Amistad (1997)
Directed by Steven Spielberg · 155 min · Drama, History, Mystery
65.4 TOPICAL score · #984 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Amistad (1997, directed by Steven Spielberg) has a TOPICAL score of 65.4 - ranked 984 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award. Critics: 78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (1,467 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (1,467 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 48 languages
- Still read55,906 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Morgan Freeman (actor #24), Nigel Hawthorne (actor #643), Anthony Hopkins (actor #13), Djimon Hounsou (actor #805)