31 Black Films To Watch This Black History Month
by Ada Enechi · BuzzFeedIt's Black History Month in the UK which means it's October. The perfect time to of the year to slow down and get cosy, so why not get cosy with some Black cinema. Here are 31 films you can watch this Black History Month:
1. Rocks
Starring: Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali and Ruby Stokes
Year: 2020
Genre: Drama / Coming of age story
Steamer: Netflix
2. Rye Lane
Starring: David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah
Year: 2023
Genre: RomCom
Steamer: Disney+
3. Attack The Block
Starring: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and Nick Frost
Year: 2011
Genre: Action / Sci-fi
Steamer: Netflix
4. Swan Song
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Awkwanfina
Year: 2021
Genre: Sci-fi / Romance
Steamer: Apple TV+
5. Soul
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Daveed Diggs and Richard Ayoade
Year: 2020
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Steamer: Disney+
6. Daughters
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Steamer: Netlfix
7. The Harder They Fall
Starring: Idris Elba, Regina King, and Lakeith Stanfield
Year: 2021
Genre: Western
Steamer: Netflix
8. Hidden Figures
Starring: Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, and Janelle Monáe
Year: 2016
Genre: Drama
Steamer: Disney+
9. Jump In!
Starring: Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer
Year: 2007
Genre: Family
Steamer: Disney+
10. American Fiction
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, & Sterling K. Brown
Year: 2023
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Steamer: Prime Video
11. Black Panther
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, and Michael B. Jordan
Year: 2018
Genre: Action
Steamer: Disney+
12. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Starring: Beyoncé
Year: 2019
Genre: Documentary / Musical
Steamer: Netflix
13. Yardie
Starring: Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, and Naomi Ackie
Year: 2018
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Steamer: Netflix
14. They Cloned Tyrone
Starring: John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx
Year: 2023
Genre: Sci-fi / Comedy
Steamer: Netflix
15. Sister Act
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, and Jenifer Lewis
Year: 1992
Genre: Family
Steamer: Disney+
16. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, and Mo'Nique
Year: 2008
Genre: Comedy
Steamer: Netflix
17. Beasts Of No Nation
Starring: Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, and Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Year: 2015
Genre: Drama
Steamer: Netflix
18. Rustin
Starring: Colman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, and Aml Ameen
Year: 2023
Genre: Drama / Documentary
Steamer: Netflix
19. BlacKkKlansman
Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, and Laura Harrier
Year: 2018
Genre: Crime / Comedy
Steamer: Prime Video
20. The Last Tree
Starring: Samuel Adewunmi, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Nicholas Pinnock
Year: 2019
Genre: Drama
Steamer: Channel 4 On Demand
21. Moonlight
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Tevante Rhodes, and Jharrel Jerome
Year: 2016
Genre: Romance
Steamer: BBC IPlayer
22. His House
Starring: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, and Matt Smith
Year: 2020
Genre: Horror
Steamer: Netflix
23. The Burial
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, and Mamoudou Athie
Year: 2023
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Steamer: Prime Video
24. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Starring: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, and Colman Domingo
Year: 2020
Genre: Musical / Drama
Steamer: Netflix
25. Summer of Soul
Year: 2021
Genre: Documentary
Steamer: Disney+
26. The Hate U Give
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, and Sabrina Carpenter
Year: 2018
Genre: Crime
Steamer: Disney+
27. One Night In Miami...
Starring: Aldis Hodge, Jeremy Pope, and Kingsley Ben-Adir
Year: 2020
Genre: Drama
Steamer: Prime Video
28. Sylvie's Love
Starring: Nnamdi Asomugha, Tessa Thompson, and Aja Naomi King
Year: 2020
Genre: Romance
Steamer: Prime Video
29. The Last Black Man In San Francisco
Starring: Jimmie Falls, Mike Epps, and Jonathan Majors
Year: 2019
Genre: Drama
Steamer: BBC IPlayer
30. A Thousand and One
Starring: Teyana Taylor, Josiah Cross, and William Catlett
Year: 2023
Genre: Drama
Steamer: NOW
31. Waiting To Exhale
Starring: Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, and Loretta Divine
Year: 1995
Genre: Romance / Drama
Steamer: Disney+