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1. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 293,380 | Gross: $100.92M
2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,245
3. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,462
4. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
5. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 608
6. StarCraft (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2499 in the Koprulu sector, a ferocious collective race known as the Zerg arrives to massacre the exiled human colonies while a highly advanced race, the Protoss, intervenes to exterminate the Zerg.
Directors: Matt Samia, Mark Schwarz, Duane Stinnett, Chris Metzen, Glenn Stafford | Stars: Glynnis Talken, Michael Gough, Paul Eiding, Lani Minella
Votes: 5,513
7. Meet the Press (1947– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Weekly news program offering political interviews and analysis of current events by elected officials and experts.
Stars: Chuck Todd, Lawrence E. Spivak, Dennis Haysbert, Martha Rountree
Votes: 689
8. Gang Land (1998)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An interracial couple is attacked and the woman is gang-raped in a random attack. This prompts the woman to commit suicide and the man decides to seek revenge from the inside by joining the... See full summary »
Director: Randolph Kret | Stars: Damon Jones, Dave Oren Ward, Davidlee Willson, Aimee Chaffin
Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.20M
9. The David Susskind Show (1958–1987)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Susskind, Mel Brooks, Norman Mailer, Groucho Marx
Votes: 38
10. This Week (1956–1992)
News
Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines.
Stars: Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Tuohy, Richard Lindley, Bryan Magee
Votes: 35
11. CBS Reports (1959– )
60 min | Documentary, News
A pioneering TV news program that tackled social and political issues through investigative journalism and in-depth reporting.
Stars: Eric Sevareid, Harry Reasoner, Howard K. Smith, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 44
12. Beyond the Sermon (2022 Podcast Series)
Documentary
Beyond The Everything's that said in The Sermon Podcast Series as more details of Speeches based on Quran Karim and Ahlebait(PBUT) for another awakening purposes to expanding The Islamic Taught.
13. Killing Martin Luther King Jr. (2021)
Documentary, Crime
No person has transformed a race's social standing as Martin Luther King Jr. He transcended racial barriers, serving as the spokesman for non violence during one of the most tumultuous ... See full summary »
Director: Roxane Schlumberger | Stars: Jesse Jackson, Lee Jagow, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King
14. En gränslös kväll på Operan (1966 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
"An Evening Without Borders" - A benefit concert for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, Sweden.
Director: Karl Haskel | Stars: Per Aabel, Hans Alfredson, Alice Babs, Harry Belafonte
15. The March (1964)
33 min | Documentary, Short, History
A 1964 documentary film about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington.
Director: James Blue | Stars: Carl Rowan, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, James Farmer
Votes: 114
16. Good Company (1967– )
60 min | News
F. Lee Baily hosted this short-lived (four months) interview program on ABC- TV. Similar in format to "Person to Person" on CBS in the 1950s, this series was executive-produced by David ... See full summary »
Stars: F. Lee Bailey, Jack Paar, Sean Connery, Tony Curtis
17. Locked Out: The Fall of Massive Resistance (2009 TV Special)
57 min | Documentary, History
Over fifty years ago there was a concerted effort by the elected leaders of many southern states to oppose racial desegregation of public schools. Following a mandate by the U.S. Supreme ... See full summary »
Director: Mason W. Mills | Stars: Daphne Reid, Doris Berryman, Henry Cabarrus Jr., Faye Coleman Hoes
18. Face to Face (1959–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Despite the title, the face of interviewer John Freeman is rarely seen - instead, the camera scrutinises his guests as they answer probing questions of an existentialist nature.
Stars: John Freeman, John Huston, Carl Gustav Jung, Adlai Stevenson
Votes: 29
19. The Old Days (2019)
17 min | Short, Drama
Director: Benjamin Ironside Koppin | Star: David Anthony-Johnson
20. Praying with My Legs (in post-production)
Documentary | Post-production
Praying With My Legs: The Radically Amazing Life and Times of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel is a feature-length documentary about the life, thought and transformative impact of the religious thinker and human rights/social justice activist.
Director: Steve Brand | Stars: Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Luther King, Daniel Berrigan, Elie Wiesel
21. About Religion (1956– )
Weekly religious show.
Stars: Tom Driberg, Julien Grenfell, David King, John Pett
22. Man with a Moustache (2007)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Matt Leach | Stars: Matt Leach, Kristin Rhuyle, Ian Shahan, Michael Back
Votes: 9
23. Integration Report I (1960)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Documents the year of the nation's first sit-ins.
Director: Madeline Anderson | Stars: Robert Graham Brown, Martin Luther King, Bayard Rustin, Andrew Young
Votes: 114
24. The March in Washington (1963)
21 min | Short, History
ARC Identifier 49737 / Local Identifier 306.3394. Scenes from Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C., August 1963. People walking up sidewalk; gathering on Mall, standing, singing. Lincoln ... See full summary »
Stars: Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, Eva Jessye Choir, Bill Dillard
25. Up Is Down (1969)
5 min | Animation, Short
A boy who walks on his hands enjoys a different view of the world.
