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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2015 United Kingdom 220623 7.8 Movie Released R
2 1993 United States of America 65218 7.5 Movie Released R
3
Juice
Juice
96 min
1992 United States of America 30777 7 Movie Released R
4
Set It Off
Set It Off
123 min
1996 United States of America 18733 6.9 Movie Released R
5
The Wood
The Wood
106 min
1999 United States of America 10344 7 Movie Released R
6
City of God
City of God
130 min
2002 Brazil 809417 8.6 Movie Released
7
Training Day
Training Day
122 min
2001 United States of America 478763 7.7 Movie Released R
8 2007 United States of America 457466 7.8 Movie Released R
9 1989 United States of America 114091 8 Movie Released R
10
Clockers
Clockers
128 min
1995 United States of America 23691 6.9 Movie Released R
11
The Corner
The Corner
60 min
SS 1 EP 6
2000 United States of America 5583 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
12
The Get Down
The Get Down
76 min
SS 1 EP 11
2016 United States of America 23828 8.2 Serie Canceled TV-MA
13
Half Baked
Half Baked
82 min
1998 United States of America 68370 6.6 Movie Released R
14
Belly
Belly
96 min
1998 United States of America 12804 6.2 Movie Released R
15
Fresh
Fresh
114 min
2022 United States of America 77425 6.7 Movie Released R
16
Soul Food
Soul Food
114 min
1997 United States of America 9105 7 Movie Released R
17 2006 United States of America 568904 8 Movie Released PG-13
18
8 Mile
8 Mile
111 min
2002 Germany 325866 7.2 Movie Released R
19
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
133 min
2018 United States of America 40892 7.5 Movie Released
20
Power
Power
60 min
SS 6 EP 63
2014 United States of America 53293 8.1 Serie Ended TV-MA
21
Snowfall
Snowfall
42 min
SS 6 EP 60
2017 United States of America 32798 8.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
22
The Wire
The Wire
60 min
SS 5 EP 60
2002 United States of America 384058 9.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
23
Ozark
Ozark
72 min
SS 4 EP 44
2017 United States of America 353176 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
24
South Central
South Central
99 min
1992 United States of America 6817 6.8 Movie Released R
25 2013 United States of America 86396 7.5 Movie Released
26
Empire
Empire
43 min
SS 6 EP 102
2015 United States of America 41374 7.4 Serie Ended TV-14
27
Paid in Full
Paid in Full
98 min
2002 United States of America 14440 7 Movie Released
28 2000 286 6.9 Movie Released
29
Queen Sugar
Queen Sugar
60 min
SS 7 EP 88
2016 United States of America 5841 7.8 Serie Ended TV-14
30 1996 United States of America 37642 7.4 Movie Released
31 2000 United States of America 24649 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
32 2013 United States of America 5760 7.5 Movie Released R
33
Detroit
Detroit
143 min
2017 United States of America 56310 7.3 Movie Released R
34
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me
139 min
2017 United States of America 24917 5.9 Movie Released R
35
Ray
Ray
152 min
2004 United States of America 158365 7.7 Movie Released
36 2014 United States of America 17618 6.8 Movie Released
37 2018 United States of America 193690 6.9 Movie Released PG-13
38
The Chi
The Chi
45 min
SS 6 EP 66
2018 United States of America 8380 7.6 Serie Returning Series TV-MA
39
When They See Us
When They See Us
75 min
SS 1 EP 4
2019 United States of America 140834 8.8 Serie Ended TV-MA
40
Insecure
Insecure
30 min
SS 5 EP 44
2016 United States of America 22773 8.1 Serie Ended TV-MA
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