Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time. Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 9.605 |
| Birthday | 1947-04-17 |
| Place of Birth | Harlem, New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Lew Alcindor, Lewis Alcindor, Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, كريم عبدالجبار, Fredrick Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., |
1980
Airplane!
7.299/4301
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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Airplane!
2007
I Tried
7.4/6
What if Bone Thugs N harmony never got to audition for Eazy E. What would their outcome have been. This gritty, real tale tells the story of Krayzie,...
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1978
Game of Death
6.414/638
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
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Game of Death
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
7.9/29
More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas of popular culture including fitness,...
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How Bruce Lee Changed the World
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
7.2/50
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison...
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
7.3/98
Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behin...
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Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.5/12
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winne...
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2010
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
5.9/6
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Who among us has not wanted to open their window and shout that at the top of their lungs?...
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1998
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
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The video takes you threw the Lakers run to the 1987 NBA Finals! This video includes Lakers summary threw the regular season. All-Star weekend. Playof...
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Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
2007
Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory
0/0
Led by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, relive the return to glory as the Los Angeles Lakers take on Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics...
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Los Angeles Lakers: 1984-1985 NBA Champions Return To Glory
1995
Forget Paris
6.2/145
Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline...
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Forget Paris
2000
Bruce Lee in G.O.D.
2.7/3
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1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
8.827/26
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-...
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2015
Kareem: Minority of One
7.3/20
This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary career, both on and off the cou...
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1985
Fletch
6.737/635
When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy bu...
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Fletch
1995
Slam Dunk Ernest
4/47
Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.
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Slam Dunk Ernest
1998
BASEketball
6.082/546
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, alo...
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BASEketball
1994
D2: The Mighty Ducks
6.166/573
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Duck...
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1989
Troop Beverly Hills
5.7/157
A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.
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Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Hoodwinked
6/1
Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary track down his one remaining loved one, his kidnapped...
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Hoodwinked
2008
The Black List: Volume One
6.5/2
As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of in...
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The Black List: Volume One
2009
Kobe Doin' Work
6.6/19
A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day of the 2008 NBA playoffs.
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Kobe Doin' Work
1986
Ask Max
6/1
A 12-year-old genius, poor Max is a washout socially. To impress his girlfriend, he sells the design of his latest invention-a jumping bike-to a major...
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Ask Max
2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse
8.065/24
Documentary that goes behind the stats to reveal the story of Kobe Bryant's career, exploring the mentorships, allies and rivalries that have helped s...
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Kobe Bryant's Muse
1989
Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
0/0
The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1988–89 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the 1989 NBA Playoff...
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Detroit Pistons: 1988-1989 NBA Champions - Motor City Madness
2020
Be Water
6.885/47
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Be Water
1993
The Curse of the Dragon
7.1/32
A 1993 documentary film about Bruce Lee. The film includes interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his m...
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The Curse of the Dragon
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
6.3/3
The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.
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On the Shoulders of Giants
2019
Game of Death Redux
5.8/6
An edit of Game of Death using unreleased footage. Hai Tien, a retired martial artist, is confronted by a underground Korean gang to retrieve an item...
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Game of Death Redux
2018
1968
0/0
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming one of the defining images of...
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1968
2020
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
0/0
A documentary chronicling the role of Black heroism in America's Revolutionary War.
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Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution
1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
10/1
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...
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The Journey of the African-American Athlete
2020
John Bronco
6.067/15
The unbelievable story of the rise, fall and ultimate redemption of the legendary pitchman for the Ford Bronco.
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John Bronco
2007
Weapons
5.1/16
Weapons presents a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of a weekend in a typical small town in America, and trag...
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Weapons
2006
Whitepaddy
0/0
During changing times a White family find themsleves falling in-love with their Black next door neighbors.
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Whitepaddy
2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
6.9/18
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development p...
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1998
The GREATEST : Bruce Lee
7.7/3
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2022
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
0/0
This one-hour documentary takes viewers through an evolution of African American involvement over the course of the Civil War through the stories of s...
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1974
The Game of Death
5/1
A Karate champion and his manager are invited to participate in a martial arts tournament held in an island ended up fighting for their lives while re...
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The Game of Death
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
7.048/5154
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2023
The Iceman
0/0
George Gervin was a scoring machine for basketball's San Antonio Spurs in the early 1980s. Plucked out of obscurity by an astute agent, Gervin was ove...
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1994
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
6.1/5
A video tribute to a martial arts legend, Bruce Lee. Examined are his early years in Hong Kong and his journey to Hollywood, his role of Kato on the T...
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2023
Stand
6/2
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overc...
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Stand
1995
Bully Smart for Kids
0/0
In this video, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar educates the youth of America about how to deal with bullies.
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2023
The Final Game of Death
0/1
A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of...
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2016
O.J.: Made in America
8.414/209
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fracture...
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1990
All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
0/0
An American direct-to-video film that features highlights and bloopers from the NBA from its beginning to the film's release in 1989. The film is host...
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All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
1995
A Night to Die For
0/0
TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, a...
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