Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Avery Brooks
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 70,895
2. American History X (1998)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama
Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,187,446 | Gross: $6.72M
3. The Big Hit (1998)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Socially anxious hitman Melvin Smiley, an expert in his lucrative field, goes on a job and falls in love with his kidnapping victim, turning his world upside down.
Director: Kirk Wong | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks
Votes: 31,535 | Gross: $27.05M
4. Gargoyles (1994–1997)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A clan of heroic night creatures pledge to protect modern New York City as they did in Scotland one thousand years earlier.
Stars: Keith David, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Jeff Bennett, Thom Adcox-Hernandez
Votes: 18,572
5. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 3,272
6. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,099
7. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,297
8. 15 Minutes (2001)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A homicide detective and a fire marshal must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings.
Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks
Votes: 51,955 | Gross: $24.40M
9. Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Documentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.
Stars: Nikolay Drozdov, Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks, Craig Sechler
Votes: 6,893
10. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 416
11. Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995–2000)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Multicultural versions of many of your favorite fairy tales. Such as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Three Little Pigs".
Stars: Robert Guillaume, Liz Torres, Edward James Olmos, Sinbad
Votes: 802
12. What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
116 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Ira Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
Directors: Ira Steven Behr, David Zappone | Stars: Max Grodénchik, Andrew Robinson, Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor
Votes: 2,191 | Gross: $0.38M
13. A Man Called Hawk (1989)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Action
Hawk is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. He is also called upon by people from his past to settle old scores or to collect or settle old debts.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Moses Gunn, Angela Bassett, William Fichtner
Votes: 693
14. Roots: The Gift (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History
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.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew
Votes: 668
15. Jazz (2001)
108 min | Documentary, History, Music
A survey of the musical form's history and major talents.
Stars: Keith David, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Giddins, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 2,502
16. Finnegan Begin Again (1985 TV Movie)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mike Finnegan is nearing retirement and taking care of his senile wife. He can't get her to allow him to throw anything out and their house has become unmanageable. He meets Liz DeHaan, who... See full summary »
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Robert Preston, Sam Waterston, Sylvia Sidney
Votes: 478
17. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people with whom he interacts.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Avery Brooks, Kate Burton, Bruce Dern, Paula Kelly
Votes: 607
18. The Captains (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Sci-Fi
The Captains is a feature length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed Starship captains within the illustrious science-fiction franchise.
Director: William Shatner | Stars: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew
Votes: 3,076
19. Star Trek: Legacy (2006 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
All five Captains must face T'Uerell, a brilliant female Vulcan Captain gone insane, in their own eras in order to save the Alpha Quadrant.
Stars: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew
Votes: 338
20. The Ernest Green Story (1993 TV Movie)
101 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Morris Chestnut, Robert Alexander, Steven Allen, Katherine Bernhardt
Votes: 326
21. Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (2000)
29 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The first half of this special is a recreation of Al's life, from birth through his death in adolescence.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks
Votes: 1,663
22. Larry King Live (1985–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Popular and controversial journalist Larry King hosts this CNN call-in talk show.
Stars: Larry King, Bob Woodward, Ryan Seacrest, Bill Maher
Votes: 1,265
23. Spenser: A Savage Place (1995 TV Movie)
Crime, Mystery
Candy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investigates a credit card fraud ring that might be operating out of a previously-bankrupt movie company.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Cynthia Dale, Ross Petty
Votes: 192
24. The Captains Close Up (2013)
Biography
A scene from The Captains Close Up: William Shatner talks about life, love and career with his fellow Captains, including the actor who has inherited the role of Captain James T. Kirk, Chris Pine. In HD.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Nana Visitor, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula
Votes: 353
25. Spenser: Ceremony (1993 TV Movie)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Spenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and candidate for Governor. With the assistance of Hawk, Spenser travels from Boston's "Combat Zone" ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Lynch, Andrew Wild | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, J. Winston Carroll, Dave Nichols
Votes: 228
26. Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994 TV Movie)
91 min | Crime, Mystery
Spenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk are drawn into a huge plot involving assassination attempts on African leader Winston Boyko by some racist terrorist named Paul.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Natalie Radford, Geordie Johnson
Votes: 209
27. Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
When one of Susan's former patients, a news reporter, turns up dead on the outskirts of Wheaton, the cocaine capitol of Massachusetts, she and Spenser head out to Wheaton to find out why he... See full summary »
Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Sonja Smits, J. Winston Carroll
Votes: 190
28. Bible Mysteries (2004)
60 min | History
Historical, archaeological and anthropological evidence gives fresh insights into the historical realities of the times. Drama re-enactments offer a comprehensive exploration into some of the Bible's most compelling people and stories.
