20 movies like Harriet, ordered by similarity : 12 Years a Slave(2013), Amazing Grace(2006), The Birth of a Nation(2016), Amistad(1997), Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014), Spartacus(1960), Selma(2014), Pompeii(2014), Cabiria(1914), Mongol(2007), Glory(1989), Dunkirk(2017) ...
Action, Biography, Drama, History
China|USA
2019
125 Minutes
Cynthia Erivo Janelle Monáe Leslie Odom Jr. Joe Alwyn Clarke Peters Jennifer Nettles Vanessa Bell Calloway Omar J. Dorsey Henry Hunter Hall Tim Guinee Nick Basta
freedom fighter slave slave trader civil rights activist civil rights leader racist cheery confident cool emotional engaging gripping gutsy heartwarming intense inspiring patriotic positive powerful profound
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.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Drama, History
USA|UK
2006
116 Minutes
Ioan Gruffudd Romola Garai Benedict Cumberbatch Albert Finney Michael Gambon Rufus Sewell Youssou N'Dour Ciarán Hinds Toby Jones Nicholas Farrell Sylvestra Le Touzel
prime minister friend servant slave love interest activist inspiring emotional london france ship household slavery politics gambling civil rights social activism illness transformation rescue
The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2016
114 Minutes
Nate Parker Armie Hammer Mark Boone Junior Colman Domingo Aunjanue Ellis Dwight Henry Aja Naomi King Esther Scott Roger Guenveur Smith Gabrielle Union Penelope Ann Miller
slave preacher owner rebel parishioner wife brooding emotional intense virginia plantation church house street field slavery rebellion truth anger justice
Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
Drama, History
USA
1997
152 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Anthony Hopkins Matthew McConaughey Nigel Hawthorne Djimon Hounsou David Paymer Pete Postlethwaite Stellan Skarsgård Anna Paquin Tomas Milian Austin Pendleton
judge john quincy adams slave lawyer queen politician gripping profound suspenseful courtroom ship spain connecticut washington, d.c. slavery slave trade mutiny court decision freedom political debate
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.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
UK|Spain|USA
2014
150 Minutes
Christian Bale Joel Edgerton John Turturro Aaron Paul Ben Kingsley Sigourney Weaver Golshifteh Farahani María Valverde Ben Mendelsohn Dar Salim Indira Varma
moses ramses xiii pharaoh god slave orphan emotional inspiring somber spectacular dark ancient egypt desert sinai desert mountain pyramid royal palace the bible escape plagues
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.
Action, Drama, History
USA
1960
184 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Laurence Olivier Jean Simmons Tony Curtis Charles Laughton Peter Ustinov John Gavin Nina Foch Herbert Lom John Dall Charles McGraw
gladiator slave rebel sexy woman inspiring engaging rome rebellion freedom showdown murder hand-to-hand combat suicide escape rise revenge 1st century b.c.
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.
Drama, History
UK|USA|France
2014
128 Minutes
David Oyelowo Tom Wilkinson Carmen Ejogo Giovanni Ribisi Alessandro Nivola Cuba Gooding Jr. Tim Roth Oprah Winfrey Common Lorraine Toussaint Andre Holland
martin luther king jr. lyndon baines johnson protester police officer southerner racist brooding dark emotional alabama washington, d.c. white house street jail bedroom civil disobedience civil rights violence racism courage
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
Canada|Germany|USA|UK
2014
105 Minutes
Kit Harington Carrie-Anne Moss Emily Browning Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Jessica Lucas Currie Graham Sasha Roiz Jared Harris Kiefer Sutherland Joe Pingue Ron Kennell
slave gladiator daughter merchant senator roman brooding dark gripping thrilling intense pompeii, italy arena house barracks volcano port slavery social standing rescue
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.
