Films Featuring Slavery

1959

A first century Jewish prince is forced to become a galley slave.

1960

A Thracian enslaved as a gladiator by the Roman Republic leads a slave revolt that engulfs much of the Italian peninsula.

1977

This mini-series is based on Alex Haley's biography about his family moving from slavery to liberation

1984

Enslaved Indian children are forced to mine for Sankara stones.

1989

During the American Civil War, an escaped slave joins an all-black fighting unit of the Union Army.

1997

In 1839, a slave revolt takes place on a Spanish ship headed to Cuba.

1998

In this animated film, Moses frees the Hebrew slaves from the Pharaoh of Egypt.

1998

Toni Morrison adaptation in which a former slave experiences flashbacks to her past as a slave.

2000

In this widely-panned sci-fi film, humanity has been enslaved by a race known as the Psychlos.

2000

A 2nd century Roman general is enslaved and must fight for his life, and his country, in the arena.

2012

Plotlines involve escapes from historical AND futuristic forms of slavery.

2012

A black slave purchased by a German dentist turned bounty hunter helps him track down corrupt overseers in exchange for freedom.

2012

Near the end of the Civil War, the American president pushes to abolish slavery by urging Congress to pass the 13th Amendment.

2013

The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery.