Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
- slavery
- louisiana
- based on true story
- racism
- based on memoir or autobiography
- period drama
- slave owner
- shocking
- 19th century
- sold into slavery
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Solomon Northup
Michael Fassbender
Edwin Epps
Lupita Nyong'o
Patsey
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Ford
- Paul Dano — John Tibeats
- Sarah Paulson — Mary Epps
- Adepero Oduye — Eliza
- Scoot McNairy — Brown
- Paul Giamatti — Theophilus Freeman
- Brad Pitt — Samuel Bass
- Michael Kenneth Williams — Robert
- Alfre Woodard — Mistress Shaw
- Chris Chalk — Clemens
- Taran Killam — Hamilton
- Bill Camp — Radburn
- Directed
- Steve McQueen
- Written
- John Ridley
Production
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 · 12,193 ratings
- Studio
- New Regency Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, River Road Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Film4 Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
