All the Best Netflix African American Movies

There are so many stellar African American movies on Netflix that you will have a tough time choosing what you are going to watch each night. Here is a list of some of the best Nigerian African movies, crime movies, Christmas movies, comedies and documentaries on Netflix: 

Nigerian African Movies on Netflix 

• Lagos Cougars:

This movie is about three older women who are looking to date men in their early 20s. Uche Jombo is thrilled with her lifestyle and firmly enjoys pursuing young men and her toy-boy is played by Alexx Ekubo. What makes the movie funny is that the women let go of their inhibitions and indulge in the hot, young studs that the vicinity has to offer.

• Lies Men Tell:

In the ideal relationship, there is one man and one woman. In this movie, however, the lead actor has many women who form part of his life. He lies to his wife and gets caught out when the multiple women start unravelling his lies.

• Burning Bridges:

A woman is set to marry her fiancé, but she is fraught with jealousy when her fiancé’s best female friend from his past makes a reappearance in his life.

• Matters Arising:

Next on our list of Nigerian African Movies on Netflix, a village tax collector wants to leave his wife when he falls for another woman that returns to his city. This is a comedy about an adulterer that pulls off a great performance.

• Forgetting June:

A young couple is happily married, but then the wife is involved in a serious car accident, and she develops amnesia. The man moves on and marries another woman, only for his first wife to regain her memory.

• Knocking on Heaven’s Door:

The lead actress, Debbie, is a successful singer who is married to the handsome and charismatic Moses. Many people envy her seemingly perfect life, but what they don’t know is that she is being emotionally and psychologically abused by Moses.

• Flower Girl:

This romantic comedy follows the life of a florist who desperately wants to marry her long-term boyfriend. Instead of proposing, the boyfriend breaks up with her, and she tries everything to win him back.

African American Comedy Movies on Netflix

• Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood: This movie is described as ‘wacky’ and ‘raunchy’. The movie takes place in the early 1990s in South Central L.A. It gets very funny when one of the cast members joins forces with his gang-banging cousin.

• Kevin Hart: I’m a Grown Little Man:

Kevin Hart is a renowned stand-up comedian that will leave you in tears. Kevin offers a hilarious and unique point of view on everything from race and family to friends and work.

• Think Like a Man Too:

A group of couples heads out to Las Vegas for a weekend away. The weekend goes pear-shaped when the men and women try to outdo each other to see who can have the most debaucherous weekend.

• Mo’Nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate!

Mo-Nique is a curvaceous comedienne that many people love and enjoy. This stand-up show of hers is unconventional; it was filmed during her performance at the Ohio Reformatory for Women.

• Boy Bye:

Veronica is a sexy entrepreneur who has been single for the longest time when she eventually falls in love with Lance. Soon after the honeymoon phase, she learns that Lance is keeping something from her.

African American Christmas Movies on Netflix

• You Can’t Fight Christmas:

A man sets out to revamp his family’s hotel. He is a businessman and wants to upgrade the amenities according to his wishes, but he is met with conflict when he clashes with the hotel’s decorator who loves Christmas and Christmas decorations.

• Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas:

A young girl sets out to introduce her well-to-do boyfriend to her family and the family, in turn, tries to impress the new beau.

• Marry Me For Christmas:

This movie is about a female workaholic who never seems to be able to make it home for the holidays due to work pressure and deadlines. She decides to take her assistant home for Christmas and the two of them end up pretending they are a couple.

• Last Holiday:

Queen Latifah’s character learns that her death is imminent, so she decides to make the most of her time on earth by booking fantastic holidays, eating in the best restaurants and staying in the best hotels. Along the way, she becomes a mini-celebrity. LL Cool J is her love interest in the movie, which makes it even better to watch.

• Christmas in the City:

Wendy is faced with the tough challenge of having to close her father’s candy store. She tries to keep the candy store open and through these attempts, travels to a bigger city to make more money. She lands a job in a toy store and her boss ends up ruining Christmas in a hilarious comedy that is sure to boost the Christmas cheer in your own household.

African American Classics on Netflix 

• Queen of Katwe:

This movie is based on a true story and it follows the life of a young girl from Uganda whose life is completely overhauled when she learns how to play chess. The movie examines the impact of poverty and racism as she moves to become a successful chess player.

• Cool Runnings:

This ‘90s movie about a Jamaican bob sled team is a true classic. The team makes their way to the Winter Olympics even though their country never even sees snow. Catch this all-time favorite with African American classics on Netflix. 

• Celia:

Afro-Latina salsa queen Celia Cruz’s life is followed from her humble beginnings to her rise to fame in Cuba.

• Luke Cage:

Luke Cage is an iconic black superhero that is literally indestructible. Luke has to confront his past and protect his neighbourhood in this riveting movie.

Catch some of the all-time favourites with African American classics on Netflix.

African American Crime Movies on Netflix 

• Fruitvale Station:

This is a chilling true story that portrays the story of Oscar Grant III who was shot and killed by police when he was unarmed. Oscar Grant was on his way home on New Year’s Eve when the murder took place.

• How to Get Away with Murder:

This crime series has become a classic all over the world. The show follows a professor and lawyer called Annalise Keating, who together with her morally questionable students take on cases and teach themselves how to get away with murder.

African American Documentaries on Netflix

• I Am Not Your Negro:

Activist and author James Baldwin started writing a radical account of The Civil Rights Movement in 1979. He was close to Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers and Malcolm X. While he only managed to complete 30 pages of his manuscript before he passed away, the director turned this manuscript into a documentary that is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson.

• Dear White People:

This Netflix original chronicles how students of colour navigate racism and other issues of race at Ivy League schools in America.

• What Happened, Miss Simone?

Nina Simone is known as the “High Priestess of Soul” and this documentary examines her iconic life and career. Archived footage and interviews are shown throughout the documentary, which celebrates her success.

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