Where to Watch Roots: The Gift Online

Fancy watching 'Roots: The Gift' on your TV or mobile device at home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Kevin Hooks-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Roots: The Gift' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Roots: The Gift' right now, here are some finer points about the David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television history flick.

Released December 11th, 1988, 'Roots: The Gift' stars LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Jerry Hardin, Kate Mulgrew The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a user score of 73 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 10 respected users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North."

'Roots: The Gift' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on The Roku Channel, and Amazon Video .