Amistad (1997)
"Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken."
Critics Score
🎬 71%
(RT: 78%, MC: 64) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Is Amistad good?
Most people think so. 72% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 71%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
