The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
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Cynthia Erivo
Harriet Tubman
Leslie Odom Jr.
William Still
Janelle Monáe
Marie Buchanon
Clarke Peters
Ben Ross
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Rit Ross
Omar J. Dorsey
Bigger Long
Henry Hunter Hall
Walter
Joseph Lee Anderson
Robert Ross
Antonio J Bell
Henry Ross
Zackary Momoh
John Tubman
Director
Kasi Lemmons
Screenplay
Gregory Allen Howard
Tagline
"Be free or die"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$17,000,000
Production
Stay Gold Features, Martin Chase Productions, Perfect World Pictures, Focus Features
SWITCH.
June 15, 2020
'Harriet' stumbles in its clichéd storytelling and focus on going for gold - but that's not to undermine the fantastic acting, groundbreaking music, and of course the incredible true story of Harriet Tubman's bravery. With Black Lives Matter, the fight to end violence and systemic racism towards black people is rooted in the United States' DNA and 'Harriet', and sadly serves as yet another reminde...
CinemaSerf
October 27, 2024
Cynthia Erivo delivers really strongly here as the eponymous woman who strives to escape generations of enslavement herself, then work to free her family and her race from the brutal oppression of their overlords. This characterisation of her sheer determination, coupled with a feistiness and courage is indeed well captured but sadly the rest of this is little better than an ordinary television mo...
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