Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Genres

DramaHistoryTV Movie

OverView

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

10 December 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Solomon Northup

Rhetta Greene

Rhetta Greene

Jenny

Mason Adams

Mason Adams

Ford

Emory Beasley

Emory Beasley

Alonzo

Kent Broadhurst

Kent Broadhurst

Bass

Lee Bryant

Lee Bryant

Mrs. Epps

Charles Darden

Charles Darden

Robert

Tony Dreyspool

Tony Dreyspool

Senator Soule

Anthony Edenfield

Anthony Edenfield

Ned

Art Evans

Art Evans

Walton

J. Don Ferguson

J. Don Ferguson

Freeman

Ralph Flanders

Ralph Flanders

Captain

Tanzia Franks

Tanzia Franks

Elizabeth

Harry George

Harry George

Sheriff

Ann Pearl Gray

Ann Pearl Gray

Kelsey

Janet League

Janet League

Eliza

Charles McGhee

Charles McGhee

Luke

Jay McMillan

Jay McMillan

Harry

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Chapin

John D. Northup

John D. Northup

Sherrill

Ralph Pace

Ralph Pace

Birch

Petronia Paley

Petronia Paley

Anne Northup

Randal Patrick

Randal Patrick

Sailor

J.C. Quinn

J.C. Quinn

Tibeats

John Saxon

John Saxon

Epps

Gerhard Schwisow

Gerhard Schwisow

Manning

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Noah

Michael Tolan

Michael Tolan

Henry Northup

Willie Woods

Willie Woods

Shad

David Keith Anderson

David Keith Anderson

Alonzo (uncredited)

Don Devendorf

Don Devendorf

Plantation Owner (uncredited)

Robert Oliveri

Robert Oliveri

Boy (uncredited)

Similar Movies

6.8

Chariots of Fire

May 1981 •English

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

6.7

Bully

June 2001 •English

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.

6.8

Chopper

June 2000 •English

The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.

6.7

55 Steps

March 2018 •English

The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they’re in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.

5.3

Revolution

December 1985 •English

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.

7.0

The Duchess

September 2008 •English

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

6.4

Boléro

March 2024 •French

Boundary-pushing Russian dancer and actress Ida Rubinstein selects renowned French composer Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.

7.0

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

September 2005 •English

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.

7.3

An American Crime

July 2007 •English

The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

6.3

Chevalier

April 2023 •English

The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.

7.2

Citizen X

February 1995 •English

Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.

8.5

Hope

August 2015 •Spanish

Claudia Recher is a young woman who has lived a horrible situation. Her sense of reality becomes an illusion as she struggles to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked life. The last witness of innocence and her internal conflicts.

6.0

Two for the Money

October 2005 •English

A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

5.9

Domino

October 2005 •English

The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

6.2

Uncommon Valor

December 1983 •English

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

7.4

Pad Man

February 2018 •Hindi

Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.

7.0

The Accused

October 1988 •English

Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.

6.8

Heaven's Gate

November 1980 •English

Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.

7.6

A Night to Remember

July 1958 •English

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

6.2

Niki

October 2024 •French

French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.