The Shawshank Redemption
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
Why you'll love it
The film showcases the resilience of the human spirit and the power of hope, even in the darkest circumstances of imprisonment.
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
A slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner, depicting a story of love and vengeance.
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 portrays the struggle for freedom and dignity in the face of slavery and injustice.
Glory
Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Why you'll love it
This historical war drama follows the first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both their own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Amistad
Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legal...
Why you'll love it
The movie tells the story of a mutiny aboard a slave ship and the subsequent legal battle for the slaves' freedom.