Top 20 Black Family Films

Flicks that show what family is all about!

Soul Food - With an all-star cast, this flick presented the essential depiction of the Black family in the 90's. From Vanessa William's marriage troubles to Nia Long's love triangle and Vivica Foxx's resentment toward her siblings. Sound about right, huh?(Photo: Fox Pictures)

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Soul Food

The Family That Preys -  Showing a new side to family, this Tyler Perry flick challenged the notion of whether two sepearate, yet similar families would be able to get along. Do they figure it out?(Photo: Lionsgate Films) 

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The Family That Preys

Madea's Family Reunion - Saturday at 9P/8C. Encore on Sunday at 5:30P/4:30C.(Photo: Lionsgate Films)

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Madea's Family Reunion

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Johnson Family Vacation, Saturday at 10P/9C - Cedric the Entertainer's taking his family on a 'happy' vacation.Take a peek at other Black family films. Encore presentation on Sunday at 7:30P/6:30C.(Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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Johnson Family Vacation

Crooklyn - Alfre Woodard holds down the fort in this flick about motherhood, womanhood and the power of family.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Crooklyn

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Red Hook Summer - One young man's relationship with his grandfather is taken to new heights over the course of one summer in this Spike Lee flick.(Photo: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks)

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Red Hook Summer

The Perfect Holiday, Friday at 12P/11C - Gabrielle Union's falling in love for the holidays.Take a look at other Black holiday flicks.(Photo: Destination Films) 

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The Perfect Holiday

Daddy Day Care - Eddie Murphy's going through the ringer with these kids in this flick about one dad who decides to turn his homestay into a place of play.(Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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Daddy Day Care

Seventeen Again, Sunday at 1:30P/12:30C - Tia and Tamera take us back in time.(Photo: Showtime)

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Seventeen Again

Eve's Bayou, Thursday at 7P/6C - Lynn Whitfield and Jurnee Smollett-Bell are keeping some major secrets. Encore on Friday at 3P/2C.(Photo: TriMark Pictures)

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Eve's Bayou

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This Christmas - Nothing like family to bring criminals into your home, fight and celebrate Christmas all in the same day. Yeah, this happened in this Black family flick starring Chris Brown, Regina King and Loretta Devine.(Photo: Facilitator Films)

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This Christmas

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Are We There Yet?, Saturday at 7:30P/6:30C - Ice Cube's in the business of building a family.Take a look at other Black family films. Encore presentation on Sunday at 2:30P/1:30C.    (Photo: Columbia TriStar)

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Are We Done Yet?

Dr. Dolittle - The original dog whisperer of film meets some of his most animalistic clients in this movie starring Eddie Murphy.(Photo: Twentieth Century Fox) 

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Dr. Dolittle

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Sparkle (2012) - Shay ‏@Hotlikf22: "@BET 'I do know a rat when I see one! Sister, he's just going to drag you through the gutter' #Sparkle #Blackmoviequotes" (Photo: Stage 6 Films)

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This 2012 film was a remake of the 1976 classic. It was also Whitney Houston's last movie.

The Secret Life of Bees, Friday at 12P/1C - Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson are teaching Dakota Fanning the language of womanhood. (Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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Secret Life of Bees

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Akeelah and the Bee - KeKe Palmer's making her family proud by spelling her way to the top of a national spellng-bee competition.  (Photo: Reactor Films)

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Akeelah and the Bee

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Big Momma's House, Saturday at 5P/4C - Martin's dressing the part. Encore presentation on Sunday at 11:30A/10:30C.(Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)

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Big Momma's House

The Wiz - A revisionist version of The Wizard of Oz, this film is an adaptation of the 1975 Tony-winning musical that brought down the house on Broadway. In the 1978 film version, starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, Dorothy — now a Harlem school teacher — isn't in Kansas anymore.(Photo: Courtesy Universal Pictures)

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In 1978, The Wiz went from Broadway to the big screen starring Diana Ross.

In the Hive, Friday at 9A/8C - Jonathan McDaniel's learning about life from a few important people. Take a look at other films where people are schooled. (Photo: V Studio)

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In the Hive

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Pursuit of Happyness Premieres, Thursday at 9P/8C - Will Smith stars in the movie based on the life of Christopher Gardener. Take a look at Will Smith's amazing career in film. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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The Pursuit of Happyness

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