Starz Encore Black

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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.

Schedule
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Chocolate City
00:28 - 02:00
Chocolate City
Movie, Drama
Michael (Robert Ri'chard) takes a job as an exotic dancer to make ends meet, and as the money rolls in, he has to deal with the attention of the female club goers while hiding his job from his mother (Vivica A. Fox) and girlfriend.
John Q
02:00 - 03:57
John Q
Movie, Drama
Story centers on a man whose nine-year-old son is in desperate need of a life-saving transplant. When he discovers that his medical insurance won't cover the costs of the surgery and alternative government aid is unavailable, John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) takes a...
The Wood
03:57 - 05:45
The Wood
Movie, Drama
Three old friends -- Mike (Omar Epps), Roland (Taye Diggs) and Slim (Richard T. Jones) -- recount memories of their shared childhood in Inglewood, Calif., as they prepare for Roland's wedding to his fiancée, Lisa (LisaRaye). When the groom goes missing without a word, Mike and...
Harlem Nights
05:45 - 07:42
Harlem Nights
Movie, Comedy, Crime drama, Romance, Adventure, Thriller
In the waning days of Prohibition, Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his adopted son, Quick (Eddie Murphy), run a speakeasy called Club Sugar Ray. When gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) learns that Sugar Ray's place is pulling in more money than his own establishment, the...
Sweet Potato Pie
07:42 - 09:14
Sweet Potato Pie
Movie, Comedy
Three virginal buddies (Marc 7, Saafir, Mr. Short Khop) go on a quest for their first sexual encounter.
The Anomaly
09:14 - 10:52
The Anomaly
Movie, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
A former soldier awakes in the back of a van and has less than 10 minutes to figure out how he got there.
Miss Virginia
10:52 - 12:36
Miss Virginia
Movie, Drama
An impoverished single mother is losing her 15-year-old son to the rough streets of Washington, D.C. Unwilling to see him drop out and deal drugs, she places him in a private school. But when she can't afford the tuition, she soon launches a movement to change the system that is...
Dope
12:36 - 14:20
Dope
Movie, Comedy
High-school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) bond over '90s hip-hop culture, their studies and playing music in their own punk band. A chance encounter with a drug dealer named Dom lands Malcolm and company at the...
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
14:20 - 15:43
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Movie, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime drama, Docudrama, Drama
Administrators at an elementary school scramble to hide a dead body from students and parents on Career Day.
Tales From the Hood
15:43 - 17:22
Tales From the Hood
Movie, Horror
A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner...
Tales From the Hood 2
17:22 - 19:13
Tales From the Hood 2
Movie, Horror
A series of bloodcurdling tales about lust, greed, pride and politics.
Tales From the Hood 3
19:13 - 20:56
Tales From the Hood 3
Movie, Horror
William, a lumbering man in his 50s, tries to outrun an unseen evil with 6-year-old girl Brooklyn, who tells him four different moralistic and horrific stories to keep her mind off the impending danger.
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
20:56 - 22:53
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Movie, Crime drama
Newly released from prison, a man (William DeMeo) scoffs at the chance to earn an honest living in his father's construction business; instead he returns to a life of crime.
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
22:53 - 00:16
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Movie, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime drama, Docudrama, Drama
Administrators at an elementary school scramble to hide a dead body from students and parents on Career Day.
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