Black Gangster Movies

If you look at any of the best black gangster movies made in Hollywood, you will find that most of them depict the under belly of the city, the struggles which poor people have to go through, their revenge against those who try to suppress them, the crimes they commit, the racial discrimination they face and finally, the deadly end to their lives. These movies offer the same thrill as action movies but at the same time have some kind of emotionality and sensitivity, which many an action movie lack. So, for all those movie lovers who enjoy watching this movie genre, I have compiled a list of the top black gangster movies made in Hollywood.

Top 10 Black Gangster Movies

Menace II Society
Year of Release : 1993
Directed by Allen Hughes and Albert Hughes
Cast : Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Jada Pinkett Smith and Samuel L. Jackson

Straight out of Brooklyn
Year of Release : 1991
Directed by Matty Rich
Cast : Larry Gilliard Jr., George T. Odom and Matty Rich

Dead Presidents
Year of Release : 1995
Directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes
Cast : Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodriguez, N'Bushe Wright and Bokeem Woodbine

Juice
Year of Release : 1992
Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast : Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Cindy Herron, Khalil Kain, Queen Latifah and Vincent Laresca

Baby Boy
Year of Release : 2001
Directed by John Singleton
Cast : Tyrese Gibson, Omar Gooding, Taraji P. Henson, A.J. Johnson, Snoop Dogg and Ving Rhames

Higher Learning
Year of Release : 1995
Directed by John Singleton
Cast : Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Ice Cube, Jennifer Connelly, Laurence Fishburne

Training Day
Year of Release : 2001
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Cast : Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke

New Jack City
Year of Release : 1991
Directed by Mario Van Peebles
Cast : Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson, Chris Rock, Bill Nunn, Allen Payne and Mario Van Peebles

Boys n the Hood
Year of Release : 1991
Directed by John Singleton
Cast : Larry Fishburne, Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Morris Chestnut

Above The Rim
Year of Release : 1994
Directed by Jeff Pollack
Cast : Duane Martin, Leon Robinson, Tupac Shakur, Bernie Mac, Tonya Pinkins, Marlon Wayans and David Bailey

Other Famous Black Gangster Movies

American Gangster
Year of Release : 2007
Directed by Ridley Scott
Cast : Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., Yul Vasquez, Armand Assante, Josh Brolin, Ruby Dee and Ted Levine

King of New York
Year of Release : 1990
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Cast : Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, David Caruso and Steve Buscemi

Hoodlum
Year of Release : 1997
Directed by Bill Duke
Cast : Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth and Andy García

Clockers
Year of Release : 1995
Directed by Spike Lee
Cast : Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindon and Mekhi Phifer

Jason's Lyric
Year of Release : 1994
Directed by Doug McHenry
Cast : Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eddie Griffin, Suzzanne Douglass, Bokeem Woodbine, Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Lisa Nicole Carson, Lahmard Tate and Forest Whitaker

White Men Can't Jump
Year of Release : 1992
Directed by Ron Shelton
Cast : Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelso

Harlem Nights
Year of Release : 1989
Directed by Eddie Murphy
Cast : Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Stan Shaw, Jasmine Guy, Berlinda Tolbert, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese, Vic Polizos, Lela Rochon, David Marciano and Arsenio Hall

Tales From the Hood
Year of Release : 1995
Directed by Rusty Cundieff
Cast : Clarence Williams III, De'aundre Bonds, Lamont Bentley, Samuel Monroe Jr., Joe Torry, Wings Hauser, Tom Wright, Anthony Griffith, Paula Jai Parker, Corbin Bernsen, Rusty Cundieff, Brandon Hammond, David Alan Grier, Rosalind Cash and Lamont Bentley

Blue Hill Avenue
Year of Release : 2001
Directed by Craig Ross Jr.
Cast : Allen Payne, Angelle Brooks, Michael Taliferro, Clarence Williams III, William L. Johnson, Andrew Divoff and William Forsythe

Slaughter
Year of Release : 1972
Directed by Jack Starrett
Cast : Jim Brown, Stella Stevens and Rip Torn

Black Caesar
Year of Release : 1973
Directed by Larry Cohen
Cast : Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry

Sugar Hill
Year of Release : 1994
Directed by Leon Ichaso
Cast : Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Theresa Randle, Abe Vigoda, Clarence Williams III and Ernie Hudson

These are, according to me, some of the best black gangster movies that have been released in the last couple of decades. So, if you enjoy this movie genre, get hold of a few of these best gangster movies and enjoy the adventure, thrill and roller coaster ride of run and chase that they bring forth!