12 Years a Slave

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Garret Dillahunt, Michael Fassbender, Michael K. Williams, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti,Sarah Paulson

Summary: In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man living in upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Director: Steve McQueen

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History

Rating: R

Runtime: 134 min