The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 2,437 2020s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Brett WhitcombDirector
- Bradford ThomasonDirector
Cast
- LeVar BurtonSelf
- Twila LiggettSelf
- Ed WisemanSelf
- Kathy KinsnerSelf
- Cecily Truett LancitSelf
- Larry LancitSelf
- Dean ParisotSelf
- Whoopi GoldbergSelf
- Angela BassettSelf (archive footage)
- Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage)
- Connie ChungSelf (archive footage)
- James Earl JonesGuest Narrator (archive footage)