- Released
- October 18, 2013
- R, 2 hr 14 min
- Drama
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12 Years a Slave: Trailer 1
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FrontRunners Season 2: Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave Part 2
From betrayal to acceptance - learn how Chiwetel Ejiofor portrayed an emotional transformation in a pivotal scene from 12 Years A Slave on this episode of Fandango FrontRunners.
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FrontRunners Season 2: Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave Part 1
You never know when inspiration will strike - how Shakespeare helped shape the acting career of Chiwetel Ejiofor... in this episode of Fandango FrontRunners.
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FrontRunners Season 2: Lupita - Movie Part 2
Lupita Nyong'o wells up with emotion watching a particular scene from her first film, 12 Years A Slave. Find out why on this episode of Fandango FrontRunners.
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FrontRunners Season 2: Lupita - Movie Part 1
From college film actress to Academy Awards frontrunner. How Lupita Nyong'o made this huge step with her very first film role, in this episode of Fandango FrontRunners.
12 Years a Slave Synopsis
Free black New Yorker Solomon Northup is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South.
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Steve McQueen Director
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Chiwetel Ejiofor Solomon Northup
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Michael Fassbender Edwin Epps
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Brad Pitt Bass
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Benedict Cumberbatch Ford
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Paul Giamatti Freeman
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Sarah Paulson Mistress Epps
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Paul Dano Tibeats
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Lupita Nyong'o Patsey
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Alfre Woodard Mistress Shaw
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Michael Kenneth Williams Robert
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Scoot McNairy Brown
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Garret Dillahunt Armsby
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Dwight Henry Uncle Abram
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Dickie Gravois Overseer
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Rated R | For violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality
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Imperfect but must-see epic drama with major cruelty.
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