Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Genres: Drama, Music

What to watch after Mo' Better Blues

• Jungle Fever (1991) — Spike Lee directed both
• He Got Game (1998) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• Clockers (1995) — Spike Lee directed both
• Mississippi Masala (1991)
• New Jack City (1991) — Bill Nunn and Wesley Snipes appear in both