10 Best Movies Like Black Is… Black Ain’t
If you loved Black Is… Black Ain’t, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Tongues Untied
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Is… Black Ain’t for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of ...
Looking for Richard
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Is… Black Ain’t for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."...
Howard
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Is… Black Ain’t for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage ...
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Is… Black Ain’t for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars....
Paris Is Burning
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Is… Black Ain’t for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African A...
Blue
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Is… Black Ain’t for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, bo...