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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Actor · 41 credits · 13 in highly-rated films

Best known for Airplane! (1980)

Frequent collaborators: Bruce Lee, Magic Johnson, Dan Inosanto, John Saxon, Spike Lee

Best Kareem Abdul-Jabbar movies by genre

Movies (41 total, ranked by score)

  1. Airplane!

    1980 · ★ 7.3 (5,196 votes)

    Comedy

    1

  2. O.J.: Made in America

    2016 · ★ 8.4 (263 votes)

    Documentary, Crime, History

    2

  3. Game of Death

    1978 · ★ 6.4 (749 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    3

  4. Kobe Bryant's Muse

    2015 · ★ 7.8 (29 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    4

  5. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

    2000 · ★ 7.3 (107 votes)

    Documentary, Action

    5

  6. The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    1990 · ★ 8.8 (30 votes)

    Documentary, Action

    6

  7. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

    1996 · ★ 7.2 (59 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    7

  8. Be Water

    2020 · ★ 6.7 (56 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

    2021 · ★ 6.8 (19 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. The Curse of the Dragon

    1993 · ★ 7.1 (38 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Jerry West: The Logo

    2026 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

    2001 · ★ 8.4 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War

    2022

    Documentary, History

    13

  14. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

    2010 · ★ 5.9 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    14

  15. Whitepaddy

    2006 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, Romance

    15

  16. Kobe Doin' Work

    2009 · ★ 6.5 (20 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution

    2020

    Documentary, History, War

    17

  18. The Journey of the African-American Athlete

    1996 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    18

  19. Ask Max

    1986 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Family

    19

  20. Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

    2021

    Documentary

    20

  21. The GREATEST : Bruce Lee

    1998 · ★ 7.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Hoodwinked

    1989 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    22

  23. John Bronco

    2020 · ★ 6.1 (17 votes)

    Comedy

    23

  24. On the Shoulders of Giants

    2011 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

    1994 · ★ 6.1 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

    1985

    26

  27. Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story

    2013

    Documentary

    27

  28. Olympic Gala

    1984

    Music

    28

  29. Bruce Lee in G.O.D.

    2000 · ★ 2.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, Documentary, Action

    29

  30. Slam Dunk Ernest

    1995 · ★ 4.3 (62 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.