Biography: LeVar Burton |
African American actor LeVar Burton was a 19-year-old UCLA drama student when he was catapulted into international fame. On January 23, 1977, Burton made his professional debut as young Kunta Kinte, the protagonist of the classic TV miniseries Roots.... more
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Taken in Broad Daylight (2009)
Tags: Crime Thriller Thriller
Length: 83min
James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek) shows off his dark side in this indie hriller about a kidnapped girl who fights back against her captor. Based on a true story, Taken in Broad Daylight follows the harrowing ordeal of Anne Sluti (Sara Canning, Kyle...
Cast: Seymour Cassel Alfre Woodard
Tags: Comedy Drama Odd Couple Film Slice of Life
Length: min
LeVar Burton writes, directs, and stars in this drama set in a hospice, and following two patients who realize how to live and love as they begin the dying process. Alfre Woodard and Seymour Cassel star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cast: Spike Lee
Tags: Drama Family Drama Urban Drama
Length: 133min
Miracle's Boys tells the tale of African-American brothers who must survive many daily stresses by trusting, relying on, and loving each other. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Cast: Christopher Plummer Whoopi Goldberg
Tags: Children's Fantasy Family Holiday Film
Length: 99min
A young girl still saddened by the decision of her best friend's family to move away learns an important life lesson about change from her eccentric aunt in this family-friendly holiday tale directed by LeVar Burton and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin...
Cast: Cicely Tyson Louis Gossett, Jr.
Tags: Social Issues History
Length: min
Cast: LeVar Burton
Tags: Fantasy Comedy Family Family-Oriented Comedy
Length: 90min
Ryan Merriman, Katey Sagal and Kevin Kilner star in this comedy from Disney about a single father and his two children who win an unusual prize in a sweepstakes -- a state-of-the-art computer controlled house in which everything can be easily...
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Tags: Science Fiction Space Adventure Sci-Fi Action
Length: 111min
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...
Cast: Jerry Goldsmith Patrick Stewart
Tags: Science Fiction Sci-Fi Action
Length: 117min
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...
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Tags: Space Adventure Adventure Science Fiction
Length: 110min
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...
Tiger Woods: Son, Hero & Champion (1998)
Tags: Biopic Drama Sports Drama
Length: 120min
The extraordinary private and professional life of the 1990's greatest young golfer Tiger Woods provides the subject for this biographical feature. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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