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10 Best Movies Like The Beautiful Black Man

If you loved The Beautiful Black Man, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beautiful Black Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#2
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beautiful Black Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#3
Salomé

Salomé

2013★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beautiful Black Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his k...

#4
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beautiful Black Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#5
Gracie

Gracie

2007★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beautiful Black Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer....

#6
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beautiful Black Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van ...

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