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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2,306521Love & Basketball
Tyra Banks, Gabrielle UnionReleased: 2000
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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1,509321Love Jones
Nia Long, Isaiah WashingtonReleased: 1997
Directed by: Theodore Witcher
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1,619358Poetic Justice
Janet Jackson, Keanu ReevesReleased: 1993
Directed by: John Singleton
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960187The Wood
Christina Milian, Sanaa LathanReleased: 1999
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
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1,165248Brown Sugar
Queen Latifah, Mos DefReleased: 2002
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
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1,234292Just Wright
Dwight Howard, Dwyane WadeReleased: 2010
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
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1,196283The Best Man
Nia Long, Terrence HowardReleased: 1999
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
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712144Jason's Lyric
Jada Pinkett Smith, Forest WhitakerReleased: 1994
Directed by: Doug McHenry
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1,070252Think Like A Man
Chris Brown, Gabrielle UnionReleased: 2012
Directed by: Tim Story
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572115The Brothers
Gabrielle Union, Julie BenzReleased: 2001
Directed by: Gary Hardwick
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717165Deliver Us from Eva
Gabrielle Union, LL Cool JReleased: 2003
Directed by: Gary Hardwick
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539107Boomerang
Halle Berry, Eddie MurphyReleased: 1992
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
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609132How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Whoopi Goldberg, Angela BassettReleased: 1998
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
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35954Coming to America
Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. JacksonReleased: 1988
Directed by: John Landis
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649154Why Did I Get Married?
Janet Jackson, Tyler PerryReleased: 2007
Directed by: Tyler Perry
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545124Two Can Play That Game
Gabrielle Union, Vivica A. FoxReleased: 2001
Directed by: Mark Brown
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520126A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Martin Lawrence, Tracy MorganReleased: 1996
Directed by: Martin Lawrence
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960302Beyond the Lights
Minnie Driver, Danny GloverReleased: 2014
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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37077Last Holiday
Queen Latifah, LL Cool JReleased: 2006
Directed by: Wayne Wang
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486125Why Did I Get Married Too?
Dwayne Johnson, Janet JacksonReleased: 2010
Directed by: Tyler Perry
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500133Hitch
Will Smith, Eva MendesReleased: 2005
Directed by: Andy Tennant
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532161Jumping the Broom
Julie Bowen, Paula PattonReleased: 2011
Directed by: Salim Akil
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448128Something New
Taraji P. Henson, Simon BakerReleased: 2006
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
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702245What Men Want
Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-CoveyReleased: 2019
Directed by: Adam Shankman
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332101Disappearing Acts
Wesley Snipes, Sanaa LathanReleased: 2000
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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