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Netflix
86
8.1
/780737/
80
/18827/
79
/11771/
4.2
/667050/
95
/376/
90
/6137/
96
/57/
cc age 15+

12 Years a Slave (2013)
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
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Kanopy
77
8.5
/1826560/
84
/43961/
82
/20431/
4.2
/1905137/
80
/260/
87
/1652336/
67
/46/
cc age 16+

Gladiator (2000)
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
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Kanopy
74
7.0
/27383/
70
/589/
66
/319/
3.1
/16648/
78
/72/
76
/1033/
71
/31/
cc age 13+

Mansfield Park (1999)
Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford.
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Kanopy
72
7.3
/87002/
73
/2058/
70
/1380/
3.5
/49537/
78
/68/
79
/1629/
64
/23/
cc age 15+

Amistad (1997)
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
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fuboTV
71
7.0
/11659/
72
/175/
69
/231/
3.4
/6792/
74
/19/
84
/298/

Indochine (1992)
In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
poster
71
7.4
/26417/
72
/483/
68
/312/
3.4
/6689/
68
/123/
85
/4570/
65
/29/
cc age 10+

Amazing Grace (2006)
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
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Fandango at Home Free
70
7.4
/70324/
74
/1513/
73
/1497/
3.7
/49357/
63
/30/
87
/1800/
55
/18/
cc age 14+

The Mission (1986)
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
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Hoopla
69
7.3
/6219/
70
/141/
66
/102/
3.5
/3868/
86
/14/
79
/117/
64
/12/

The Naked Prey (1965)
A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given "The Lion's Chance" by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.
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MGM Plus
72
66
6.8
/9009/
72
/159/
63
/120/
3.3
/2923/
100
/10/
66
/89/

Khartoum (1966)
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.
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MGM Plus
70
65
6.8
/10552/
67
/199/
60
/119/
3.3
/7221/
83
/23/
77
/377/

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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Kanopy
70
63
6.9
/9051/
67
/111/
69
/160/
3.6
/9518/
83
/18/
76
/191/
55
/5/

Cobra Verde (1987)
A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is the notorious bandit and impressed by his ruthless ways, Don Octávio hires Cobra Verde to oversee his slaves. But when Cobra Verde impregnates Don Octávio’s three daughters, the incensed plantation owner exiles the outlaw to Africa where he is expected to reopen the slave trade. Following his trans-Atlantic journey, Cobra Verde exploits tribal conflicts to commandeer an abandoned fortress and whips an army of naked warriors into a frenzied bloodlust as he vies for survival.
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Disney Plus
61
6.3
/176158/
67
/7853/
64
/5798/
3.0
/262819/
50
/168/
58
/6147/
53
/33/
cc age 10+

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
63
59
6.4
/5340/
62
/195/
56
/80/
3.3
/2769/
79
/62/
56
/460/
62
/21/

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2005)
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.
poster
55
6.0
/16523/
63
/637/
63
/389/
2.6
/2758/
41
/118/

6 Bullets (2012)
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
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Kanopy
59
53
6.5
/4621/
64
/154/
66
/145/
3.5
/3645/
25
/24/
64
/59/

Mandingo (1975)
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.
poster
59
52
5.9
/3433/
65
/133/
60
/74/
3.0
/2411/
64
/14/
51
/89/

Shaft in Africa (1973)
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
poster
56
52
6.4
/11835/
68
/196/
65
/244/
3.1
/2146/
38
/34/
65
/555/
36
/17/

Returner (2002)
A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.
poster
55
52
5.9
/3788/
63
/341/
59
/543/
3.1
/34418/
35
/39/

Case départ (2011)
Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.
poster
51
5.8
/14195/
67
/1501/
63
/577/
2.6
/13211/
22
/114/
62
/236/
41
/30/
cc age 14+

Miss Bala (2019)
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.
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Hoopla
50
5.6
/8895/
60
/561/
60
/290/
2.7
/2514/
31
/16/
31
/39/
39
/9/

