Mid black movies from the 90s

[dora_da_destroyer]

This thread is looking for mid black (or black led - like last Boy Scout or nothing to lose would count) movies (ie not the classics that always get discussed like boyz, boomerang, house party, etc) I want the middest of the mid. Also drop reviews of mid movies

Never watched Strictly Business front to back until last night, Halle was stunning in that movie and altho he usually annoys me, Tommy Davidson was the best character. Completely straightforward predictable plot, doesnt make the auto watch when re-aired list, but I will go listen to the soundtrack


Watching Mo Money tonight, 25 mins in and this is terrible. Damon’s dope fiend and mentally handicap characters didn’t age well at all.


What else we got in the mid black 90’s movie lineup?

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

True Identity (1991) ⭐ 5.1 | Comedy, Crime

1h 33m | 15

www.imdb.com

Midnight Sting (1992) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Sport

1h 38m | 15

www.imdb.com

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992) ⭐ 6.3 | Drama, Romance

1h 37m | 15

www.imdb.com

TC 2000 (1993) ⭐ 4.5 | Action, Sci-Fi

1h 35m | 18

www.imdb.com

Fear of a Black Hat (1993) ⭐ 7.2 | Comedy, Music

1h 28m | 15

www.imdb.com

Sprung (1997) ⭐ 5.1 | Comedy, Romance

1h 45m | 15

www.imdb.com

Trippin' (1999) ⭐ 5.3 | Comedy

1h 34m | 18

www.imdb.com

New Jersey Drive (1995) ⭐ 6.6 | Crime, Drama

1h 38m | 18

www.imdb.com

The Program (1993) ⭐ 6.5 | Action, Drama, Romance

1h 52m | 15

www.imdb.com

Gladiator (1992) ⭐ 6.5 | Action, Drama, Sport

1h 41m | 15

www.imdb.com

Major Payne (1995) ⭐ 6.3 | Adventure, Comedy, Family

1h 35m | 12

www.imdb.com

Def by Temptation (1990) ⭐ 5.2 | Horror

1h 35m | 18

www.imdb.com

Drive (1997) ⭐ 6.6 | Action, Adventure, Comedy

1h 40m | 18

www.imdb.com

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) ⭐ 4.7 | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

1h 40m | 15

www.imdb.com

Metro (1997) ⭐ 5.6 | Action, Comedy, Crime

1h 57m | 18

www.imdb.com

CB4 (1993) ⭐ 6.2 | Comedy, Music

1h 29m | 18

www.imdb.com

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) ⭐ 5.9 | Comedy, Crime

1h 52m | 15

www.imdb.com

Some of these are a cut above "mid" to cult classic status even, but are still fairly under the radar and considered mid overall.

 

[daemonova]

saw this at South Dekalb mall in atlanta, you can see the whole film on youtube

 

[nieman]

This thread is looking for mid black (or black led - like last Boy Scout or nothing to lose would count) movies (ie not the classics that always get discussed like boyz, boomerang, house party, etc) I want the middest of the mid. Also drop reviews of mid movies

Never watched Strictly Business front to back until last night, Halle was stunning in that movie and altho he usually annoys me, Tommy Davidson was the best character. Completely straightforward predictable plot, doesnt make the auto watch when re-aired list, but I will go listen to the soundtrack


Watching Mo Money tonight, 25 mins in and this is terrible. Damon’s dope fiend and mentally handicap characters didn’t age well at all.


What else we got in the mid black 90’s movie lineup?

I loved Mo' Money. Those are both characters from In Living Color.

Fear of a Black Hat
A Rage in Harlem
Livin Large
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Inkwell
Who's the Man?
Sankofa
Downtown
A Low Down Dirty Shame

That's all I can think of right now.

 

[Duke Dixon]

Meteor Man
Cool Runnings
Sister Act
Light it Up
6th Man

Senseless - I watches this recently and enjoyed it. I think it was too black for white audiences and too white for black audiences. If Marlon was in an HBCU it'd get talked about more. Same if Matthew Lillard was the lead instead of Marlon for white people. I mean Marlon joins the Hockey team

The People Under the Stairs - This comes up a lot in the horror community more than the black movie community. I don't know why. Besides Attack the Block I can't think of another horror movies that has a black kid as the hero.

Event Horizon - Not a black movie but you said black led. Lawrence Fishburne was great in this movie. You normally don't see strong black characters in Horror or Sci Fi and this movie is both.

 

[thenatural]

Class Act

 

[nieman]

Oh yeah...The People Under the Stairs

 

[Kliq_Souf]

I love a good 90s Teenage strife, troubled high school flick on the mid level


Fresh
Sunset Park
High School High
187

 

[KingsOfKings]

In will be watching these

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I loved Mo' Money. Those are both characters from In Living Color.
That's all I can think of right now.

Yea I know, homeless breh is ok in the skits. But retard breh is these days…except Blankman is still funny lol

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Class Act

This is a classic IMO

 

[FeverPitch2]

Fear of a Black Hat is a comedic masterpiece.
Jason's Lyric is the king of all mid Black movies from the 90's
People raved about Soul Food but meh.
Hangin' with the Homeboys--didn't see it
Anything Martin was in with the exception of Bad Boys, Thin Line, and Boomerang, I never even bothered to watch.
I just feel like they pulled out all the rejected Richard Pryor and Jimmie "JJ" Walker scripts from the 70's and filmed them with Martin.
-Big Mama'a House
-Blue Streak
-Nothing to Lose
-What's the Worst that Can Happen?
-Black Knight

 

[Sunalmighty]

DROP SQUAD is one that gets rarely mentioned

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

The People Under the Stairs - This comes up a lot in the horror community more than the black movie community. I don't know why. Besides Attack the Block I can't think of another horror movies that has a black kid as the hero.

And definitively black all around too. Took place in the hood, mad racial overtones, had a mad young Ving Rhames up in that piece too.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Any movie with Tommy Davidson