Black sheep (disambiguation)

Black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family.

Black sheep may also refer to:

Films

 * The Black Sheep (1920 film), a British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan
 * Black Sheep (1935 film), an American romantic drama film directed by Allan Dwan
 * The Black Sheep (1960 film), a German film
 * The Black Sheep (1968 film), an Italian comedy film starring Vittorio Gassman
 * The Black Sheep (1992 film), also known as Le Mouton noir, a documentary film directed by Jacques Godbout
 * Black Sheep (1996 film), American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade
 * Black Sheep (2006 New Zealand film), New Zealand horror comedy film by Jonathan King
 * Black Sheep (2006 German film), a German comedy film directed by Oliver Rihs
 *  Black Sheep (2018 film), a British documentary short

Performers

 * Black Sheep (anarcho-folk band), an English band formed by Julian Cope
 * Black Sheep (duo), an American hip hop duo
 * Black Sheep (metal band), a 1980s American band fronted by Willie Basse
 * Black Sheep (rock band), a 1970s American band featuring Lou Gramm
 * The Black Sheep Band, a Chicago-based punk supergroup that cut one album for charity
 * The BlackSheeps, a Norwegian punk band
 * Beowülf, originally Black Sheep, an American crossover thrash band

Albums

 * Black Sheep (Cakes da Killa album), 2024
 * Black Sheep (Julian Cope album), 2008
 * Black Sheep (Nat & Alex Wolff album), 2011
 * Black Sheep (Ra album), 2009
 * Black Sheep, a 1996 album by Martin Sexton
 * Black Sheep (EP), a 2019 EP by Dean Brody

Songs

 * "Black Sheep" (John Anderson song), 1983
 * "Black Sheep", a song by Sonata Arctica on their 2001 album Silence
 * "Black Sheep", a song by Sneaker Pimps on their 2002 album Bloodsport
 * "Black Sheep", a song by Nellie McKay in the 2005 film Rumor Has It...
 * "Black Sheep", a song by August Burns Red on their 2007 album Messengers
 * "Black Sheep", a song by Metric in the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
 * "Black Sheep" (Gin Wigmore song), 2011
 * "Black Sheep" (Dean Brody song), 2019
 * "Black Sheep", a song by Palaye Royale on their 2020 album The Bastards
 * "Black Sheep", a song by Crown the Empire on their 2023 album Dogma

Novels

 * La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep), an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac
 * "Die schwarzen Schafe" (translated as "Black Sheep"), a 1951 short story by Heinrich Böll
 * Black Sheep (Heyer novel), a 1966 novel by Georgette Heyer
 * Black Sheep (Hill novel), a 2013 novella by Susan Hill
 * Black Sheep, a 2013 young adult novel by Na'ima B. Robert

Other arts and entertainment

 * Black Sheep (play), a 2001 play by Lee Blessing
 * Black Sheep (web series), a 2016 Indian web series
 * "The Black Sheep", an episode of the 2018 Indian TV series Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone

Businesses

 * Black Sheep Brewery, a British ale-maker
 * Black Sheep Productions, a Filipino motion picture company
 * Cwmni y Ddafad Ddu Gymreig Cyfyngedig ("Welsh Black Sheep Company Limited"), which issued private banknotes between June 1969 and 1972
 * The Black Sheep (restaurant), a Las Vegas restaurant that serves Vietnamese cuisine
 * Black Sheep Restaurants, a Hong Kong-based hospitality group

Military

 * The Black Sheep, a name for VMA-214, a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron
 * 8th Fighter Squadron, a former United States Air Force unit