Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "slave", "washington-d.c."

1. Planet of the Apes (2001)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

5.7

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50 Metascore

In 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 229,921 | Gross: $180.01M

2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

8.1

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96 Metascore

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt

Votes: 741,945 | Gross: $56.67M

3. Lincoln (2012)

PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.3

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87 Metascore

As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Votes: 272,826 | Gross: $182.21M

4. Battlefield Earth (2000)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

2.5

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9 Metascore

It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.

Director: Roger Christian | Stars: John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper, Kim Coates

Votes: 83,153 | Gross: $21.47M

5. Antebellum (2020)

R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

5.8

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43 Metascore

Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Directors: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz | Stars: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston

Votes: 29,844

6. The Red Pill (2016)

TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary

8.0

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The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"

Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay

Votes: 12,053

7. Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

Unrated | 251 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.0

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This epic television miniseries explores the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38-year, ocean-spanning love affair that produced children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.

Stars: Diahann Carroll, Mario Van Peebles, Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo

Votes: 561

8. Santa Fe Trail (1940)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, War, Western

6.2

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In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan

Votes: 4,164

9. Killing Lincoln (2013 TV Movie)

Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History

6.7

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Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

Director: Adrian Moat | Stars: Tom Hanks, Regen Wilson, Billy Campbell, Jesse Johnson

Votes: 2,390

10. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, War

6.4

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62 Metascore

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

Director: Kevin Willmott | Stars: Greg Kirsch, Renee Patrick, Molly Graham, William Willmott

Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.67M

11. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.3

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Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard

Votes: 2,064

12. Syphon Filter 3 (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Mystery

7.4

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"The Agency" has put Lian and Gabe on trial for crimes they did not commit while they secretly plot to distribute Syphon Filter, a deadly virus, throughout the population. And with Gabe and Lian on trial there would be no one to stop them.

Stars: John Chacon, Zoe Galvez, Shannon Tilton, Bryan Session

Votes: 390

13. Just a Man (2008)

8 min | Short, History

8.0

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In the moments after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln is escorted to another room, and while there, has to deal with the tragedy she just witnessed.

Director: Michael Brueggemeyer | Stars: Cristyn Chandler, Lorien Hill-Purcell, Merrick McCartha, Peter Buitenhek

Votes: 11