Founded by Farhad Massoudi and Thomas Ahn Hicks, Tubi is an ad-supported streaming service that has grown in popularity since its launch in 2014. And nothing has been more popular on Tubi than African American cinema. That’s right, Black Cinema as they proudly boast. Movies that spotlight Black stories, voices, and talent. They have become the #1 streamer in this category, and their assortment of African American films varies from action, horror, comedy, and romance to fulfilling the guilty pleasure of drama-filled must-watch cinema.
Must-See Movies on Tubi
Here are some of the best African movies you can find on Tubi:
1. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
What happens when you get black comedian legends Martin Lawrence, Cedrick the Entertainer, Mike Epps, and M0’Nique in the same film? An instant comedy classic, that’s what. Lawrence plays RJ Stevens, a successful talk show host who returns home for his parents’ anniversary. Determine to show everyone that he is not that awkward child who left. But he soon finds out that he will always be Roscoe Jenkins, not RJ Stevens.
2. Checkmate
Checkmate is a Tubi original film about a detective who enlists the help of a chess master to apprehend a serial killer who uses chess to select his victims.
3. Trapped in Temptation
The thriller Trapped in Temptation is an exclusive Tubi movie starring Nya Lee in her breakout role as Ava.
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4. Precious
Directed by Lee Daniels and starring Mo’Nique in her Oscar-winning performance, Precious tugs at the hearts of its viewers as it presents a disturbingly realistic look at the life of a 16-year-old girl, portrayed by Gabourey Sidibe.
5. The Bus
Oscar-winning actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek are two women brought together as friends in the most uncommon of circumstances in 1955 during a time of racial inequality in Montgomery, Alabama. As Goldberg refuses to take the bus during the bus boycott, her boss, Spacek, decides to take her to work every day and soon finds out that a simple gesture of kindness forces their hand in the movement led by Dr. King.
6. Frankie & Alice
Academy award-winning actress Halle Berry plays a single mother whose son is kidnapped.
7. American Gangster
Movie legend and two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington portrays a police chief who falls in love with a woman who is terminally ill with cancer. When he decides to steal money from a drug bust to pay for her treatment, she allegedly dies in a tragic fire.
Here's a table summarizing the movies discussed:
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| Movie Title | Main Actors | Genre | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Martin Lawrence, Cedrick the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique | Comedy | A successful talk show host returns home and realizes he can't escape his past. |
| Checkmate | Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson | Thriller | A detective teams up with a chess master to catch a serial killer. |
| Trapped in Temptation | Nya Lee | Thriller | Exclusive Tubi movie about Ava's breakout role. |
| Precious | Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique | Drama | A disturbing yet realistic look at the life of a 16-year-old girl. |
| The Bus | Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek | Drama | Uncommon friendship during the Montgomery bus boycott. |
| Frankie & Alice | Halle Berry | Drama | A single mother's son is kidnapped. |
| American Gangster | Denzel Washington | Crime, Drama | A police chief falls in love with a terminally ill woman. |
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