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1. Cloud Atlas (2012)
R | 172 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Directors: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving
Votes: 374,604 | Gross: $27.11M
2. The Ten Commandments (1956)
G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 77,962 | Gross: $93.74M
3. Spartacus (1960)
PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton
Votes: 143,348 | Gross: $30.00M
4. Roots (1977)
TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 18,895
5. Ben-Hur (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish 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.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi
Votes: 46,888 | Gross: $26.41M
6. Harriet (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Biography, Drama
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.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn
Votes: 30,760
7. Free State of Jones (2016)
R | 139 min | Action, Biography, Drama
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.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell
Votes: 62,512 | Gross: $20.76M
8. Mandingo (1975)
R | 127 min | Drama, History, Romance
An 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: James Mason, Susan George, Perry King, Richard Ward
Votes: 4,230 | Gross: $2.43M
9. Antebellum (2020)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston
Votes: 29,843
10. The Scalphunters (1968)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Ossie Davis
Votes: 4,391
11. Alice (2022)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A slave in the antebellum South escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line.
Director: Krystin Ver Linden | Stars: Keke Palmer, Common, Jonny Lee Miller, Gaius Charles
Votes: 3,276
12. Emperor (2020)
PG-13 | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
Director: Mark Amin | Stars: Mykelti Williamson, James Cromwell, Bruce Dern, James Le Gros
Votes: 1,542
13. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô
Votes: 18,248
14. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, Adam West, The Woolly Monkey
Votes: 7,164
15. Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, War, Western
In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 4,162
16. Journey to Shiloh (1968)
Approved | 101 min | Drama, War, Western
At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.
Director: William Hale | Stars: James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Brenda Scott, Don Stroud
Votes: 1,075
17. Captain from Castile (1947)
Passed | 140 min | Adventure, Drama
The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 2,227
18. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Glenn Close, Jena Malone, Bruce McGill, Meat Loaf
Votes: 598
19. Huckleberry Finn (1974)
G | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Musical
In 1840s Missouri, young Huckleberry Finn, wanting to escape his violent drunkard father, joins Black runaway slave Jim on a quest for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Jeff East, Paul Winfield, Harvey Korman, David Wayne
Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.42M
20. The Tempest (1998 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Peter Fonda, John Glover, Harold Perrineau, Katherine Heigl
Votes: 382
21. Traveller of Rey (2001)
115 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of life of Abdol-azim Alhasani and his migration to Iran during the tenth Abbasid caliph's reign.
Director: Davood Mir-Bagheri | Stars: Amiryal Arjmand, Dariush Arjmand, Vishka Asayesh, Enayat Bakhshi
Votes: 212
22. Verekivi (1973)
74 min | Adventure, History
A landlord chases his escaped serf but some town takes the refugee under its protection. That leads to a serious confrontation. Based on a true story.
Director: Madis Ojamaa | Stars: Antanas Barcas, Mikk Mikiver, Galina Fedotova, Andres Ild
Votes: 79
23. The Real George Washington (2008 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Archaeologists excavate George Washington's childhood home and analyze items found there, while historians analyze the paradoxes of Washington as an impulsive tactician, honest spymaster, prudent suitor and liberty-loving slave owner.
Director: Tucker Bowen | Stars: Bruce Chadwick, Kathryn Coombs, Daniel Cross, Anthony J. Davis
Votes: 37
24.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Liberators
(1987)
Unrated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A slave convinces a young man to help him escape to Canada, so he poses as the boy's slave to do so. They meet other escaping slaves and help them get to the Underground Railway in Ohio, where they are helped by a Quaker.
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Robert Carradine, Larry B. Scott, Cynthia Dale, Renée Jones
Votes: 64
25.
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2009)
Episode:
Faith
(1997)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Annie is saddened when her faith-devoted neighbor Ruth passes away, and wonders whether faith is really wroth it because of that. Plato tries to convince her that it is very much worth it ... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Jim Cummings, Tony Jay
Votes: 35
26.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
The Other White Man
(1964)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Scipio Gaines is an escaped slave who has been living among the Indians for years. When a government official shows up Scipio is prepared to giving up his freedom, not knowing much has changed in the ensuing years.
