Amistad
Dec 10, 1997 | IMDB 7
155 min Watch NowDrama, History, Mystery
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The First Great Train Robbery
Cobra Verde
Enemy Mine
Wyatt Earp
Before Night Falls
Billy Budd
Sisi/Last Minute
The Ten Commandments
Manderlay
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Resurrection
Original Sin
National Treasure
The Road to Guantanamo
Cleopatra
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Reagan
The Bounty
The Return of Martin Guerre
Elizabeth
SIMILAR MOVIES
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1978
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1987
A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.Enemy Mine
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1985
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.Wyatt Earp
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1994
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2000
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.Billy Budd
IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 1962
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.Sisi/Last Minute
IMDB 3 | Sep , 1991
The immature young ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Franz Joseph, was extremely shy around women but (according to this film) was constantly being propositioned, lewdly or otherwise, by ambitious courtesans. When he was finally married to his Empress, the teen-aged Bavarian princess Sisi (Elizabeth), it seems that his relief knew no bounds, for he was now sure that he would never have to think about sex ever again. According to the filmmakers, this is the true history of that marriage. This story is a complete reversal of the romantic legend depicted in the popular 1955 film Sissi, which helped brighten the emerging stardom of Romy Schneider.The Ten Commandments
IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1956
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.Manderlay
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 2005
In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.Aguirre, the Wrath of God
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1972
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IMDB 6 | Oct , 1958
Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in the room of the inn where he was staying and the prostitute Maslova was accused of the crime. Nechljudov recognizes in the woman the maid of the aunts he had seduced and abandoned years before and tries to convince the authorities of her of his innocence but to no avail. Convinced that he is responsible for her moral fall, he follows her to Siberia where she must serve her sentence.Original Sin
IMDB 6.1 | May , 2001
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IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2004
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IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2006
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IMDB 7 | Jun , 1963
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1961
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.Reagan
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 2024
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.The Bounty
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1984
An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when they find tropical paradise and unlimited sex.The Return of Martin Guerre
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1982
Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.Elizabeth
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1998
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.