Ranker FilmList RulesVote up your favorite romantic love story films that feature people of color in primary roles.
Some of the most romantic movies ever made feature casts of Black actors and actresses. The top Black romance movies woo audiences with compelling characters and heartwarming stories. This is a list of the greatest African American romance movies including everything from Poetic Justice to Love & Basketball to The Brothers. There are also some great black rom coms on this list as well if you're looking for something a light-hearted romance.
What films will you find on this list of the best Black romance movies? Prince made his acting debut in Purple Rain, a movie about love and the music business. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Why Did I Get Married? is another great Black love story. Angela Bassett starred as a woman in her 40s enjoying a relationship with a younger man in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Other good films featured on this list include The Best Man, Two Can Play That Game, and Claudine.
Which of these dramatic Black romance or romance comedy movies are your favorite? Give the best movies about people falling in love a vote up and vote down any you think other fans should avoid. Be sure to check back for new Black romance movies as they are added to the list.
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1,495327Love Jones
Nia Long, Isaiah WashingtonReleased: 1997
Directed by: Theodore Witcher
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2,278538Love & Basketball
Tyra Banks, Gabrielle UnionReleased: 2000
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 31,560366
Poetic Justice
Janet Jackson, Keanu ReevesReleased: 1993
Directed by: John Singleton
- 4929195
The Wood
Christina Milian, Sanaa LathanReleased: 1999
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
- 51,136259
Brown Sugar
Queen Latifah, Mos DefReleased: 2002
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
- 61,164281
The Best Man
Nia Long, Terrence HowardReleased: 1999
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
- 71,212301
Just Wright
Dwight Howard, Dwyane WadeReleased: 2010
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
- 81,050254
Think Like A Man
Chris Brown, Gabrielle UnionReleased: 2012
Directed by: Tim Story
- 9694156
Jason's Lyric
Jada Pinkett Smith, Forest WhitakerReleased: 1994
Directed by: Doug McHenry
- 10712168
Deliver Us from Eva
Gabrielle Union, LL Cool JReleased: 2003
Directed by: Gary Hardwick
- 11534112
Boomerang
Halle Berry, Eddie MurphyReleased: 1992
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
- 1238061
Coming to America
Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. JacksonReleased: 1988
Directed by: John Landis
- 13591134
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Whoopi Goldberg, Angela BassettReleased: 1998
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- 14639156
Why Did I Get Married?
Janet Jackson, Tyler PerryReleased: 2007
Directed by: Tyler Perry
- 15553130
The Brothers
Gabrielle Union, Julie BenzReleased: 2001
Directed by: Gary Hardwick
- 16531128
Two Can Play That Game
Gabrielle Union, Vivica A. FoxReleased: 2001
Directed by: Mark Brown
- 17511128
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Martin Lawrence, Tracy MorganReleased: 1996
Directed by: Martin Lawrence
- 1837177
Last Holiday
Queen Latifah, LL Cool JReleased: 2006
Directed by: Wayne Wang
- 19921287
Beyond the Lights
Minnie Driver, Danny GloverReleased: 2014
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 20502136
Hitch
Will Smith, Eva MendesReleased: 2005
Directed by: Andy Tennant
- 21475129
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Dwayne Johnson, Janet JacksonReleased: 2010
Directed by: Tyler Perry
- 22527157
Jumping the Broom
Julie Bowen, Paula PattonReleased: 2011
Directed by: Salim Akil
- 2320128
The Photograph
Issa Rae, Lakeith StanfieldReleased: 2020
Directed by: Stella Meghie
- 24437133
Something New
Taraji P. Henson, Simon BakerReleased: 2006
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
- 25607223
What Men Want
Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-CoveyReleased: 2019
Directed by: Adam Shankman
