Starz Encore Black
United States
Starz Encore Black is a cable and satellite channel in the United States that focuses on films aimed at African American audiences. Its programming library leans heavily on action, drama, and comedy titles from the 1990s onward, including Blaxploitation classics and contemporary urban cinema. The channel does not produce original series or live events; instead, it curates a rotating selection of theatrical movies, often running them uncut and commercial-free. Music-related content, such as concert films or hip-hop documentaries, occasionally appears in the schedule.
Viewers can access the channel through traditional cable subscriptions or via the Starz streaming app, which includes the linear feed alongside on-demand titles. TV guide listings for Starz Encore Black typically show movies grouped by theme or actor, with new titles added monthly. The channel’s signal is available in standard definition on most providers, with some offering an HD simulcast.
Previous
01:01–03:00
Marshall
Now
03:00–05:00
Dead Presidents
1h 45m left
Next
05:00–06:36
Sleepless
Schedule
01:01 - 03:00
Marshall
Movie, Historical drama, Biography
Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing accuses Black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams...
LIVE 03:00 - 05:00
Dead Presidents
Movie, Crime drama
Soldier Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns to his Bronx home after a nightmarish tour of duty in Vietnam. But the nightmare continues for Anthony and his friends as they suffer the indignities of trying to find steady work and provide for their families in a flagging economy....
05:00 - 06:36
Sleepless
Movie, Action, Thriller
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) finds himself caught in a high-stakes web of corrupt cops, internal affairs and murderous gangsters. When a failed heist leads to the kidnapping of his teenage son (Octavius J. Johnson), Downs must race against time...
06:36 - 08:18
Grown Ups 2
Movie, Comedy
Lenny Feder moves his family back to his hometown to be with his friends, but he finds -- what with old bullies, new bullies, party crashers and more -- that he hasn't left the crazy life behind in Los Angeles. Lenny's friends must also cope with their own challenges: Eric must...
08:18 - 09:55
Wisegirls
Movie, Crime drama
Low on money and fresh out of hope, aspiring doctor Meg Kennedy is forced to return home to Staten Island, N.Y., where she finds work as a waitress at Santalino's, a boisterous Italian restaurant. Soon, Meg befriends coworkers Raychel and Kate and begins a new life. But after...
09:55 - 11:40
Unexpected Christmas
Movie, Comedy, Drama
A family's perfect Christmas reunion is upended when old rivalries, secrets and romantic mix-ups come to a head.
11:40 - 13:50
Machine Gun Preacher
Movie, Biography, Crime drama, Action
Sam Childers (Gerard Butler), a former biker, decides to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war. Transformed by the horrors he sees, Sam ignores the warnings of more experienced aide workers and breaks ground for an orphanage in the heart of territory...
13:50 - 15:27
The Fearless One
Movie, Action
Cody is a top martial artist that has been focusing on peacefully rebuilding his life after a tragic family event, but trouble seems to find him as he attempts to stay focused on healing in present.
15:27 - 17:15
Zulu
Movie, Crime drama, Thriller
Three South African cops (Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp) investigate the drug-related murder of a young woman.
17:15 - 19:20
The Sum of All Fears
Movie, Thriller, Action, Drama, War
Based on Tom Clancy's novel, this espionage thriller tracks a sinister plot to draw the United States and Russia into World War III. When the Russian president (Ciarán Hinds) suddenly dies, world tension escalates. Coupled with missing nuclear scientists and the threat of a...
19:20 - 21:03
The Intruder
Movie, Thriller, Drama
Scott and Annie Russell couldn't be happier after buying their dream home from a mysterious and lonely widower named Charlie in Napa Valley, Calif. Their newfound paradise soon turns into a living nightmare when Charlie -- still strangely attached to the house -- begins to show...
21:03 - 22:45
Grown Ups 2
Movie, Comedy
Lenny Feder moves his family back to his hometown to be with his friends, but he finds -- what with old bullies, new bullies, party crashers and more -- that he hasn't left the crazy life behind in Los Angeles. Lenny's friends must also cope with their own challenges: Eric must...
22:45 - 00:55
Machine Gun Preacher
Movie, Biography, Crime drama, Action
Sam Childers (Gerard Butler), a former biker, decides to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war. Transformed by the horrors he sees, Sam ignores the warnings of more experienced aide workers and breaks ground for an orphanage in the heart of territory...