90s/Black Classics
This 1991 film follows Tre, Doughboy, and Ricky growing up in South Central LA.
What is Boyz n the Hood?
Angela Bassett famously burned a car in this 1995 film.
What is Waiting to Exhale?
“Bye, Felicia” came from this 1995 Ice Cube film.
What is Friday?
This 2018 Marvel film introduced Wakanda to the world.
What is Black Panther?
Nick Cannon starred as a talented drummer at a fictional HBCU in this 2002 film.
What is Drumline?
This romantic 1997 film stars Larenz Tate and Nia Long as Darius and Nina.
What is Love Jones?
This 2016 film tells the story of three Black women mathematicians at NASA.
What is Hidden Figures?
Eddie Murphy plays Prince Akeem in this 1988 classic.
What is Coming to America?
Jordan Peele directed this 2017 thriller about “the sunken place.”
What is Get Out?
Spike Lee directed this 1988 film exploring colorism and Greek life at a fictional HBCU.
What is School Daze?
Four women plan bank robberies in this 1996 film starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah.
What is Set It Off?
Whoopi Goldberg starred as Celie in this 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel.
What is The Color Purple?
This 2017 film about four friends at Essence Fest became a box office hit.
What is Girls Trip?
Denzel Washington portrayed this civil rights leader in a 1992 biopic.
Who is Malcolm X?
This 2007 film centers around stepping competitions and campus rivalry.
What is Stomp the Yard?
This coming-of-age film centers on Roland’s wedding weekend and childhood flashbacks.
What is The Wood?
This actress became the first Black woman to win Best Actress for Monster’s Ball.
Who is Halle Berry?
Ice Cube runs a South Side Chicago shop in this 2002 comedy.
What is Barbershop?
This 2013 film won Best Picture and told the true story of Solomon Northup.
What is 12 Years a Slave?
This 2014 satire tackled race at a fictional Ivy League school.
What is Dear White People?
This 1995 hood classic directed by the Hughes Brothers starred Larenz Tate as O-Dog.
What is Menace II Society?
Viola Davis won an Oscar for her role as Rose in this 2016 August Wilson adaptation.
What is Fences?
Martin Lawrence plays an FBI agent undercover as “Big Momma” in this franchise.
What is Big Momma’s House?
This 1997 biographical film starred Angela Bassett as Tina Turner.
What is What’s Love Got to Do with It?
This 1994 cult classic about a college homecoming starred Tisha Campbell and Joe Torry.
What is House Party 3?