Movie: 12 Years a Slave

Top 10 Billed Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Solomon Northup

Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender

Edwin Epps

Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o

Patsey

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch

William Ford

Paul Dano
Paul Dano

John Tibeats

Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson

Mary Epps

Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye

Eliza

Scoot McNairy
Scoot McNairy

Brown

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti

Theophilus Freeman

Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt

Samuel Bass

Video Trailer 12 Years a Slave

Video: Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

"A Director's Vision"

"A Director's Vision"

"A Portrait of Solomon Northup"

"A Portrait of Solomon Northup"

"Chiwetel Becomes Solomon"

"Chiwetel Becomes Solomon"

"I Did As Instructed"

"I Did As Instructed"

"I Want To Live"

"I Want To Live"

"Mind Your Wallet"

"Mind Your Wallet"

"On Education"

"On Education"

"Soap"

"Soap"

"Solomon's Legacy"

"Solomon's Legacy"

All 52 videos

Official Trailer

Official Trailer - Trailer

"A Director's Vision"

"A Director's Vision" - Featurette

"A Portrait of Solomon Northup"

"A Portrait of Solomon Northup" - Featurette

"Chiwetel Becomes Solomon"

"Chiwetel Becomes Solomon" - Featurette

"I Did As Instructed"

"I Did As Instructed" - Clip

"I Want To Live"

"I Want To Live" - Clip

"Mind Your Wallet"

"Mind Your Wallet" - Clip

"On Education"

"On Education" - Featurette

"Soap"

"Soap" - Clip

"Solomon's Legacy"

"Solomon's Legacy" - Featurette

"Take Comfort"

"Take Comfort" - Clip

"The Cast"

"The Cast" - Featurette

"The Faces of Solomon Northup"

"The Faces of Solomon Northup" - Featurette

"Welcome to Washington"

"Welcome to Washington" - Clip

"What'd You Say to Pats?"

"What'd You Say to Pats?" - Clip

"Where You From, Platt?"

"Where You From, Platt?" - Clip

12 Years A Slave  - In cinemas 10th January

12 Years A Slave - In cinemas 10th January - Teaser

12 YEARS A SLAVE - "Electrifying"

12 YEARS A SLAVE - "Electrifying" - Teaser

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Adepero Oduye] HD

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Adepero Oduye] HD - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Bill Pohlad - Producer] HD

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Bill Pohlad - Producer] HD - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Chiwetel Ejiofor] HD

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Chiwetel Ejiofor] HD - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Hans Zimmer - Composer] HD

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Hans Zimmer - Composer] HD - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Lupita Nyong'o] HD

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Lupita Nyong'o] HD - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Steve McQueen - Director] HD

12 YEARS A SLAVE - TIFF 2013 [Steve McQueen - Director] HD - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE | Director’s Commentary | Fox Searchlight

12 YEARS A SLAVE | Director’s Commentary | Fox Searchlight - Featurette

12 YEARS A SLAVE | Steve McQueen Q&A

12 YEARS A SLAVE | Steve McQueen Q&A - Featurette

12 Years a Slave | Watch on Digital HD Now! | FOX Home Entertainment

12 Years a Slave | Watch on Digital HD Now! | FOX Home Entertainment - Teaser

12 Years a Slave | Watch on Digital HD Now! | FOX Home Entertainment

12 Years a Slave | Watch on Digital HD Now! | FOX Home Entertainment - Teaser

12 YEARS A SLAVE Press Conference | Festival 2013

12 YEARS A SLAVE Press Conference | Festival 2013 - Featurette

12 Years A Slave TV spot

12 Years A Slave TV spot - Teaser

12 YEARS A SLAVE: "Fight Back"

12 YEARS A SLAVE: "Fight Back" - Teaser

12 YEARS A SLAVE: "Let Me Weep, Solomon"

12 YEARS A SLAVE: "Let Me Weep, Solomon" - Clip

12 YEARS A SLAVE: Nominated for 9 Academy Awards

12 YEARS A SLAVE: Nominated for 9 Academy Awards - Teaser

AFI AWARDS 2013: '12 YEARS A SLAVE'

AFI AWARDS 2013: '12 YEARS A SLAVE' - Featurette

Benedict Cumberbatch on the TIFF Red Carpet for 12 Years a Slave | CBC Connects

Benedict Cumberbatch on the TIFF Red Carpet for 12 Years a Slave | CBC Connects - Featurette

Brad Pitt on the TIFF Red Carpet for 12 Years a Slave | CBC Connects

Brad Pitt on the TIFF Red Carpet for 12 Years a Slave | CBC Connects - Featurette

Director Steve McQueen on the timeliness of 12 YEARS A SLAVE

Director Steve McQueen on the timeliness of 12 YEARS A SLAVE - Featurette

Michael Fassbender on the TIFF Red Carpet for 12 Years a Slave | CBC Connects

Michael Fassbender on the TIFF Red Carpet for 12 Years a Slave | CBC Connects - Featurette

