Angela Bassett

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience...

Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where...

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and...

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when...

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he...

Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds....

Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a...

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar...

Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.

Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea...

Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

A super strain of genetically engineered mutants are designed to take over the universe, hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind.

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really...

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than...

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various...

After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest...

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler...

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her...

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

A desperate couple uses a doctor's controversial method to revive their comatose daughter.

For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears...

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47...

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When...

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...

A nameless baby elephant-steer was just getting used to life in the herd, when poachers kill his mother, so he runs and gets lost. He's found by a...

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real...

Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in...

Intense love and hate bring a man and woman through personal tragedy.

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former...

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged...

Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family...

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross...

This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug...

Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for...

When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey,...

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and...

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However,...

Based on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana's house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner.

The first Iraq war saw many tragedies and acts of heroism. This is the story seen through the eyes of the men and women involved.

Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her...

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord...

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the...

Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.

A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its...

This is the story of Morris Dees, a civil rights lawyer, who's being threatened, so he has to have an armed bodyguard.

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who...

A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.

Three suburban moms travel to New York City to visit their sons.

The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington, D.C.

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King...

The grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to...

To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and...

Surrounded by the unforgiving Kalahari Desert, the Okavango Delta is a lush, vibrant oasis that pulses with life each year as the great flood...

What if after meeting "the one", you get to know what happens before you commit?

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of...

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...

The Election of President Barack Obama began on March 5, 1770 at the Boston Massacre with the death of Crispus Attucks.

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements...

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an...

After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they...

Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to...

Follows life of Malika, a lioness in South Africa’s Kruger National Park as she battles to survive.

A fire breaks out on the 12th floor of the First Interstate Tower building in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Paul and Susan are working late on the 37th...

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner,...

Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what...

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child may be being sexually abused by her father. What is she...

Set beyond Portland’s city limits, in Wildwood. You’re not supposed to go there. You’re not even supposed to know it exists. But...

The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow...

Exploring the evolution of Black Panther from the comic emerging in the 1960s to the film the world fell in love with in 2018; director Ryan Coogler;...

Follow the production of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the cast and crew take on the incredible challenge of remembering...

A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He...

Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black...

Drama about how the Statue of Liberty came to be erected in New York Harbor in the early 1880s and the people responsible for its creation.

Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives...

Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, which premiered in 1986, arrives at the Met at long last. Theater luminary and...

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named...

Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!”...