The Best Black Movies of 2019

With numerous Black comedies, horror movies, and dramas released this year, it's time to rank the best Black movies of 2019. While such films are certainly nothing new, quite a few hit theaters in 2019 with a serious bang. Whether they are thriller films or eye-opening documentaries, the best Black movies this year have not disappointed. Of all the 2019 Black films, however, which ones did you think were best?

Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke play a mother and father trying to take their family on vacation before being attacked by doppelgangers in the highly acclaimed Us. Netflix has already kicked off the year with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Juanita, and High Flying Bird

The list of 2019 Black movies spans across all genres from comedy, action, mystery and historical fiction and includes something for everybody. What were your favorite African-American movies from 2019? Check out the complete list and vote up the ones you thought were best and enjoy the latest Black movies of this year. When you're done, check out our list of the best Black love movies and Black scary movies.

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  • Queen & Slim
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    Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine
    227 votes
    • Released: 2019
    • Directed by: Melina Matsoukas
    Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in ...more

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  • Just Mercy
    2
    Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx
    107 votes
    • Released: 2019
    • Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
    Just Mercy is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on the memoir by Bryan Stevenson. A distinguished civil rights attorney, Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. ...more
  • Shaft
    3
    Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie Usher, Richard Roundtree
    336 votes
    • Released: 2019
    • Directed by: Tim Story
    John Shaft Jr. may be an FBI cyber security expert, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education that only his dad can provide. Absent throughout his ...more

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  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

    Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aissa Maiga, Joseph Marcell
    194 votes
    • Released: 2019
    • Directed by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
    A 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. He sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windmill to save his village from a famine.

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  • Dolemite Is My Name
    5
    Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Kodi Smit-McPhee
    158 votes
    • Released: 2019
    • Directed by: Craig Brewer
    Performer Rudy Ray Moore develops an outrageous character named Dolemite, who becomes an underground sensation and star of a kung-fu, anti-establisment film that could make or break Moore.

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  • See You Yesterday
    6
    Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow, Astro
    255 votes
    • Released: 2019
    • Directed by: Stefon Bristol
    Two teenage science prodigies spend every spare minute working on their latest homemade invention: backpacks that enable time travel. When one of their older brothers is killed, they put their ...more

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