Amistad

Amistad

1997

Steven Spielberg directed this story about the 1839 revolt aboard Spanish slave ship La Amistad and the uprising's tragic aftermath. An African-born slave (Djimon Hounsou) leads a mutiny against his brutal captors, but because the ship is in American waters, a U.S. court must decide the slaves' fates. In an eloquent courtroom speech, ex-president John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins) argues for the Africans' freedom.

A true story.

JBscale
74
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - History
Length
2 hrs. 35 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 10, 1997
US Box Office
$44,175,394 (#2064 of 7074)
Global Office
$16,200,000 (#3015 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Some Nudity, Some Scenes of Strong Brutal Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
2-Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
English: DD 5.1
Studio
Dreamworks
Released
May 6, 2014
Acquired Date
September 5, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Djimon Hounsou
Djimon Hounsou
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
David Paymer
David Paymer
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Razaaq Adoti
Razaaq Adoti
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin
Tomas Milian
Tomas Milian
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Derrick N. Ashong
Derrick N. Ashong
Geno Silva
Geno Silva
John Ortiz
John Ortiz
Ralph Brown
Ralph Brown
Darren E. Burrows
Darren E. Burrows
Allan Rich
Allan Rich
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley
Jeremy Northam
Jeremy Northam
Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard
Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton
Daniel von Bargen
Daniel von Bargen
Rusty Schwimmer
Rusty Schwimmer
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Frank T. Wells
Frank T. Wells
Michael Massee
Michael Massee
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
Jake Weber
Jake Weber
Victor Rivers
Victor Rivers

Directors

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Producers

Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Colin Wilson
Colin Wilson

Writers

David Franzoni
David Franzoni

Special Features

Featurettes
  • The Making of Amistad
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
78%
Tomatometer
69 votes
RT Fresh Certified
79%
Popcornmeter
1,632 votes
METASCORE
64
23 votes
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
84,496 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media