Stars: Mohamed Quatib, Richard Horsley, M'Barek El Mamoudi, James Strange
Votes: 49
29. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A new Federation envoy investigates a murder on Deep Space 9.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, Armin Shimerman
Votes: 87
30. Drain the Ocean (2009 TV Movie)
TV-G | 88 min | Documentary
In this National Geographic special, we look at what most call "The Final Frontier". Using the newest data gathered from scientists all over the world and the latest advancements in ... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Charlie Paull, Tim Le Bas, Craig Dawe
Votes: 161
31. God v. Satan: The Final Battle (2008 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, History
Christians, Jews and Muslims believe there will a final battle between God and Satan. Believers and scholars are interviewed. Artwork and staged reenactments depict the end times.
Director: Lisa Quijano Wolfinger | Stars: Avery Brooks, Jonathan Kirsch, Paul S. Boyer, Hassan Qazwini
Votes: 99
32. Def Poetry (2002– )
TV-MA | 28 min | Documentary, Music
This show is a spoken word poetry television series hosted by Mos Def and airing on HBO between 2002 and 2007. The series features performances by established and up-and-coming spoken word ... See full summary »
Stars: Yasiin Bey, Russell Simmons, Lemon Andersen, Black Ice
Votes: 225
33. Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996 TV Special)
90 min | Documentary
A celebration of Star Trek's 30th anniversary.
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Ted Danson, LeVar Burton, Joan Collins, Kenny G
Votes: 208
34. The Living Edens (1997– )
Not Rated | Documentary
A nature documentary series exploring Earth's most pristine and diverse ecosystems, showcasing their beauty and wildlife.
Stars: Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Peter Coyote, James Coburn
Votes: 62
35. Land of the Mammoth (2001– )
Animation, Documentary
As archaeological research shows, Siberia was previously a territory with a mild climate. Various types of prehistoric animals lived here, the largest of which was a mammoth. Climate change... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Bernard Buigues, Dick Mol, Larry Agenbroad
Votes: 47
36. Mysteries of Ancient China (2020)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Archeologists discover a pit filled with terracotta warriors buried to protect the grave of the First Emperor of China.
Director: Keith Melton | Star: Avery Brooks
Votes: 73
37. Assignment Discovery (1992– )
59 min | Documentary
Stars: Thom Kikot, Leyna Weber, Avery Brooks, John Hurt
Votes: 26
38. Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary
Forty years after the start of the Star Trek phenomenon, Paramount commissions Christie's auction house in New York to sell over a thousand original artifacts (spaceship models, costumes, ... See full summary »
Director: John Logsdon | Stars: Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Robert H. Justman, Nichelle Nichols
Votes: 173
39. The Greatest Places (1998)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Seven amazing locations in the world - Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango and Tibet - depicted by the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Director: Mal Wolfe | Star: Avery Brooks
Votes: 335
40. Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998)
40 min | Documentary, Short
This film explores an elephant clan's search for food and water as seen through the eyes of one old bull.
Director: Michael Caulfield | Star: Avery Brooks
Votes: 109 | Gross: $13.49M
41. Ebony/Jet Showcase (1982–1993)
Not Rated | 30 min | Talk-Show
Magazine show based on the two African-American magazines "Ebony" and "Jet".
Stars: Debra Crable, Darryl Dennard, Elliott Francis, Greg Gumbel
Votes: 43
42. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary
A two-part, four-hour documentary series honoring African-American servicemen and women.
Director: Frank Martin | Stars: Halle Berry, Avery Brooks, Colin Powell, John Amos
Votes: 114
43. Moments Without Proper Names (1987)
60 min | Documentary
The life and career of photographer, writer, director, and composer Gordon Parks.
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Gordon Parks, Avery Brooks, Roscoe Lee Browne, Duke Ellington
Votes: 162
44. The Science of Star Trek (1995 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
How real is the 'science' in Star Trek?
Stars: André Bormanis, Avery Brooks, Stephen Hawking, Bill Kurtis
Votes: 101
45. God Lives Underwater: Fame (2001)
4 min | Short, Music
Stars: Avery Brooks, Kelsey Grammer, Karel Roden, Oleg Taktarov
46. Jesus: The Complete Story (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Jean-Claude Bragard | Stars: Avery Brooks, Liron Levo, Amit Alon, Mark Goodacre
Votes: 57
48. The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Family
The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards is an awards ceremony co-hosted by Natalie Cole and Flip Wilson that celebrates the achievements of people of color whose contributions have ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Henry | Stars: Natalie Cole, Flip Wilson, Jonelle Allen, Anita Baker
Votes: 45
49. 1999 Essence Awards (1999 TV Special)
TV-G | 120 min | Family
The 1999 Essence Awards was a ceremony co-hosted by Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett that honored African-Americans who have enriched society through their contributions to education, social ... See full summary »
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jon B., Mary J. Blige
50. Big Al Uncovered (2000 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
This documentary has a triple purpose: it discusses the marvelous discovery of Big Al in 1999 in Wyoming, it shows up-to-date evidence based on new discoveries like a "mummified" dinosaur ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Bartlett | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks, Paul Bybee, Rebecca Hanna
Votes: 206