Movies like 12 Years a Slave

20 movies like 12 Years a Slave, ordered by similarity : Harriet(2019), Mongol(2007), Ben-Hur(2016), Woodpeckers(2017), Carol(2015), A United Kingdom(2016), The Birth of a Nation(2016), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017), Amistad(1997), Adanggaman(2000), Pompeii(2014), Uncle Tom's Cabin(1927) ...

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12 Years a Slave

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

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Harriet

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

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Mongol

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.

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Ben-Hur

Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.

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Woodpeckers

Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.

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Carol

An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.

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A United Kingdom

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.

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The Birth of a Nation

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.

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Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.

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Amistad

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.

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Adanggaman

In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the ... See full summary »

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Pompeii

A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Slavery tears apart a black family in the South before the start of the Civil War.

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Savannah

Drama about the friendship between an Oxford-educated Southerner and a former black slave in turn-of-the-century Savannah.

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Cabiria

Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.

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Amazing Grace

The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.

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Free State of Jones

A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.

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Ben-Hur

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

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I Saw the Light

The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

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The Good Girls

A feud between families in 1870's rural France.

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Exodus: Gods and Kings

The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

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