Director: Murray Golden | Stars: James Edwards, Lisa Gaye, Rodolfo Acosta, Valentin de Vargas
Votes: 30
27.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Slave Traders
(1965)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The travelers decide to take a holiday near ancient Rome, but after a month the Doctor gets restless. He and Vicki determine to visit Rome, and while they are gone Ian and Barbara are ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 706
28.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999)
Episode:
The Wrong Path
(1995)
Not Rated | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Hera kills the family of her stepson Hercules, and he decided to take revenge of her by destroying her temples. Meanwhile, Iolaus becomes a stone statue by a she-demon.
Director: Doug Lefler | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, Clare Carey, Mick Rose
Votes: 548
29.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Bread and Circuses
(1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise crew investigates the disappearance of a ship's crew on a planet that is a modern version of the Roman Empire.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Smithers
Votes: 3,283
30.
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2009)
Episode:
Compassion
(1996)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Emile Zigrodny, a classmate Zach barely knows, loses his house in a fire, and Zach is hesitant to show him support since their first meeting would be his giving charity. Plato and the ... See full summary »
Director: Joanna Romersa | Stars: Darleen Carr, Tara Strong, Jim Cummings, Keene Curtis
Votes: 36
31.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
Episode:
Part 1
(2023)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Western
Bass rides into hell. Esau makes a violent impression on Bass. Bass escapes his chains, but has to make a hard sacrifice.
Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck
Votes: 894
32.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Color Yellow
(2010)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
While searching for an admirable ancestor for a class project, Lisa discovers the story of a relative named Eliza Simpson, who may or may not have helped a slave escape to freedom.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Raymond S. Persi | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,390
33.
Abraham Lincoln (2022)
Episode:
The Railsplitter
(2022)
TV-14 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Graham Sibley, Stefan Adegbola, Natalie Robbie, Francois Immelman
Votes: 72
34.
Beast King GoLion (1981–1982)
Episode:
Yûsha shirogane otôto
(1981)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Amue is saved from execution at the last moment by a young man named Ryô Shirogane, the younger brother of original Blue Lion pilot Takashi Shirogane. From Amue, Ryô learns his brother was ... See full summary »
Directors: Keiji Namisato, Katsuhiko Taguchi | Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Tesshô Genda, Masako Nozawa
Votes: 7
35.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )
Episode:
Zooey Deschanel
(2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Actress Zooey Deschanel seeks to learn the truth about her Quaker ancestors and their involvement in the anti-slavery movement.
Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Mocean Melvin, Cherie Lunghi, Fergus M. Bordewich
Votes: 53
36.
The Red Tent (2014)
Episode:
Part 2
(2014)
87 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the bloody aftermath of her brothers Simon and Levi's vengeance, Dinah leaves her family and travels to Egypt.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Minnie Driver, Iain Glen, Will Tudor, Vinette Robinson
Votes: 154
37.
Black Sails (2014–2017)
Episode:
XXII.
(2016)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Change begins to take root in Nassau; on a strange island, Flint, Silver and Billy are unified against a common adversary; Blackbeard and Vane formulate a plan of escape.
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Tom Hopper
Votes: 1,628
38.
Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
Episode:
Kanaka Hahai
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five-0 tries to shut down an offshore fishing boat that is using slave labor. Meanwhile, Danny tracks down a pair of violent criminals who stole his car, and inspector Dunn comes clean about her secret mission.
Director: Eagle Egilsson | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park
Votes: 436
39.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Secrets of Spanish Florida
(2017)
TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, History, War
Long before the British invasion of America the Spanish had begun to settle in Florida. The land would become a multiracial community and its little known but colorful history would change the course of European and American history.
Director: Tony Haines | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Javier Cancio-Donlebun Ballve, Don Alvaro Armada Barcaiztegui, Robert Blount
Votes: 39