Classic Black Films
This 1991 film follows four friends—Stony, Cleo, Frankie, and T.T.—who plan a bank heist.
What is Set it Off?
She won an Oscar for her role in Monster’s Ball, becoming the first Black woman to win Best Actress.
What is Halle Berry?
“Bye, Felicia” is a line from this 1995 comedy.
What is Friday?
He wrote and directed Get Out and Us.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This 2022 film is a sequel that honored Chadwick Boseman’s legacy.
What is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?
This 1989 Spike Lee film is set in Brooklyn on a hot summer day and tackles racial tension.
What is Do the Right Thing?
He portrayed Ray Charles in a biopic and won the Academy Award for it.
What is Jamie Foxx?
“All my life I had to fight” is from this Alice Walker adaptation.
What is The Color Purple?
He directed Boys N the Hood at age 23.
Who is John Singleton?
This film about a spelling bee starred Keke Palmer and Laurence Fishburne.
What is Akeelah and the Bee?
In this 1971 film, a young man tries to escape the cycle of violence in South Central LA.
What is Boyz n the Hood?
He became the first Black man to win Best Actor at the Oscars for Lilies of the Field.
What is Sidney Poitier?
“You think you’re better than me?” — from this Barry Jenkins Oscar-winner.
What is Moonlight?
This comedic actor and director made Madea a household name.
Who is Tyler Perry?
This Jordan Peele horror film features the sunken place.
What is Get Out?
This 1997 film features Halle Berry and Vivica A. Fox as best friends navigating love and life.
What is Soul Food?
He won an Oscar for playing the title role in Training Day.
What is Denzel Washington?
“You think you’re better than me, huh?” is a famous line from this Harlem-based crime drama.
What is New Jack City?
He directed Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther.
This film follows a group of women mathematicians working at NASA.
What is Hidden Figures?
This 1971 film, directed by Gordon Parks, features a cool private detective named John Shaft.
What is Shaft?
He gave an unforgettable performance as a jazz musician in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
What is Chadwick Boseman?
“Love should’ve brought your a** home last night” is from this 1992 romantic film.
What is Boomerang?
This legendary director made School Daze, Malcolm X, and BlacKkKlansman.
Who is Spike Lee?
This historical legal drama starring Michael B. Jordan features the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian.
What is Just Mercy?