Amistad

Genre: Biography

Worldwide gross$44.2M

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 legally free.

🏆 Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 44 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama, History

Director

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins

Released

25 December 1997

Runtime

2h 35m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.3 / 10

Votes

85,002

Metascore

63

Rotten Tomatoes

78

Box office

44229441

Budget

$36,000,000

Edition

Base