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Amistad (1997)

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All Time

of 190,166

1,498

1990's

of 24,698

251

1997

of 5,718

38
Biography
- Biography All Time
  
  of 1,067
  
  78
  
  Biography of 1997
  
  of 23
  
  2
  
  Biography of the 1990's
  
  of 237
  
  20
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,015
  
  844
  
  Drama of 1997
  
  of 536
  
  22
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  159
History
- History All Time
  
  of 781
  
  51
  
  History of 1997
  
  of 16
  
  5
  
  History of the 1990's
  
  of 95
  
  14
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  114
  
  Mystery of 1997
  
  of 44
  
  6
  
  Mystery of the 1990's
  
  of 306
  
  24

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Amistad (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9403

Avg Critic Score:2.8548

Amistad (1997) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Amistad's trek to the screen, which encountered some choppy waters (author Barbara Chase-Riboud has cried plagiarism, a charge denied by the film makers), comes in the midst of an upsurge of interest in the incident. ...read the complete Amistad movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Spielberg is the master of telling a visual story, and here he is in top form. ...read the complete Amistad movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Here's a word analogy: Amistad is to The Lost World as Schindler's List is to Jurassic Park. ...read the complete Amistad movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

It is hard to be critical of the stand for morality and piety the film makes; but what saved this picture from being the "holier than thou selfrighteous bomb" I thought it might have been, were the presence of John Quincy Adams (Hopkins) and Cinque in ...read the complete Amistad movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Is it possible that Steven Speilberg could come up with another politically probing masterpiece like Schindler's List It's a tall order, that is nearly answered as Amistad commences in piercing fashion when a ship load of slaves, break free and ...read the complete Amistad movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

Steven Spielberg shows the same kind of fire and passion he did in directing Schindler's List as the horror of slavery is laid bare in the crucible of the courtroom....read the complete Amistad (1997) review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

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Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)

In 1839, Portuguese slave traders kidnapped hundreds of West Africans from what is now Sierra Leone. Illegally enslaved, the human cargo is shackled below deck and shipped to Spanish-owned Havana, Cuba, where the 53 survivors of the "middle voyage" are...read the complete Amistad (1997) review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)

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TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

Consistently earnest and well-intentioned but only occasionally moving, despite the efforts of a generally top-notch cast....read the complete Amistad (1997) review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)

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Salon (Charles Taylor)

A little like looking at pictures without a text to unify them… Prestige filmmaking bereft of inspiration -- sometimes even of the nuts and bolts of craft....read the complete Amistad (1997) review at Salon (Charles Taylor)

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