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:
Arts and entertainment
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 (1949 film), a Mexican drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez
The Black Sheep (1960 film), a West German crime film directed by Helmut Ashley
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
Music
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
Black Sheep, a history documentary series by Radio New Zealand
Businesses
Black Sheep Brewery, a British ale-maker
Black Sheep Coffee, a British coffeehouse chain
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