NYFF51: "12 Years a Slave" Press Conference | Steve McQueen

NYFF51: "12 Years a Slave" Press Conference | Steve McQueen - Featurette

NYFF51: "12 Years a Slave" Q&A | Steve McQueen + Cast

NYFF51: "12 Years a Slave" Q&A | Steve McQueen + Cast - Featurette

NYFF51: Alfre Woodard | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Alfre Woodard | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Chiwetel Ejiofor | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Chiwetel Ejiofor | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: John Ridley | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: John Ridley | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Kelsey Scott | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Kelsey Scott | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Lupita Nyong'o | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Lupita Nyong'o | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Michael Fassbender | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Michael Fassbender | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Michael K. Williams | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Michael K. Williams | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Paul Dano | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Paul Dano | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Rob Steinberg | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Rob Steinberg | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Sarah Paulson | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Sarah Paulson | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

NYFF51: Steve McQueen | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet

NYFF51: Steve McQueen | "12 Years A Slave" Red Carpet - Featurette

Steve McQueen on 12 YEARS A SLAVE - AFI Movie Club

Steve McQueen on 12 YEARS A SLAVE - AFI Movie Club - Featurette

Recommendations Movies

Dallas Buyers Club
79%

Dallas Buyers Club(en)

2013-11-01

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

127 Hours
71%

127 Hours(en)

2010-11-12

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

The Intouchables
83%

The Intouchables(fr)

2011-11-02

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

Captain Phillips
75%

Captain Phillips(en)

2013-10-10

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

The Book Thief
75%

The Book Thief(en)

2013-11-08

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

American Hustle
69%

American Hustle(en)

2013-12-03

A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

The Impossible
74%

The Impossible(en)

2012-09-09

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

The Counselor
53%

The Counselor(en)

2013-10-25

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

Cloud Atlas
69%

Cloud Atlas(en)

2012-10-26

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

The Butler
73%

The Butler(en)

2013-08-16

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

Her
78%

Her(en)

2013-12-18

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
72%

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(en)

2013-12-18

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

A Beautiful Mind
79%

A Beautiful Mind(en)

2001-12-14

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.

The Tree of Life
67%

The Tree of Life(en)

2011-05-17

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

17 Again
63%

17 Again(en)

2009-03-11

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

Shame
69%

Shame(en)

2011-10-02

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

Jobs
61%

Jobs(en)

2013-08-15

The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

Gravity
72%

Gravity(en)

2013-10-03

Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

Moneyball
73%

Moneyball(en)

2011-09-23

The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Philomena
73%

Philomena(en)

2013-11-01

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Similar Movies

War for the Planet of the Apes
72%

War for the Planet of the Apes(en)

2017-07-11

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

The Portrait of a Lady
60%

The Portrait of a Lady(en)

1996-10-17

Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.

Total Eclipse
64%

Total Eclipse(en)

1995-11-03

Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
63%

Goodbye, Mr. Chips(en)

2002-12-26

In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise when, on a walking holiday, he meets and marries the vivacious Kathie,who becomes his helpmate at the school but sadly pre-deceases him. Just before World War One insensitive new headmaster Ralston tries to edge Chipping out but the boys rally and Sir John Rivers, an old pupil of Chipping's and now head of the board of governors, invites him to stay and,when the war breaks out and Ralston joins up, Chipping becomes the new head.

I Am Dina
55%

I Am Dina(en)

2002-03-08

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.

Lola Montès
68%

Lola Montès(fr)

1955-12-23

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

The Work and the Glory
64%

The Work and the Glory(en)

2004-11-24

When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man named Joseph Smith.

Newsies
80%

Newsies(en)

2017-02-16

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

The Beguiled
71%

The Beguiled(en)

1971-01-23

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.

Rosalie
65%

Rosalie(fr)

2024-04-10

France, 1870s. Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity all her life to stay safe, shaving to fit in. Until Abel, an indebted bar owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. Will Abel be able to love Rosalie and see her as the woman she is, once he finds out the truth?

A Story of Love and Honor
50%

A Story of Love and Honor(cs)

1978-01-27

A story of love and honor that takes place during the mid-nineteenth century during revolutions, as well as economic, political, and social hypocrisy. Two extraordinary but lonely artists share a passionate love, as evidenced by the preserved letters that they exchanged.

King of the Hill
68%

King of the Hill(en)

1993-08-20

Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.

Mountains of the Moon
64%

Mountains of the Moon(en)

1990-02-16

The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.

Gentleman's Agreement
69%

Gentleman's Agreement(en)

1947-11-11

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

Grand Hotel
69%

Grand Hotel(en)

1932-05-25

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Clues to Adventure
60%

Clues to Adventure(en)

1949-04-11

This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and prohibition of the infliction of cruel and unusual punishments - in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights.

Band of Angels
62%

Band of Angels(en)

1957-08-03

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
61%

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus(en)

1960-01-21

Angered at stern Uncle Daniel, Toby Tyler runs away from his foster home to join the circus, where he soon befriends Mr. Stubbs, the frisky chimpanzee. However, the circus isn't all fun and games when the evil candy vendor, Harry Tupper, convinces Toby that his Aunt Olive and Uncle Daniel don't love him or want him back. Toby resigns himself to circus life, but when he finally realizes that Tupper lied to him, and that his aunt and uncle truly love him, Toby happily returns home once again.

Anna Karenina
65%

Anna Karenina(en)

1961-11-03

Anna, the wife of government minister Alexei Karenin, visits Moscow to help straighten out a family quarrel. There, Count Alexei Vronsky falls in love with her. Television adaptation of a play based on Leo Tolstoy's novel by Marcelle Maurette.