List of blaxploitation films
Appearance
This is an alphabetical list of films belonging to the blaxploitation genre.
A
[edit]- Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
- Abar, the First Black Superman a.k.a. In Your Face (1977)[1]
- Abby (1974)[2][3]
- Across 110th Street (1972)[4][5]
- Action Jackson (1988)
- Adiós Amigo (1976)[6]
- Alice (2022)
- Amazing Grace (1974)
B
[edit]- Baadasssss! (2003)
- Bad Black & Beautiful (1977)
- The Bad Bunch (1973)[7]
- Bamboo Gods and Iron Men (1974)
- Bare Knuckles (1977)
- The Baron (1977)
- Beat Street (1984)
- Big Time (1977)
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
- Black (2008)
- BlacKkKlansman (2018)
- The Black Alley Cats (1973)
- The Black Angels (1970)[8][9]
- Black Belt Jones (1974)[10]
- Black Belt Jones II – The Tattoo Connection (1978)
- Black Brigade, a.k.a. Carter's Army (1970)[9]
- The Black Bunch (1973)
- Black Caesar (1973)[11]
- Black Cobra (1987)
- The Black Connection, a.k.a. Run Nigger Run (1974)
- Black Devil Doll (2007)
- Black Devil Doll From Hell (1984)
- Black Dynamite (2009)[12][13]
- Black Emanuelle, a.k.a. Passion Plantation, a.k.a. White Emmanuelle (1975)
- Black Emanuelle 2 (1976)
- Black Eye (1974)[14]
- Black Fist (1975)[15][9]
- Black Force (1975)
- The Black Gestapo (1975)[16][9]
- Black Girl (1972)
- The Black Godfather (1974)[17][9]
- Black Gunn (1972)[18]
- Black Heat (1976)[19]
- Black Hooker, a.k.a. Black Mama, a.k.a. Street Sisters (1974)
- Black Joy (1977)
- The Black Klansman (1966)
- Black Like Me (1964)
- Black Lolita (1975)
- Black Mama White Mama (1973)
- Black Panther (2018)[20]
- Black Rage (1972)
- Black Samson (1974)[21][5]
- Black Samurai (1977)[22]
- Black Shampoo (1976)[23]
- Black Sister's Revenge (1976)
- The Black Six (1974)[24][9]
- Black Snake (1973)
- Black Starlet, a.k.a. Black Gauntlet (1974)
- Blackenstein (1973)[25][26][27][3]
- Blackjack (1978)
- Blacula (1972)[28][29]
- Blind Rage (1978)
- Body and Soul (1981)
- Bone (1972)[5]
- Bones (2001)
- Book of Numbers (1973)
- Boss Nigger (1975)[26]
- Boss'n Up (2005)
- Breakin' (1984)
- Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1985)
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
- Brother John (1971)
- Brother on the Run (1973)
- Brotherhood of Death (1976)[30]
- Brothers (1977)
- Buck and the Preacher (1972)
- Bucktown (1975)[31][5]
- The Bus Is Coming (1971)
- Bustin' Loose (1981)
C
[edit]- The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)
- Car Wash (1976)
- Carter's Army (1970)
- Chained Heat (1983)
- A Change of Mind (1969)
- Charcoal Black (1972)
- Charley One-Eye (1973)
- Cinnamon (2023)
- Cleopatra Jones (1973)[32][33]
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)[34]
- Coffy (1973)[35]
- Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972)
- Cool Breeze (1972)
- The Cool World (1963)
- Cooley High (1975)[36]
- Coonskin (1975)[36][26]
- Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
- Cosmic Slop (1994)
- Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)[37]
- Cover Girls (1977)
D
[edit]- Darktown Strutters (1975)[38]
- Dead Right a.k.a. If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968)
- Deadly Vengeance a.k.a. "Sweet Vengeance" a.k.a. "Dirty Trick" (1981/1970)
- Death Dimension a.k.a. Black Eliminator (1978)
- Death Drug (1978)
- Death Journey (1976)[39]
- Death of a Snowman aka Soul Patrol (1978)[40]
- Deliver Us From Evil a.k.a. Joey (1977)
- Detroit 9000 (1973)[41][40]
- Django Unchained (2012)
- Diamonds (1975)
- Disco 9000 (1976)
- Disco Godfather (1979)[42]
- Dr. Black and Mr. White (1976)[43]
- Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)[26]
- Dolemite (1975)[44][45]
- Dolemite II: The Human Tornado (1976)[46]
- Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
- Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
- Drum (1976)
- Dynamite Brothers (1974)
E
[edit]- Ebony, Ivory & Jade (1976)
- The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
- Emma Mae (1976)[47]
F
[edit]- Fass Black a.k.a. Disco 9000 (1976)
- Fighting Mad a.k.a. Death Force (1978)
- The Final Comedown (1972)
- Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)[45]
- For Love of Ivy (1968)
- Fox Style (1973)
- Foxtrap (1986)
- Foxy Brown (1974)[48][49]
- Friday Foster (1975)[50]
G
[edit]- G.I. Bro a.k.a. Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato (1978)
- Gang Wars (1976)
- Ganja & Hess (1973)[51][52]
- Gayniggers from Outer Space (1992)
- Georgia, Georgia (1972)
- Get Christie Love! (TV) (1974)[53]
- Getting Over (1981)
- Golden Needles (1974)
- Gordon's War (1973)