Skin Trade (2014)
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
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Hulu
50
5.7
/240872/
61
/7333/
57
/4306/
2.3
/148466/
42
/201/
27
/10339/
50
/34/
cc age 12+

Planet of the Apes (2001)
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
poster
64
48
6.5
/3810/
67
/94/
63
/102/
3.2
/1050/
71
/7/
58
/22/

Tarzan Escapes (1936)
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
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Criterion Channel
68
46
6.6
/1294/
62
/33/
67
/34/
3.6
/2661/
80
/10/
64
/5/
70
/6/

Ceddo (1978)
The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
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Plex
53
42
5.4
/2631/
59
/127/
54
/55/
3.0
/5424/
42
/37/

Raw Force (1982)
A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet and all sorts of crazy things happen which include cannibal monks, piranhas, zombies, and more!
poster
54
41
5.8
/3725/
56
/56/
56
/126/
3.0
/1734/
41
/33/

D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994)
It is 1654, in the South of France. When horsemen follow a runaway slave into the convent where he's taken sanctuary and kill both the fugitive and the Mother Superior, they little realise that one of the novices is the spirited daughter of retired musketeer D'Artagnan.
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63
41
6.6
/1665/
59
/42/
63
/43/
3.7
/2269/
56
/18/

Anne of the Indies (1951)
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.
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Amazon Prime Video
44
36
4.4
/4238/
59
/352/
46
/111/
2.2
/1103/
26
/18/

Absolution (2015)
When a contract killer (Steven Seagal) encounters a girl on the run from a dangerous mob boss (Vinnie Jones) with powerful political ties, running a human trafficking operation, he is torn between protecting the girl, and remaining loyal to the government agency that hired him.
poster
70
34
7.8
/218/
60
/5/
53
/6/
84
/25/
83
/18/
65
/8/

Throw Down Your Heart (2008)
A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.
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Kanopy
68
31
6.7
/1678/
70
/59/
61
/36/
3.4
/317/
76
/18/

I Am Slave (2010)
Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daughter of champion wrestler Bah, is abducted from her Sudanese village in the Nubar Mountains by pro-government Arab militia and sold into slavery to a woman in Khartoum, who beats her for touching her daughter. After six years she is sent to London, where her name is changed, but her miserable life of servitude continues. Her passport is taken and she is told that her father will die if she goes to the authorities. Fortunately she meets a sympathetic person who seems to offer her the hope of escape and reunion with Bah ,back in Sudan. For all the film's optimism an end title states that there are around 5,000 'slave' workers currently in Britain.
poster
41
31
4.0
/5465/
55
/133/
45
/122/
2.2
/1214/
22
/72/

Out of Reach (2004)
Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he's helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Billy heads to Poland to figure out why -- only to discover that the orphanage that Irina was staying in, which is financed by honest -- and unsuspecting -- good-intentioned Samaritans, is a cover for a human trafficking network.
poster
49
30
6.3
/2169/
54
/27/
57
/33/
2.9
/1103/
18
/11/
47
/27/

Anthony Adverse (1936)
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.
poster
53
30
4.8
/1302/
49
/80/
55
/61/
3.0
/1103/

Emanuelle Around the World (1977)
The increasingly politicised Emanuelle gets deeper into fighting an international trade composed of sex, violence and high profile players.
poster
66
29
6.8
/1726/
71
/69/
61
/34/
3.3
/356/

The Price of Sugar (2013)
A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?
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MGM Plus
54
27
5.8
/1008/
48
/21/
52
/24/
3.0
/550/
86
/7/
22
/4/

Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke. But then, one of the search members, Jane Porter, gets separated from the group and comes face to face with fearsome wild animals. Tarzan saves her from harm just in the knick of time and love begins to blossom.
poster
56
27
5.8
/1230/
48
/24/
49
/37/
3.1
/1378/
64
/10/

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973)
A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.
poster
72
26
7.3
/561/
81
/5/
52
/5/
82
/68/