Director: Millie Goldsholl | Star: Hans Conried
Votes: 28
26. The Singers: Aretha Franklin Close Up (1968 TV Special)
30 min | Documentary, Music
An ABC News special chronicling the extraordinary rise of soul singer Aretha Franklin. Her mother, Barbara, was a gospel singer and pianist. Her father, C.L. Franklin, presided over the New... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Fleischman | Stars: Aretha Franklin, Jerry Wexler, Martin Luther King, Jerome P. Cavanaugh
27. Youth on the Beach (1961)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Bob R. Way | Star: Martin Luther King
28. Free Speech & the Transcendent Journey of Chris Drew, Street Artist (2014)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Chris Drew, street artist and activist, was selling art for $1 in downtown Chicago to protest the Chicago Peddlers Ordinance since he believed Art is Speech, a First Amendment Right. Those ... See full summary »
Director: Nancy Bechtol | Stars: Chris Drew, Joshua Kutnick, Deborah Drew, Mark Weinberg
29. Caméra 65 (1965)
Documentary, News
-Local, national and international news magazine.
Stars: Martin Luther King, Pierre Nadeau, Gilles Loiselle, François Morriset
30. Gedenkkonzert für John F. Kennedy - Zur Eröffnung der Berliner Festwochen 1964 (1964 TV Special)
Stars: Willy Brandt, Martin Luther King
32. Wealth of a Nation (1966)
21 min | Documentary, Short
A United States Information Agency documentary short profiling different African Americans who have expressed their freedom and creativity in art, music, and public speaking, cut together to present a brief glimpse of Blackness.
Director: William Greaves | Stars: Lee Bontecou, Bill Dixon, William Katavolos, Martin Luther King
33. I kamp for menneskerett - Martin Luther King (1964 TV Special)
30 min | Short, News, Talk-Show
Erik Bye was in talk with Martin Luther King, the same day as King received Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 1964. Here, racial differences in the United States, civil law, non-violence, family life and the American dream has been talked about.
Stars: Erik Bye, Martin Luther King
34. Common Feat. Will.i.am: A Dream (2006 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Director: Nabil Elderkin | Stars: Common, Martin Luther King, Will.i.am
35. Europese Doper conferentie - definitieve aanbidding (1964 TV Special)
60 min | News
Star: Martin Luther King
36. Travel with Jack and Kitty: The Podcast (2023 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Join Emmy Award winning travel experts Jack and Kitty as they share the best of the Midwest. From culture to cuisine, history to mystery, you'll learn something about the heartland of America every single day.
Stars: Jack Norton, Kitty Norton, Orson Welles, Prince
37.
21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
Episode:
Don't Stretch the Rainbow
(1987)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hanson and Hoffs go undercover in a school with a new black principal and a recently integrated student body to investigate escalating racial tension between white and black students. Meanwhile, Penhall aspires to be a stand-up comedian.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Johnny Depp, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Dustin Nguyen
Votes: 144
38.
Meet the Press (1947– )
Episode:
Episode dated 13 August 1967
(1967)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Martin Luther King
39.
Face to Face (1959–1962)
Episode:
Martin Luther King
(1961)
31 min | Talk-Show
"It is never easy for one to accept the role of symbolism without going through constant moments of self examination." Martin Luther King discusses his childhood in a segregated America, and the challenges he still faces in the present.
Stars: John Freeman, Martin Luther King
Votes: 7
40.
Caméra 65 (1965)
Episode:
Le droit de vote des Noirs américains
(1965)
Documentary, News
-In 1965, black Americans were still deprived of their right to vote despite the prohibition of discrimination against them.
Star: Martin Luther King
41.
Les Trésors de... (2014– )
Episode:
Les Trésors de la Bibliothèque nationale de France
(2020)
90 min | Documentary, History
The National Library of France is the guardian of priceless treasures that tell our history, our illustrious thinkers, writers, scholars and artists. Telling the story of the exceptional ... See full summary »
Directors: Marie David, Guillaume Perez | Stars: Sophie Jovillard, Stéphanie Coudurier, Guillaume Apollinaire, Arletty
Votes: 5
42.
Today (1952– )
Episode:
Episode dated 8 September 1960
(1960)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Star: Martin Luther King
43.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Episode dated 8 February 1968
(1968)
TV-G | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Harry Belafonte, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Leon Bibb
44.
Meet the Press (1947– )
Episode:
Episode dated 29 July 1962
(1962)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Lawrence E. Spivak, Edwin Newman, James J. Kilpatrick, Martin Luther King
45.
About Religion (1956– )
Episode:
Man of Peace
(1964)
Director: Michael Jeans | Stars: Kenneth Harris, Martin Luther King
46.
Good Company (1967– )
Episode:
Rev. Martin Luther King
(1967)
News
Stars: F. Lee Bailey, Martin Luther King, Coretta Scott King
47.
LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022– )
Episode:
The Great Society
(2022)
Documentary, Biography, Drama
Director: Pat Kondelis | Stars: Peter Arnett, Melody Barnes, McGeorge Bundy, Joseph A. Califano
Votes: 7
48.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
Dr Martin Luther King
(1966)
News
Director: James Butler | Stars: James Cameron, Robert Kee, Martin Luther King
49.
Beyond the Sermon (2022– )
Revolutionary Fight
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Approved | 339 min | Documentary
Tell of Islamic Battle's Rational based on Quran Karim and Ahlebait(PBUT), The Signs, The Surrendering, The Practical Quotes, The Status of Persian People Tribe and Acceptance of Divine Traditions.
Director: Seyed Sadegh Abdosalehi | Star: Seyed Sadegh Abdosalehi
50.
Look Here (1957–1958)
Episode:
Episode dated 27 October 1957
(1957)
Stars: Martin Agronsky, Martin Luther King