LeVar Burton
8 titles
Filmography
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Roots: The Gift
(1988)On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North. Based on the characters from the novel Roots by Alex Haley.

School of the Future
(2016)Once the envy of the world, American schools are now in trouble. Can the science of learning, including new insights from neuroscientists, psychologists, and educators, reveal how kids' brains work and show us how to engage growing minds?

Star Trek: First Contact
(1996)Led by their seductive and sadistic queen, the Borg are headed to Earth with a devious plan to alter history. Picard's last encounter with the Borg almost killed him. Now, he wants vengeance. But how far will he go to get it?

Star Trek: Generations
(1994)Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran’s scheme…and he’s been dead for seventy-eight years.

Star Trek: Nemesis
(2002)Set a course for a galaxy of unparalleled action and adventure as Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his Starship crew battle a chilling new adversary that just happens to hold a shocking link to Picard!

The Hunter
(1980)Steve McQueen's last movie shows the dynamic talent of the late, great actor in one of his most memorable roles: the true story of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a modern day bounty hunter. Thorson's exploits are detailed as he pursues a number of fugitives who have skipped bail. The chase comes full circle when he becomes the quarry of a vengeful psychopath.

The Jesse Owens Story
(1984)The true story of the track and fielder who debunked Hitler’s claim of Aryan athletic supremacy to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes.