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (2011)
Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy Cambodian karaoke bars, Amsterdam’s infamous red-light district, Moldovan orphanages, legal Nevada brothels, and the street corners and alleyways of metropolises worldwide for more than a glance at the fastest-growing organized crime industry in the world with the groundbreaking, tell-all Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.
poster
36
24
3.8
/1983/
45
/118/
39
/263/
2.1
/3381/
16
/8/

Iznogoud (2005)
In Baghdad the Magnificent reigns Haroun al Plassid, who is the Caliph. There also dwells Iznogoud, who wants to be the Caliph. The irascible Grand Vizier hatches plot after plot to remove his ruler and take his place—melting Djinn, invisibility spell, cursed diamond, voodoo doll… But no amount of cunning or obstinacy can make up for sheer, hilariously bad luck.
poster
57
23
6.2
/897/
60
/23/
56
/23/
3.3
/1060/
44
/15/

Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
Vincent Price stars in this early '60s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey's thriller about an opium addict trying to solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.
poster
64
20
7.0
/697/
46
/3/
62
/15/
3.5
/256/
70
/10/
71
/1/

Sammy Going South (1963)
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
poster
43
19
4.4
/989/
48
/50/
49
/49/
3.0
/780/
15
/3/

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978)
Emanuelle returns to Kenya, trying to get an interview with a foreign gangster who's taken refuge in the African countryside while still operating an international criminal network.
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Plex
66
15
7.2
/260/
54
/10/
64
/17/
3.8
/502/

Black Soul (2000)
Painted directly on glass, Black Soul is an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture—a whirlwind voyage through the defining moments of Black History.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
31
15
3.3
/1364/
41
/68/
35
/34/
2.1
/1047/
8
/7/

Warrior Queen (1987)
In ancient Pompeii, slaves are bought and sold for household chores and sex. A mysterious queen moves among the elite, meantime secretly helping the slaves to escape. Eventually her life is also in jeopardy, and as the volcano erupts she and the slaves attempt to escape while being chased by the military.
poster
55
15
5.3
/733/
49
/23/
59
/21/
3.1
/282/

Gold Coast (2015)
Young anti-colonial idealist Wulff leaves for Danish Guinea to set up a coffee plantation but not everything goes according to plan.
poster
53
14
6.3
/1538/
58
/15/
58
/12/
3.1
/258/
28
/9/

John Paul Jones (1959)
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
poster
72
13
6.8
/205/
74
/5/
61
/5/
86
/15/

500 Years Later (2005)
Why do drugs, crime, HIV, poor education, inferiority complexes, low expectations, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plague people of African descent around the world? Why, 500 years after the onset of Slavery and subsequent Colonialism, do Africans still struggle for basic freedom? Filmed in more than twenty countries across five continents, 500 YEARS LATER examines the atrocities that uprooted Africans from their cultures and homeland. Infused with the spirit and music of liberation, it chronicles the struggle of a people who fight for the most essential human right: freedom.
poster
42
9
2.9
/727/
42
/22/
28
/12/
2.6
/555/
62
/5/

Omega Cop (1990)
The year is 1999. John Travis is the toughest cop alive... In fact the only cop alive. He and his elite force stand between murderous mutants and the remains of humanity...
poster
34
8
3.6
/775/
51
/18/
42
/11/
8
/57/

The King Maker (2005)
1547. Fernando de Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the Orient in an effort to find a man who murdered his father and, with luck, like many of their compatriots, to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian Ocean almost ended his plans when he was on the ship sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of Siam, where he was offered for sale as a slave.
poster
67
?
6.1
/37/
68
/11/
74
/9/

La Malédiction du lys (2023)
The body of a real estate developer and candidate for mayor of Bordeaux is found murdered in his home according to a ritual reserved, two centuries earlier, for runaway black slaves. Discovered by his closest friends, all, like the victim, from prominent Bordeaux families with a troubled past during the slave trade. On the spot, Clémence Lacoste, a police captain accustomed to the field and a native Bordelais, is forced to team up with Lieutenant Antoine Rosy, an elegant Parisian more accustomed to the office than the field... To find the killer and stop this series of murders, our two heroes are going to uncover buried elements of Bordeaux's history... but above all of their own past and origins.


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