The Jacksons: An American Dream- The Complete Miniseries
4.8 | 1,517 ratings
Price: 29.41
Last update: 05-13-2026
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 9 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 1.1 ounces
- Item model number : 60977
- Media Format : Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, NTSC
- Run time : 0 minute
- Release date : December 11, 2001
- Actors : Jackson 5
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (PCM), Unqualified
- Studio : Motown Records
- ASIN : B00005TQ44
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank:#11,325 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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- Customer Reviews:4.84.8 out of 5 stars(1,480)
Top reviews from the United States
- Arnold AcostaRemarkable mini seriesThis story of the Jacksons, is portrayed in this 2 discs miniseries. It started when Joseph and Katherine met their struggles growing up the family with 8 kids, how the group was form, splitted, Michael’s solo career and his reunion with his brothers. The picture is not so great. I think it need to be re- masterized but the story, the music and the feeling is amazing. Highly recommended. This is not a documentary but a movie with actors who did an amazing job that runs nearly 4 hours.
- Sandy G.Love It !Fantastic movie! It's worth purchasing if you love Michael Jackson!
- Amazon Customer'Excellent Miniseries About The Jacksons!'The miniseries is excellent with great acting by actress Angela Bassett and actors Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs and Billy Dee Williams. I cried when Joseph was very angry and abusive toward the children and Katherine was very wise and very loving toward the children, especially with Michael who was a very sensitive person. Actresses Holly Robinson and Vanessa Williams were 'okay' as Diana Ross and Suzanne de Passe, respectively. Actress Margaret Avery is good as Katherine's mother even though her role was small. I liked the actors and actresses who played the Jacksons as well as the wives. The Jacksons really did live the American dream from slavery to poverty to world-famous stars. No matter what people say about the Jacksons they will always be my favorite family that made great music! REST IN POWER to Mr. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958- June 25, 2009) and to Mr. Joseph Walter Jackson (July 26, 1928- June 27, 2018): 'You both may be gone but you will never, ever be, forgotten.' Thank you.
- Mark S. CrawfordWe Need a Sequel!This Jackson telling has what many of the other Jackson related movies do not have – heart, and actual Jackson music! This made for TV movie is over 25 years old and still holds up. The production value is good (including location shooting), the casting is good, and Jackson music is abundant.
Angela Bassett is particularly good as mother Jackson. Her portrayal of Kathrine Jackson captures her demeanor and physical idiosyncrasies (Bassestt was very busy at this point in her career, as she would go on to portray Tina Turner. Talk about a versatile actress!). Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs is also good as Joe Jackson. Though he may not look a lot like Joseph, Jacobs maintained a consistent level of intensity that characterized the elder Jackson. Other good casting choices include Billy Dee Williams as Motown founder Berry Gordy, and Venessa Williams as Motown executive Suzanne de Passe. Further kudos need to be given to the casting director and all the great young people cast as the Jackson siblings. The boys and young men, especially, did outstanding jobs lip syncing the songs and learning all the dance moves. The performance sequences were very convincing. Speaking of which, the soundtrack includes many of their early hits as the Jackson 5, up to Michael’s premiere of “Billie Jean.”
The public may only know of the Jacksons through the unfortunate events that plagued Michael as an adult. What the public forgets is that the Jacksons were a blue collar, lower-middle class family that had a dream, worked a plan, and became very successful. Since the airing of this movie (1992) much has happened to the family. If the same care and effort were mustered, a sequel would be every bit as entertaining and informative. We need a sequel! - Rosemary MedinaJ5’s American DreamLoved it!
- Margaret OpineVery good job. Will watch it once a year at ...Very good job. Will watch it once a year at least. A struggling family. A determined father; a supportive mother and all of their children became stars but one became a super-star. And when they got older, when the children got older and times had changed from what they use to be the dumb children claimed their parents had abused them. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO WATCH IT. All of these African American children who became super-stars like Beyonce and the Serena Williams, etc cetera, had a father who pushed them to heights and they pushed themselves yes--but there parents were there, gave them their life to make them stars (and then) they turned on their fathers because THE TIMES CHANGE AND NEW CULTURE CAME IN making it okay to berate your parents. Nowadays, a child can shoot their parents and make a claim it was self-defense because their parents yelled at them about cleaning their room. THAT'S WHY I WILL WATCH THIS MOVIE...to remind myself of parents who pushed their children to stardom during times when they were never suppose to have anything at all. Well. Not much. And the kind of work they were suppose to be doing was house-keeping or working in a restuarant. But they told their fathers their dream, and, their fathers helped them to reach their pinnacles.--MO