Adventure, Drama, History
Italy
1914
123 Minutes
Lidia Quaranta Umberto Mozzato Bartolomeo Pagano Luigi Chellini Gina Marangoni
slave nurse pirate priest roman melodramatic powerful engaging sicily volcano ship carthage temple city punic wars sacrifice volcano earthquakes slavery quest
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.
Adventure, Drama, History, Biography, War
Russia|Germany|Kazakhstan|China
2007
126 Minutes
Tadanobu Asano Honglei Sun Khulan Chuluun Amadu Mamadakov Bayertsetseg Erdenebat Amarbold Tuvshinbayar Tegen Ao Sai Xing Ga
warrior wife father soldier slave brooding gripping intense mongolia outdoors camp genghis khan childhood marriage betrayal slavery friendship growing up love rivalry
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.
War, Drama, History
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman Cary Elwes Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Alan North Bob Gunton Cliff De Young Christian Baskous
soldier military officer friend slave gravedigger gutsy inspiring military base battlefield hospital maryland south carolina american civil war honor racism slavery social change military quest sacrifice
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama
South Korea
2015
124 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang Yu Ah-in Hae-jin Yoo Dal-su Oh Man-shik Jeong Woong-in Jeong Yoon-ju Jang Shi-hoo Kim
investigator detective criminal millionaire young man heir confident cool engaging gripping intense powerful city street south korea crime abuse of power determination investigation wealth
A honest cop seeks justice for a common man against all odds. A rich boy seeks revenge on the cop.
Drama
1974
110 Minutes
Cicely Tyson Odetta Richard Dysart Josephine Premice Teddy Airhart Eric Brown Woodrow Chambliss Barbara Chaney Noel Cravenze Joel Fluellen Jerry Green
slave plantation owner corporal boy journalist friend disturbing moving inspiring louisiana cabin plantation field slavery civil rights american civil war violence humanity struggle wretched excess
A 110-year-old former Louisiana slave (Cicely Tyson) reminisces about her life and society from the Civil War to germinating civil rights.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
chess player prodigy young man chess grandmaster russian government official brooding gripping gutsy intense tense emotional united states russia beach auditorium chess tournament bulgaria chess competition
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Drama, History
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Garry Nation Eliya Hurt Rusty Martin Justin Lewis Ryan-Iver Klann Curt Cloninger Gary Bosek Ilse Apestegui Radek Lord
slave young girl christian bishop julius caesar calm engaging fascinating gripping incredible inspiring intense spirited rome ancient rome italy slavery adoption faith religion
A young slave girl, Anna, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd Century Smyrna and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
USA|India
2012
149 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Sally Field David Strathairn Joseph Gordon-Levitt James Spader Hal Holbrook Tommy Lee Jones Lee Pace Michael Stuhlbarg David Costabile Jackie Earle Haley
president first lady son vice president military officer activist somber inspiring intense tense white house washington, d.c. battlefield government building big city abraham lincoln slavery historical events american civil war fight for justice
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Action, Western, Drama
USA
2012
165 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Christoph Waltz Leonardo DiCaprio Samuel L. Jackson Kerry Washington Walton Goggins Dennis Christopher James Remar David Steen Dana Gourrier Nichole Galicia
slave bounty hunter criminal plantation owner wife servant gritty intense witty american south countryside household mississippi slavery crimefighting justice search on the run escape rescue
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
War, Action, Drama, History
Yugoslavia|USA|Liechtenstein
1974
90 Minutes
Rod Taylor Adam West Brioni Farrell Peter Carsten Olivera Katarina Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Branko Plesa
partisan german officer captain colonel general nazi powerful engaging tense intense dark gutsy yugoslavia world war ii nazism former yugoslavia war heroes battle life during wartime pursuit
Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
Documentary
USA
2020
75 Minutes
martin luther king jr. civil rights activist entertainer host celebrity aretha franklin inspiring intense emotional engaging united states television studio new york city american south civil rights civil rights movement american culture vietnam war discovery pursuit
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.