michael Bay
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17725Paid in Full
Regina Hall, Cam'ronReleased: 2002
Directed by: Charles Stone III
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19438The Pursuit of Happyness
Will Smith, Thandie NewtonReleased: 2006
Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
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19643Stomp the Yard
Chris Brown, Meagan GoodReleased: 2007
Directed by: Sylvain White
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20749Drumline
Zoe Saldana, Nick CannonReleased: 2002
Directed by: Charles Stone III
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16331Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie MurphyReleased: 2006
Directed by: Bill Condon
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15831Big Momma's House
Paul Giamatti, Martin LawrenceReleased: 2000
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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13825Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent, Viola DavisReleased: 2005
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
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15435Ray
Kerry Washington, Jamie FoxxReleased: 2004
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
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13727John Q
Denzel Washington, Robert DuvallReleased: 2002
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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16142Friday After Next
Ice Cube, Terry CrewsReleased: 2002
Directed by: Marcus Raboy
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13732The Princess and the Frog
Oprah Winfrey, John GoodmanReleased: 2009
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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12629Akeelah and the Bee
Angela Bassett, Laurence FishburneReleased: 2006
Directed by: Doug Atchison
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11120Antwone Fisher
Denzel Washington, Viola DavisReleased: 2002
Directed by: Denzel Washington
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12932Why Did I Get Married?
Janet Jackson, Tyler PerryReleased: 2007
Directed by: Tyler Perry
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11424Notorious
Angela Bassett, Anthony MackieReleased: 2009
Directed by: George Tillman, Jr.
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11831How High
Jeffrey Jones, Tracy MorganReleased: 2001
Directed by: Jesse Dylan
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10221I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Tyler Perry, Mary J. BligeReleased: 2009
Directed by: Tyler Perry
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13847Norbit
Eddie Murphy, Thandie NewtonReleased: 2007
Directed by: Brian Robbins
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10928Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Mariah Carey, Lenny KravitzReleased: 2009
Directed by: Lee Daniels
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