From 'Friday' to 'Get Out,' watch these 10 popular movies with Black stars this Juneteenth
Below are 10 films with stories of major cultural significance told by Black creatives and how to watch them:
The heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past. Directed by Ryan Coogler; starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, and Danai Gurira. You don't need watch all the prior Marvel films before watching this, but you may benefit a bit if you've already seen "Captain America: Civil War."
The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Disney+, Fubo, and YouTube TV. You may also be able to stream it on the NBC app if you have an applicable TV provider.
Follows the lives of three young men living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects. Directed by John Singleton; starring Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Starz. You can also watch it for free with ads on Pluto TV.
A sequel to the 1992 horror film, it focuses on an artist exploring the macabre history of the Candyman which opens up a terrifying Pandora's box. Directed by Nia DaCosta; starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris. While there are a few parts that have a bit more punch if you've seen the previous Candyman films, you don't need to watch them ahead of time.
The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Peacock.
An adaptation of the popular musical which tells the story of a woman facing many hardships, but ultimately finding extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. Directed by Blitz Bazawule; starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and Danielle Brooks.
The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Max. You may also be able to stream it on the Cinemax app if you have an applicable TV provider.
Two best friends in Los Angeles need to come up with some money fast that they owe a local drug dealer. Directed by F. Gary Gray; starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker.
As of Monday, the movie is not free on any streaming services. So you can either rent it for about $4 with on-demand services like AppleTV and Amazon Prime or buy it from these kinds of services for $10 to $15.
A young Black man visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point. Directed by Jordan Peele; starring Daniel Kaluuya, Bradley Whitford, and Catherine Keener.
The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Peacock. You can also watch it for free on Tubi, but there may be ads.
A biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader Malcolm X, taking the audience from his early life and career as a small-time gangster to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination. Directed by Spike Lee; starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett.
The movie is available to stream for free on Tubi, but there may be ads.
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, a telemarketer discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. Directed by Boots Riley; starring LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Jermaine Fowler.
The movie is available to stream for free on Plex and PlutoTV, but there may be ads. You can also buy it on-demand for pretty cheap: $5.
A biographical flick illustrating the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till via lynching and his mother's mission for justice. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu; starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, and Frankie Faison.
The movie is available to stream it with ads on Prime Video.
Another biography, this one set in the antebellum centered on Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery. Directed by Steve McQueen; starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong'o.
The movie is available to stream for subscribers of Paramount+ and Fubo.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Celebrating Juneteenth: How to watch, stream 10 Black movies at home
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