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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, Metacritic 64/100. Scores higher than 76% of the 1,953 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 35m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic64/100
1,457 audience votes
Key crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- David FranzoniWriter
Cast
- Morgan FreemanTheodore Joadson
- Nigel HawthorneMartin Van Buren
- Anthony HopkinsJohn Quincy Adams
- Djimon HounsouCinque
- Matthew McConaugheyRoger Sherman Baldwin
- David PaymerSecretary John Forsyth
- Pete PostlethwaiteHolabird
- Stellan SkarsgårdTappan
- Razaaq AdotiYamba
- Abu Bakaar FofanahFala
- Anna PaquinQueen Isabella
- Tomas MilianCalderon
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