- The Grasshopper (1970)
- Greased Lightning (1977)
- The Greatest (1977)
- The Guy from Harlem (1977)[54][55]
H
[edit]- Halls of Anger (1970)
- Hammer (1972)[56]
- Hangup (1974)
- The Harder They Come (1972)
- Harlem Nights (1989)
- Heavy Traffic (1973)
- Hell Up in Harlem (1973)[57][5]
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1978)
- Hit! (1973)[58]
- Hit Man (1972)
- The Hitter (1979)
- Honey Baby, Honey Baby a.k.a. Three Days in Beirut (1974)
- Honky (1971)
- Hood of Horror (2006)
- Hookers in Revolt (2008)
- Hot Potato (1976)[59]
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company... And Enjoy It (2005)
- The Human Tornado a.k.a. Dolemite II (1976)
I
[edit]- I'm Charlie Walker (2022)
- I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
- If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968)
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)[60]
- Idlewild (2006)
J
[edit]- J. D.'s Revenge (1976)[61]
- Jackie Brown (1997)
- Jingle Jangle (2020)
- Jive Turkey a.k.a. Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)
- Johnny Tough (1974)[62]
K
[edit]- Kid Vengeance a.k.a. Vengeance a.k.a. Take Another Hard Ride (1977)
- Killjoy (2000)
- Kiss my Baadasssss (1994)
- Krush Groove (1985)
- Kung Fu - Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (1977)
L
[edit]- Lady Cocoa (1975)
- The Last Dragon (1985)
- The Last Fight (1983)
- Leadbelly (1976)
- The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972)[63][26][64]
- Let's Do It Again (1975)
- Lialeh (1974)
- Live and Let Die (1973)[36]
- The Lost Man (1969)
- A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
M
[edit]- The Mack (1973)[65][66]
- Man and Boy (1971)
- Mandingo (1975)[26]
- Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)[67]
- Mean Mother (1974)
- Melinda (1972)
- Miss Melody Jones (1973)
- Mr. Mean (1977)
- The Monkey Hustle (1976)[68]
- The Muthers (1976)[69]
N
[edit]- No Way Back (1976)[70]
- Norman... Is That You? (1976)
O
[edit]- One Down, Two to Go (1982)[71]
- Original Gangstas (1996)[72]
- Othello, the Black Commando (1982)
P
[edit]- Penitentiary (1979)[5]
- Penitentiary II (1982)
- Penitentiary III (1987)
- Petey Wheatstraw (1977)[73]
- A Piece of the Action (1977)
- Pipe Dreams (1976)
- Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)[40]
- Proud Mary (2018)
- Putney Swope (1969)
R
[edit]- The Return of Superfly (1990)[74]
- Right On! (1971)
- The River Niger (1976)
S
[edit]- Savage! (1973)[75]
- Savage Sisters (1974)[76]
- Scream Blacula Scream (1973)[77][78]
- Shaft (1971)[79]
- Shaft in Africa (1973)[80]
- Shaft's Big Score (1972)[81][5]
- Shaft (2000)
- Shaft (2019)
- Sheba, Baby (1975)[82][5]
- Shorty the Pimp (1972)
- The Slams (1973)
- Slaughter (1972)[83][5]
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)[84]
- Slaves (1969)
- Solomon King (1974)
- The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)[85]
- Soul Soldier (1970)
- Space Is the Place (1974)[86]
- Sparkle (1976)
- Speeding Up Time (1971)
- The Split (1968)
- The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)[87][88]
- The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968)
- Sugar Hill (1974)[89]
- Super Soul Brother (1978)
- Super Fly (1972)
- Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)[90]
- Super Fly 2000 (2009)
- Superfly (2018)[91][92]
- Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)[93][94]
T
[edit]- Tales from the QuadeaD Zone (1987)
- ...tick...tick...tick... (1970)[40]
- TNT Jackson (1974)[95]
- That Man Bolt (1973)[96]
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
- They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
- The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
- The Outlaw Johnny Black (2018)
- Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)[97]
- Three the Hard Way (1974)[98]
- Three Tough Guys (1974)[99]
- Together Brothers (1974)
- Together for Days (1972)
- Top of the Heap (1972)
- Tough (1974)
- Tongue (1976)
- Tougher Than Leather (1988)
- Trick Baby (1973)[100]
- Trouble Man (1972)[101]
- Truck Turner (1974)[102][103]
U
[edit]- Undercover Brother (2002)
- Up Tight! (1968)
- Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
V
[edit]- Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
- Velvet Smooth (1976)
W
[edit]- Walk the Walk (1970)
- Watermelon Man (1970)[104]
- Welcome Home Brother Charles (a.k.a. Soul Vengeance)(1975)[105]
- The Werewolf of Washington (1973)[106]
- Which Way Is Up? (1977)
- Willie Dynamite (1974)[107][108]
Y
[edit]- Youngblood (1978)
Z
[edit]- Zebra Killer (1974)
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