Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
- slavery
- based on true story
- black slave
- escape from slavery
- united states of america (usa)
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Ronnie Gene Blevins — Harrington
- Aaron Moten — Knowls
- Jabbar Lewis — Tomas
- Michael Luwoye — John
- Steven Ogg — Howard
- Grant Harvey — Leeds
- Mustafa Shakir — Lt. Andrew Cailloux
- Paul Ben-Victor — Major G. Halstead
- David Denman — General William Dwight
- Jesse C. Boyd — Mike Hurley
- Imani Pullum — Betsy
- Directed
- Antoine Fuqua
- Written
- Bill Collage
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 1,293 ratings
- Studio
- Westbrook, McFarland Entertainment, Escape Artists, Apple Studios
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.
