12 Years a Slave 86th greatest film

Directed by Steve McQueen | R | 134 min | 2013 | Biography, Drama, History |

Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois, Bryan Batt

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

This film is ranked on the following lists

• 99th on The 100 greatest American films by BBC

• The 50 Greatest Movies by Black Directors by Slate

• BAFTA Award for Best Film by British Academy of Film and Television Arts

• Academy Award for Best Picture by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

• Best Picture by Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association

• Best Film by Independent Spirit Awards

• Best Picture by Chicago Film Critics Association

• Best Picture by Boston Society of Film Critics

• Best Picture by The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

• Best Motion Picture - Drama by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globe)

• Best Picture by Florida Film Critics Circle

• Best Theatrical Motion Picture by Producers Guild of America