12 Years a Slave

"The extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup."

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7.9/10

11,803 votes

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$20.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$187.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$167.0M

ROI: +835%

Budget Recovery935% of budget

$0|Budget: $20.0M|Revenue: $187.0M

Where to Watch 12 Years a Slave

Available in 50 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Netflix, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads	FXNow	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	Channel 4	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA15+	Stan	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada14A

AustraliaMA15+

Germany12

France16

JapanPG12

Belgium18

+23 more countries

Production

Director

Steve McQueen

Writers

John Ridley, Solomon Northup

Production Companies

New Regency PicturesPlan B EntertainmentRiver Road EntertainmentRegency EnterprisesFilm4 Productions

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Solomon Northup

Michael Fassbender

Edwin Epps

Lupita Nyong'o

Patsey

Benedict Cumberbatch

William Ford

Paul Dano

John Tibeats

Sarah Paulson

Mary Epps

Adepero Oduye

Eliza

Scoot McNairy

Brown

Paul Giamatti

Theophilus Freeman

Brad Pitt

Samuel Bass

Michael Kenneth Williams

Robert

Alfre Woodard

Mistress Shaw

Tags & Keywords

slaveryplantationbased on memoir or autobiographyviolin playerphysical abuseblack slaveusa historyslave ownershocking19th centurysold into slaveryabolitionistlandownerabuse of powerafrican american history

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