Angela Bassett — Actor (47)
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Challenger (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Challenger
director: Glenn Jordan actor: Karen Allen / Barry Bostwick …
other title: Challenger - Lo shuttle della morte / Challenger, el último vuelo
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 explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
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Masked and Anonymous (2003) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Masked and Anonymous
director: Larry Charles actor: Bob Dylan / Jeff Bridges …
other title: Anónimos
A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive promoter Uncle Sweetheart, who plans on raking in huge sums for himself from the event. Headlining is legendary musician Jack Fate, whose prison time is cut short with Sweetheart's help. Meanwhile, journalist Tom Friend investigates the corrupt concert and sets out to unmask the truth to the public.
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Butterfly in the Sky (2024) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Butterfly in the Sky
director: Brett Whitcomb / Bradford Thomason actor: LeVar Burton / Twila Liggett …
Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved and ubiquitous nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder and importance of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories, but Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time in LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background—an entrancing guide to subjects unknown.
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Music of the Heart (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Music of the Heart
director: Wes Craven actor: Meryl Streep / Aidan Quinn …
other title: La musica del cuore / La Musique de mon cœur …
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
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Passion Fish (1992) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Passion Fish
director: John Sayles actor: Mary McDonnell / Alfre Woodard …
other title: Amori e amicizie / Tudo Pela Vida …
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
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TINA (2021) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
TINA
director: T.J. Martin / Daniel Lindsay actor: Tina Turner / Carl Arrington …
other title: Tina Turner / Tina
Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.
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City of Hope (1991) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
City of Hope
director: John Sayles actor: Vincent Spano / Tony Lo Bianco …
other title: La città della speranza / Stadt der Hoffnung …
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
director: Phil Weinstein actor: Angela Bassett / John Goodman …
other title: Curioso come George - Ritorno nella giungla / Peter Pedal 3: På eventyr i junglen …
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, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he crash-lands in Africa, a worried Ted goes searching, expecting the worst, only to have it turn out to be the best.
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Waiting to Exhale (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Waiting to Exhale
director: Forest Whitaker actor: Whitney Houston / Angela Bassett …
other title: Donne / 4 Mulheres Apaixonadas …
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 lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
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Supernova (2000) [Movie] IMDb WikiData Skybridge TMDB
Supernova
director: Walter Hill actor: James Spader / Angela Bassett …
other title: Supernova (El fin del universo)
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. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
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Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Vampire in Brooklyn
director: Wes Craven actor: Angela Bassett / Eddie Murphy …
other title: Vampiro a Brooklyn / Vampiro em Brooklyn …
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
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Critters 4 (1992) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Critters 4
director: Rupert Harvey actor: Don Keith Opper / Paul Whitthorne …
other title: Critters - Seres do Espaço 4 / Critters 4 - Das große Fressen geht weiter …
A super strain of genetically engineered mutants are designed to take over the universe, hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind.
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Innocent Blood (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Innocent Blood
director: John Landis actor: Anne Parillaud / David Proval …
other title: Amore all'ultimo morso / Blod på tanden …
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 she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
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Wildwood (2026) [Movie] Skybridge IMDb TMDB
Wildwood
director: Travis Knight actor: Peyton Elizabeth Lee / Jacob Tremblay …
other title: Wildwood - I segreti del bosco proibito
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 Prue McKeel is about to enter this enchanted wonderland. Her baby brother Mac has been taken by a murder of crows into the forest’s depths, and she – along with her hapless classmate, Curtis – is going to get him back. Prue might think she’s too old for fairytales, but she’s just found herself at the center of one. One filled with strange talking animals, roguish bandits, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions.