Django Unchained
Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Why you'll love it
The film portrays a slave's rebellion against his colonial masters in the quest to rescue his wife.
12 Years a Slave
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Why you'll love it
Based on a true story, the film depicts the struggle and rebellion of a free black man sold into slavery.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
Why you'll love it
In a galaxy under colonial rule of the Empire, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star.
Free State of Jones
Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali
A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
Why you'll love it
The film tells the story of a defiant Southern farmer who leads an extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy.
The Birth of a Nation
Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller
Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
Why you'll love it
The film is based on the true story of Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher who led a rebellion in 1831.