Amistad

Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman and Djimon Hounsou star in Steven Spielberg's sweeping, vividly portrayed historical drama. Set in 1839, the tale follows African slaves who rebel against their captors before their ship reaches U.S. shores. The film also chronicles their recapture in America and the trial that followed. Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgard, Anna Paquin.