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Amistad

Movie · 1997 · 152 min

A solemn, sweeping historical drama that builds its power through courtroom rhetoric and raw human testimony, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

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1997 film directed by Steven Spielberg
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Year
1997
Runtime
152 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • race
  • freedom
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, trial, white savior
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
David Franzoni
Starring
Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Anna Paquin, Stellan Skarsgård, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Djimon Hounsou, Pete Postlethwaite
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński
Runtime
152 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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