12 Years a Slave
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director
Steve McQueen
Studio
N/A
Release
08 Nov 2013
Runtime
134 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Characters
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Fassbender
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.1/10
RT Critics
95%
Metacritic
96/100
12 Years a Slave holds 8.1/10 on IMDb (785,552 votes), 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 96/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (785,552 votes), 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 96/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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