10 Black Romance Movies That Will Have You In Your Feelings This Valentine’s Day

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Queen Latifah has ever been conscionable Wright for me. There’s not a movie I won’t ticker with her successful it. The chemistry betwixt her and Common successful this film? Undeniable. After watching, I was afloat convinced they could’ve been a real-life couple. This movie delivers the cleanable premix of comedy, romance, and feel-good moments from commencement to finish. And with an all-star cast—Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier, Paula Patton, Dwight Howard… like, travel on… you already cognize it’s good. Honestly, immoderate clip is the cleanable clip to ticker this movie, but Valentine’s Day is the cleanable excuse. Just marque definite you ticker it with idiosyncratic who’s conscionable Wright for you.

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"I privation immoderate of your brownish sugar… sugarr." I conscionable cognize if I ever get married, it’ll astir apt hap similar this—my emotion for euphony is unmatched. It’s ever a positive erstwhile you and your spouse stock communal interests, conscionable similar Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs’ characters and their emotion for hip-hop. What happens erstwhile 2 puerility friends who stock a life-changing infinitesimal connected the streets of New York reconnect aboriginal successful life? Find retired erstwhile you ticker Brown Sugar this Valentine’s Day with your partner, featuring cameos from your girl’s fave, Queen Latifah, and Mos Def! If you emotion music—especially hip-hop—this one’s for you.

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Gabrielle Union plays the no-nonsense, overbearing older sister who’s been looking aft her younger siblings since their parents died. When her sisters yet person capable of her controlling ways, they prosecute nonrecreational Playboy Ray Adams, played by LL Cool J, to expanse her disconnected her feet and support her distracted. But the program backfires erstwhile the 2 of them autumn successful emotion for real... thing neither of them expected. Featuring plentifulness of personage cameos and tons of feel-good moments, this is simply a cleanable movie to adhd to your Valentine’s Day ticker list.

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We each person that 1 person who loves giving narration proposal portion their ain narration is crumbling earlier our eyes… this is that movie. Vivica A. Fox’s quality is simply a narration adept who gives women proposal connected however to support their man, but her ain narration starts to unravel erstwhile her fellow cheats. She turns to her celebrated 10-day program to triumph him back. Now, for immoderate people, cheating is simply a woody breaker, and helium tin footwear rocks, but Vivica is determined to triumph her antheral backmost by immoderate means. Give this 1 a ticker if you privation to laugh, relate, and possibly adjacent cry. It’s a Valentine’s Day classic.

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“Because emotion should’ve brought you location past night.” What happens erstwhile the Playboy yet falls successful love? Eddie Murphy couldn’t defy Halle Berry adjacent if helium wanted to. I mean, c’mon… It’s Halle Berry, aft all. Her quality flips Eddie’s position connected emotion aft helium gets a sensation of his ain medicine from his brag (Jacqueline, Robin Givens’ character), which, honestly, serves him right. But helium decidedly wasn’t expecting emotion to travel knocking that hard astatine his door, and helium falls caput implicit heels for Angela’s nurturing and thoughtful spirit. Filled with laughs, love, and immoderate almighty messages, this movie is simply a must-watch for Valentine’s Day.

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Honestly, immoderate movie successful The Best Man bid is simply a bully ticker for Valentine’s Day; it’s hard to prime conscionable one. It’s each astir assemblage friends experiencing life’s biggest moments unneurotic and being determination for each different done the ups and downs. This all-star formed does not disappoint, and there’s astatine slightest 1 quality you tin subordinate to, nary substance what. But for real… what radical of friends wouldn’t beryllium upset if 1 of the homies wrote a publication spilling each their tea? He decidedly deserved that punch from Lance (played by Morris Chestnut).

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“Because wherefore would you privation to beryllium with idiosyncratic you don’t trust?” Larenz Tate deed the nail connected the caput with that line. Any movie that features jazz and spoken connection is bound to person you successful your feelings and falling successful emotion earlier the nighttime is over. Exploring themes of committedness and emotion done thoughtful, philosophical dialogue, Love Jones volition person you affectional earlier the movie adjacent ends. Watch this with that peculiar idiosyncratic for each the Valentine’s Day feels.

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“Anytime… anyplace.” It’s Janet Jackson, y’all!! One of these years, for Halloween, I’m dressing up arsenic her quality if it’s the past happening I do. But Tupac and Janet? Iconic. Tupac plays the rough-around-the-edges postal worker, portion Janet’s character, a hairdresser and poet, finds emotion implicit the people of a roadworthy travel arsenic they stock experiences of grief and navigate societal issues together. Scenes with Maya Angelou and Regina King besides assistance thrust the story, and immoderate movie with Maya Angelou is guaranteed to deed deep. If you truly privation to beryllium successful your feelings this Valentine’s Day, marque definite you ticker this one.

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“Christina!!! Christina’s gone…” If you know, you know. Getting dragged retired of your ain location doesn’t dependable similar a pleasant experience, but Elise Neal acted her butt disconnected successful this role. This communicative is each astir forgiveness, resilience, and redemption. Her quality went done truthful overmuch with her husband, whom she rightfully divorced, and honestly, I don’t cognize if I’d person the courageousness to travel backmost and attraction for idiosyncratic who treated maine that way. She’s amended than most! Thankfully, she falls into the arms of her knight successful shining armor, played by the fantastic Shemar Moore, and yet finds the emotion she deserved from the beginning, with a small assistance from Madea and a chainsaw (iykyk). Honorable notation to the precocious Cicely Tyson, who played her mother; her words of contented were ever connected point!!!

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Can we speech astir however Lynn Whitfield ne'er plays anybody broke? She mightiness beryllium a small cray-cray, but ne'er broke. Martin Lawrence’s quality manages to swoon the incomparable Lynn Whitfield, but things instrumentality a crook erstwhile she becomes profoundly obsessed aft helium tries to dump and embarrass her. And honestly… tin you blasted her? I’m not saying unit is the answer, but Martin’s womanizing quality decidedly had it coming. He messed with the incorrect woman. Give A Thin Line Between Love and Hate a ticker and hole to beryllium hooked until the precise end.