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Roots

Roots (1977) more movies like this

directed by David Greene, Gilbert Moses, John Erman, Marvin J. Chomsky
featuring LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett, Jr., John Amos, Ben Vereen

This award-winning six-part historical epic was one of the first examples of the miniseries format and one of the highest-rated television programs in broadcasting history. Based on the best-selling novel by author Alex Haley, Roots chronicles the progress of Haley's own family across many generations, from the kidnapping of an African warrior by ...

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Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) more movies like this

directed by Stuart Baird
featuring Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, Jude Ciccolella, Shannon Cochran, Alan Dale

The tenth film in Paramount's highly lucrative sci-fi franchise is also positioned as the last for the entire original Next Generation crew. En route to the honeymoon of William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) to Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise ...

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Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) more movies like this

directed by Jonathan Frakes
featuring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Star Trek: Insurrection manages to recall the original 1960s series' spirit of liberalism, while transcending it for sheer boldness, embracing issues that are on the political cutting edge in the 1990s and beyond. The fact that the first 30 minutes are presented as a mystery only makes the material more engrossing. While assisting a survey team of ...

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Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact (1996) more movies like this

directed by Jonathan Frakes
featuring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

The first "Trek" film to feature the cast of the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series without any of the members of the original series, this action-packed hit was well received at the box office. The Federation comes under attack by its ongoing enemy, the Borg, a cybernetics-enhanced race that once kidnapped Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick ...

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The Hunter

The Hunter (1980) more movies like this

directed by Buzz Kulik
featuring Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson

Steve McQueen's last film concerns a modern day bounty hunter who searches for bail jumpers. Based on real life bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson, the film details his exciting life, traveling from one city to another, trying to track down fugitives and continually risking his life in the process. Buzz Kulik directed the confusing mish-mash that, ...

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Reading Rainbow: Digging up Dinosaurs

Reading Rainbow: Digging up Dinosaurs (1983) more movies like this

Many of the young viewers in the target audience of the Reading Rainbow series are interested in dinosaurs, and in Reading Rainbow: Digging Up Dinosaurs, they will find a wealth of information about these fascinating creatures. The featured book, Digging up Dinosaurs by Aliki, discusses how scientists find and put together the skeletons of ...

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The Supernaturals

The Supernaturals (1986) more movies like this

directed by Armand Mastroianni
featuring Maxwell Caulfield, Nichelle Nichols, Talia Balsam, Bradford Bancroft, LeVar Burton

The terror in this chiller is more implied and the blood and gore is minimal as it tells of the strange adventure of an African-American female Army Sergeant and her recruits as they head through the forest of Alabama on a survival mission. It all begins when a lieutenant sees the apparition of a mysterious woman. Next a private finds a skull ...

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Almos' a Man

Almos' a Man (1977) more movies like this

directed by Stan Lathan
featuring LeVar Burton, Henry Fonda, Christopher Brooks, Garry Goodrow, Madge Sinclair, Robert DoQui

Based on the story by Richard Wright, Almos' a Man stars LeVar Burton as a black teenager in the South of the 1930s. Working as a field hand, Burton is frustrated at being considered inferior to the local whites. Perhaps if he purchases a gun, he can prove his manhood. This is the decision he makes-much to the anguish of his mother, played by ...

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Reading Rainbow: Gregory the Terrible Eater

Reading Rainbow: Gregory the Terrible Eater (1983) more movies like this

Young viewers get a lesson in what comprises a balanced diet in Reading Rainbow: Gregory the Terrible Eater. The featured story concerns a goat who prefers a strange selection of foods that include fruit, juices, vegetables, and eggs. After parental intervention, he begins to like a more goat-oriented menu. At the San Diego Zoo, LeVar Burton ...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 01

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 01 (1987) more movies like this

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 07 (1993) more movies like this

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Reading Rainbow: Borreguita and the Coyote (1994) more movies like this

In this popular series of programs aimed at preschool through fourth grade children, the many pleasures of reading are emphasized. Reading Rainbow: Borreguita and the Coyote is the story of how a lamb outsmarts a coyote, and host LeVar Burton gives the show a Mexican-American flavor. He explores the culture by introducing a family of guitar makers ...

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Reading Rainbow [TV Series] (1983) more movies like this

First aired in 1983, Reading Rainbow is an award-winning PBS kid's program designed to promote independent reading. Hosted by LeVar Burton, each episode contains an illustrated feature book narrated by a popular entertainer. The magazine-style show also includes book reviews, interviews, and other features starring regular, real-life kids. The ...

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Reading Rainbow: Liang & the Magic Paintbrush (1984) more movies like this

When Liang picks up a magic paintbrush, his subjects become real in this Reading Rainbow episode's story about a child who has a powerful desire to paint. Host LeVar Burton takes a look at Chinese-American life with a visit to Chinatown to examine a cross-section of the culture. Young viewers get a glimpse of the creations of a chef and a ...

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Reading Rainbow: Little Nino's Pizzeria (1989) more movies like this

The featured story in this episode of Reading Rainbow is Little Nino's Pizzeria, written by Karen Barbour and read by Josh Saviano. Kids who love pizza will find this to be a mouth-watering show, as host LeVar Burton makes pizza for friends who are coming for dinner. The pizzeria in the book is operated by a family, and a segment of the program is ...

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Reading Rainbow: Tooth-Gnasher Superflash (1989) more movies like this

Cars of all kinds are featured in this episode of Reading Rainbow, with special attention given to the feature book Tooth-Gnasher Superflash by Daniel Pinkwater. Not only can the extraordinary car do wheelies, it also transforms into a dinosaur and other animal shapes to the amazement of the owners, the Popsnorkles. At the garage, host LeVar ...

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Roots: The Gift (1988) more movies like this

directed by Kevin Hooks
featuring LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett, Jr., Avery Brooks

Deviating from the storyline of Alex Haley's book, and the classic 1977 miniseries that followed, the plotline of 1988's Roots: The Gift finds African-born slave Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) and his plantation friend Fiddler (Louis Gossett Jr.) helping freed black man Cletus Moyer (Avery Brooks) smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. Roots: The Gift was ...

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The Midnight Hour (1986) more movies like this

directed by Jack Bender
featuring Shari Belafonte, LeVar Burton, Lee Montgomery, Dick Van Patten, Kevin McCarthy

As a high-school prank, several high-school students unwittingly release an ancient witch and her demons in this made-for-TV comedy-thriller. John Bush, All Movie Guide

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 03 (1989) more movies like this

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 04 (1990) more movies like this

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 05 (1991) more movies like this

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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 06 (1992) more movies like this

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