Movies Like Black Belt Jones (1974)

Black Belt Jones is a 1974 action, comedy, crime film from Robert Clouse with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Art of Self-Defense and Karate Girl.

Action Comedy Crime

The Art of Self-Defense

2019

Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.

6.6

MagicScore

Karate Girl

2011

In Okinawa, Ayaka Kurenai was born in the world’s greatest legendary Karate family. When she was a child, her family was attacked by a mysterious gang that seeks legendary black belt. Her father Soujiro Kurenai was killed and her younger sister was taken in front of her. Time has passed. In Yokohama, she was spending her life as a normal high school girl, hiding her real name and her status as a heir of the legendary Karate family. However, one incident brought her a fateful encounter with her sister who was separated in their childhood. But, her sister was raised as a heartless killing machine by the mysterious gang who took her. .

5.3

MagicScore

Dolemite

1975

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.

5.8

MagicScore

Cleopatra Jones

1973

After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.

5.7

MagicScore

Death Promise

1977

An apartment dweller goes on a search-and-destroy mission to kill the ruthless landlords who murdered his father.

5.0

MagicScore

Three the Hard Way

1974

After his wife is kidnapped by a group of White supremacists, a record producer teams up with a PR man and a martial artist to get her back and put a stop to their plot to poison the water supply with a toxin that only kills Black people.

6.2

MagicScore

TNT Jackson

1974

A woman encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother.

4.6

MagicScore

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

6.7

MagicScore

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Disco Godfather

1979

Retired cop and celebrity DJ Tucker Williams (aka The Disco Godfather) takes to the streets as a dangerous hallucinogenic drug called Angel Dust begins to take hold of the neighborhood.

5.4

MagicScore

#12

Black Shampoo

1976

A black hairdresser's sexual escapades with married customers lead to a confrontation with a jealous mobster.

4.4

MagicScore

#13

Black Dynamite

2009

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Let's Do It Again

1975

Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Across 110th Street

1972

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Boss Nigger

1975

Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Coffy

1973

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Shaft

1971

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

1973

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Super Fly

1972

Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Black Belt Jones?

The top films similar to Black Belt Jones by MovieMagicScore are The Art of Self-Defense (6.6), Karate Girl (5.3), Dolemite (5.8). Each shares action/comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Black Belt Jones worth watching?

Black Belt Jones holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 62 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Black Belt Jones?

Black Belt Jones (1974) is a action, comedy, crime film directed by Robert Clouse, starring Jim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Scatman Crothers.

Where can I find more recommendations like Black Belt Jones?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Black Belt Jones

This ranked list pairs Black Belt Jones (1974), a action and comedy and crime film from Robert Clouse, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jim Kelly take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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