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Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
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Drama, History, Mystery - 1997
Amistad
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7.3
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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.
Director:
,
Steven Spielberg
Cast:
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Djimon Hounsou
,
Stellan Skarsgård
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Chiwetel Ejiofor
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
Nigel Hawthorne
,
David Paymer

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
155 min
Release date:
10 Dec 1997
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$36,000,000
Revenue:
$44,229,441
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 43 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
What is most valuable about Amistad is the way it provides faces and names for its African characters, whom the movies so often make into faceless victims.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The best parts of Amistad are those that simply bring their pride, fear and outrage to life.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Spielberg seems to be dividing his filmmaking output into two distinct halves: in the summer months cranking out no-brainer dinosaur flicks...in the winter season unveiling his serious artistic stuff to edify the adults and woo the Oscar crowd.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
rotten:
In Amistad, an admirable but disappointing effort...[Speilberg] veers between stoic political correctness and mushy Hollywood platitudes.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
rotten:
In short, a wordy courtroom drama which seldom progresses beyond ciphers, stereotypes and salutary slogans.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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