Pam Grier displays the charms that made her a 70s icon of the blaxploitation movie. When Foxy Brown's undercover drug squad boyfriend is murdered after her bad-ass brother reveals his identity, she poses as a hooker to take revenge on The Man. Cue bucketloads of gratuitous sex and violence. Brilliant (say some)! find out more...

A single mother blames an African-American man from the projects when her car is stolen with her young son in it. A black detective and a white missing child researcher team up to investigate the case, which they discover may be more complicated than they expected, and the investigation sparks off a race riot. find out more...

12 year old Fresh has resigned himself to a life of crime in the seedy ghetto he calls home. Poor, black, and kept away from his down-at-heel dad, he makes a living as a "runner" for the big-time drug dealers. But Fresh's wits may just get him out of the corner he's in. Intelligent street drama. find out more...

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened Army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

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An arrogant bright black Northern homicide detective travelling via a small Mississippi town becomes involved in a murder investigation after a local industrialist is found dead. Engaged in a clash of wills with the local racist cop the two eventually develop a mutual respect. Won Best Picture at 1967 Academy Awards. find out more...

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A posse of upstart homeboys with ill-fitting trousers are brought to book when the town's "original gangstas" (a bevy of '70's blaxploitation stars) join forces, after fifteen years of respectability, to clean up the streets and sort out the men from the boys. Tongue-in-cheek ghetto actioner. find out more...

Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. In love with a brooding outsider Peter but bequeathed to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when the resident werewolf brings tragedy to her family. As the village descends into fear and re-crimination the services of Father Solomon are called for, a mysterious and obsessive werewolf hunter. Red Riding Hood is a barely recognisable re-working of the classic fairytale d find out more...

Now THIS is girl power! When four friends find that being honest black females on the streets of L.A. gets you nowhere they decide to get even instead. Several bank robberies later they've got the cash they need to escape the ghetto and the L.A.P.D are hot on their trail. Hard-hitting, erm, 'hood action. find out more...

The fact that this highly successful hip movie attracted attention because the hero, and much of the cast, was black, then a ground-breaking event in American film, shouldn't distract from the fact that it was also a high quality private eye flick with a great music score from Isaac Hayes. With some of the most amazing flared trousers to ever be seen the film now looks a classic period piece. To be watched. find out more...