25 Best Films to watch during Black History Month - or anytime

To celebrate Black History Month we here at Avellar agency chose 25 of our favorite films to watch during this important month. It all began with Carter G. Woodson who founded in 1915 the Association For The Study Of African American Life and History, an organization that was dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by African Americans and other peoples of African descent. Since 1976, every president has designated a month dedicated to the celebration of Black History and culture. We embrace this celebration and invite you to sit back and open your mind and heart to watch these amazing and memorable films.

Our 25 favorite Black History Month movies to watch!

1. Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee (1989)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

2. The Color Purple | Steven Spielberg (1985)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

3. 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen (2013)

Where to watch: Netflix

4. Boyz n the Hood | John Singleton (1991)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

5. Selma | Ava DuVernay (2014)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

6. Ray | Taylor Hackford (2004)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

7. The Birth of a Nation | Nate Parker (2016)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

8. Harriet | Kasi Lemmons (2019)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

9. What Happened, Miss Simone? | Liz Garbus (2015)

Where to watch: Netflix

10. Boycott | Clark Johnson (2001)

Where to watch: HBO Max

11. Summer Of Soul | Questlove (2021)

Where to watch: Hulu

12. Antebellum | Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (2020)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

13.Billie | James Erskine (2019)

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

14. Quincy | Rashida Jones, Alan Hicks (2018)

Where to Watch : Netflix

15. Judas and the Black Messiah | Will Berson and ‎Shaka King (2021)

Where to Watch : Hulu

16. The Black Godfather | Reginald Hudlin (2019)

Where to Watch : Netflix

17. Malcolm X | Spike Lee (1992)

Where to Watch : Netflix

18. I Am Not Your Negro | Raoul Peck (2016)

Where to Watch : Hulu

19. The Butler | Lee Daniels (2013)

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

20.Hidden Figures | Theodore Melfi

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

21. Tangerine | Sean Baker (2015)

Where to Watch: Netflix

22. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Justin Chadwick (2013)

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

23.One Night in Miami | Regina King (2021)

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

24. Men of Honor | George Tillman Jr (2000)

Where to Watch: Hulu

25. Mudbound | Dee Rees (2017)

Where to watch: Netflix