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12 Years a Slave (2013)
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Duration: 134min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Steve McQueen
Plot: Solomon Northup is a free man who makes his income as a violinist. He leads a good life, is married, and has two children. However, he proceeded to Washington after being duped into believing he was an accompanist for a circus by two white people, only to wake up to discover he was a slave. He was first sold to Mr. Ford, who used him as a farm slave. He was soon bought by Mr. Epps, dubbed the "black slave terminator," who worked long hours picking cotton on the estate and saw several catastrophes involving black slaves.
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano
Keywords: 19th century, slavery, based on memoir or autobiography, plantation, american history, physical abuse, violin player, slave owner, black slave, sold into slavery
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Jarhead (2005)
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Country: US
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
8.1
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Release Date: 2004-12-15
Duration: 132min
Country: US
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Gladiator (2000)
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Duration: 155min
Country: US
Plot: Both his subjects and the ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius admired the formidable Roman general Maximus Meridius. Maximus was chosen by the emperor to succeed him before his death, and due to a power struggle, he and his family were executed. The strong general's lack of will caused him to be caught and forced into gladiatorial combat till his death, and he was powerless to save his family. His sole motivation at this point was the opportunity to go to the top and meet the person who would exact his retribution by looking into his eyes.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
7.9
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1958-08-29
Duration: 108min
Country: US
Cast: Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson
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Rain Man (1988)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1988-12-12
Duration: 134min
Country: US
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock
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All About Eve (1950)
8.2
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1950-11-09
Duration: 139min
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