- King, an Abby Mann Production in association with Orion ; produced by Paul Maslansky ; directed by Abby Mann
- Relative stranger, RHI Entertainment presents a Faith and Family Entertainment production in association with LG Films and Larry Levinson Productions ; written by Eric Haywood ; produced by Erik Olson, Brian Martinez ; directed by Charles Burnett
- Sounder, A dog of Flanders
- Roots [7-discs], developed for television by William Blinn ; executive producer, David L. Wolper ; producer, Stan Margulies ; a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Television
- The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, produced by Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg ; written by Tracy Keenan Wynn ; directed by John Korty
- The trip to bountiful, director, Michael Wilson ; teleplay by Horton Foote ; producers, Hallie Foote, Cicely Tyson, Jeffery Hayes, and Bill Haber ; production company, AEN
- Alex Cross, a Block/Hanson and James Patterson Entertainment production ; an Emmett/Furla Films production in association with Envision Entertainment ; producers, Bill Block, Paul Hanson, James Patterson, Steve Bowen, Randall Emmett, Leopoldo Gout ; screenplay by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson ; directed by Rob Cohen
- The Rosa Parks story, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Ltd. ; CBS Television ; produced by Christine Sacani, Elaine Eason Steele, Pearl Devers ; written by Paris Qualles ; directed by Julie Dash
- Last flag flying, directed by Richard Linklater ; screenplay by Richard Linklater and Darryl Ponicsan ; produced by Ginger Sledge, Richard Linklater, John Sloss ; a Detour Filmproduction ; a Zenzero Pictures/Cinetic Media production ; an Amazon Studios presentation ; a Richard Linklater film
- How it feels to be free, director, Yoruba Richen ; producer, Elizabeth Trojian
- Roots [1977, 4-discs], David L. Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; produced by Stan Margulies ; written by William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses
- The help, Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi ; a 1492 Pictures/Harbinger Pictures production ; produced by Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan ; written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor
- Tyler Perry's Madea's family reunion, the movie, LionsGate and The Tyler Perry Company present a Tyler Perry Company, Rueben Cannon Productions, Lionsgate production, a film by Tyler Perry ; produced by Tyler Perry, Reuben Cannon ; written and directed by Tyler Perry
- The heart is a lonely hunter, Warner Brothers-Seven Arts presents ; produced by Thomas C. Ryan and Marc Merson ; screenplay by Thomas C. Ryan ; directed by Robert Ellis Miller
- A Man Called Adam
- How It Feels to Be Free
- The women of Brewster Place, Xenon Entertainment Group ; produced by Patricia K. Meyer and Reuben Cannon ; teleplay by Karen Hall ; directed by Donna Deitch ; Phoenix Entertainment Group, Inc. ; Harpo Productions, Inc. ; King Phoenix Entertainment
- Because of Winn-Dixie, 20th Century Fox, Walden Media ; a Wayne Wang film ; produced by Trevor Albert, Joan Singleton ; screenplay by Joan Singleton ; directed by Wayne Wang