It's far from comfortable viewing, but 12 Years a Slave's unflinchingly brutal look at American slavery is also brilliant -- and quite possibly essential -- cinema.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Steve McQueen -
Producer -
Brad Pitt , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Bill Pohlad , Steve McQueen , Arnon Milchan , Anthony Katagas -
Screenwriter -
John Ridley -
Distributor -
Fox Searchlight -
Production Co -
River Road , Plan B Entertainment , New Regency Pictures -
Rating -
R (Some Nudity|Brief Sexuality|Violence/Cruelty) -
Genre -
History , Drama , Biography -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 18, 2013, Limited -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Jan 17, 2014 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 31, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$56.7M -
Runtime -
2h 14m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , Dolby Digital