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.

Schedule

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02:00 - 03:32

The Scorpion King

Movie, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Inspired by the legendary Egyptian warrior, "The Scorpion King" is set 5000 years ago in the notorious city of Gomorrah, where an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or...

03:32 - 05:49

Coach Carter

Movie, Drama, Biography

In 1999, Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) returns to his old high school in Richmond, California, to get the basketball team into shape. With tough rules and academic discipline, he succeeds in setting the players on a winning streak. But when their grades start to suffer, Carter...

05:49 - 07:30

A Low Down Dirty Shame

Movie, Action, Comedy

After hitting a wall in his case against drug kingpin Ernesto Mendoza (Andrew Divoff), private eye Andre Shame (Keenen Ivory Wayans) quits the police department in disgrace. The wisecracking investigator thinks he's left his old life behind him, but now everything changes when...

07:30 - 09:22

Prince of Central Park

Movie, Drama

JJ chooses the streets of New York over his foster mother and must live by a new set of rules or risk becoming an NYPD statistic. Only one couple has a chance to save JJ, but a dark secret may stop them.

09:22 - 11:03

One Man's Justice

Movie, Action

When the wife and daughter of Army drill sergeant John North (Brian Bosworth) are killed during an arms deal involving a crooked FBI agent named Karl Savak (Bruce Payne), John decides to take matters into his own hands, only to discover that the henchman responsible for their...

11:03 - 13:22

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Movie, Science fiction, Adventure, Action, Fantasy

Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a...

13:22 - 15:29

Why Men Are Clueless

Movie, Romantic comedy

Omar Baker is a writer who is struggling in both his professional life and his relationship. Omar and his three friends tries to figure out what makes women tick.

15:29 - 17:00

Brick Mansions

Movie, Action, Crime drama

In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker), every day is a battle against...