swap_horiz Leadbelly Alternatives

1

Rockers

Rockers is a 1978 Jamaican crime film directed by Theodoros Bafaloukos that serves as a cultural document of the reggae...

Music Comedy Drama 1970S Jamaican

9.2 Excellent

2

Super Fly

Super Fly is a 1972 crime drama directed by Gordon Parks Jr. The film follows Priest, a Harlem cocaine dealer, as he att...

Classic Crime 1970S Harlem

8.6 Great

3

Space Is the Place

Space Is the Place is a 1974 Afrofuturist science fiction film directed by John Coney, starring jazz musician Sun Ra and...

Music Sci Fi Classic 1970S

7.8 Good

4

Don't Play Us Cheap

Don't Play Us Cheap is a 1973 American musical film directed by Jeff Kelly, adapted from the off-Broadway musical of the...

Classic Comedy Party 1970S

7.2 Good

5

Shaft's Big Score!

Shaft's Big Score! is a 1972 American action and blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks. It is the sequel to the 1...

Classic Detective Crime 1970S

6.9 Fair

6

Death of a Snowman

Death of a Snowman, also released as Soul Patrol, is a 1978 South African action film directed by Christopher Rowley. It...

Action Classic Crime Urban

6.6 Fair

7

...tick...tick...tick...

...tick...tick...tick... is a 1970 American drama directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Jim Brown as Jimmy Price, a Blac...

Classic Drama Crime 1970S

6.6 Fair

8

Brother John

Brother John is a 1971 American drama directed by James Goldstone and starring Sidney Poitier in the title role. The sto...

Classic Drama Mystery 1970S

6.5 Fair

9

The Candy Tangerine Man

The Candy Tangerine Man is a 1975 American blaxploitation action-adventure film directed and produced by Matt Cimber. Jo...

Classic Crime Urban 1970S

6.4 Fair

10

Charley One-Eye

Charley One-Eye is a 1973 British-American Western directed by Don Chaffey and starring Richard Roundtree, Roy Thinnes,...

Classic Drama 1970S Western

6.4 Fair

11

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is a 1970 American crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Sidney Poitier as San F...

Classic Detective Mystery Crime

6.4 Fair

12

Book of Numbers

Book of Numbers is a 1973 American crime film directed by and starring Raymond St. Jacques. Set in Arkansas during the 1...

Classic Crime Gangster 1970S

6.1 Fair

13

The Slams

The Slams is a 1973 American prison-action film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Jim Brown. Brown plays a convic...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

6.0 Fair

14

Slaves

Slaves is a 1969 American drama film about slavery, directed by Herbert Biberman. The film stars Dionne Warwick in her s...

Classic Drama 1960S Period

5.9 Mediocre

15

The Zebra Killer

The Zebra Killer is a 1974 American crime film directed by William Girdler. Its story follows a police officer investiga...

Classic Crime Thriller 1970S

5.9 Mediocre

16

Solomon King

Solomon King is a 1974 independent blaxploitation film produced, written, co-directed, and starring Sal Watts, later res...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

5.5 Mediocre

17

Together for Days

Together for Days is a 1972 romantic drama directed by Michael Schultz. The film centers on a relationship between a whi...

Classic Drama Urban Romance

5.5 Mediocre

18

Diamonds

Diamonds is a 1975 American crime film directed by Menahem Golan. It stars Robert Shaw and includes Richard Roundtree in...

Action Classic Crime 1970S

5.4 Mediocre

19

Black Snake

Black Snake is a 1973 film directed by Russ Meyer and filmed in Barbados. Set against a slavery-era backdrop, it uses ex...

Action Classic 1970S Period

4.8 Poor

20

Death Drug

Death Drug is a 1978 American film directed by Oscar Williams and associated with the blaxploitation and horror traditio...

Music Classic Drama 1970S

4.5 Poor