Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "freeing-a-slave"

1. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

During an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover

Votes: 379,957 | Gross: $213.77M

2. Spartacus (1960)

PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton

Votes: 143,404 | Gross: $30.00M

3. The Fall (I) (2006)

R | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek

Votes: 116,799 | Gross: $2.28M

4. Conan the Barbarian (2011)

R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A vengeful barbarian warrior sets off to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy.

Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang

Votes: 102,749 | Gross: $21.30M

5. Agora (2009)

R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.

Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom

Votes: 73,111 | Gross: $0.62M

6. Genghis Khan (1965)

Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History

During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan, who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach

Votes: 2,549 | Gross: $0.00M

7. Dark Command (1940)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Romance, War

In Kansas during the Civil War, opposing pro-Union and pro-Confederate camps clash and visiting Texan Bob Seton runs afoul of William Cantrell's Raiders.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers

Votes: 3,046

8. Kull the Conqueror (1997)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A barbarian warrior becomes a king when he defeats a king in armed combat and the king's heir conspire to overthrow him and reclaim the throne by resurrecting an evil sorceress.

Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith, Litefoot

Votes: 8,784 | Gross: $6.09M

9. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History

In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus' robe for its alleged magical powers.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget

Votes: 4,274 | Gross: $26.00M

10. Les amazones du temple d'or (1986)

Not Rated | 86 min | Adventure

A woman, raised by an Amazon tribe after they killed her parents, seeks revenge on the tribe for their deaths by joining an expedition looking for the tribe's secret golden temple.

Directors: Alain Payet, Jesús Franco | Stars: Analía Ivars, William Berger, Antonio Mayans, Stanley Kapoul

Votes: 606

11. The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015–2016)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Arslan must embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.

Stars: Jerry Jewell, Rachel Robinson, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Briner

Votes: 2,310

12. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (1997 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

After Abe, a Mudokon slave worker born into captivity finds out the horrible truth that the food products being created in the factory he works in are made out of Mudokon, he sets out to save the other Mudokon's and tries to escape.

Director: Lorne Lanning | Stars: Josh Gabriel, Lorne Lanning

Votes: 1,036

13. Missing 44: The Final Stage (2010 Video)

97 min | Horror, Thriller

Four teenage girls have been kidnapped, tortured, and trained as sex slaves by a trafficking ring. Will Yamamoto, who is in search of his missing lover, manage to rescue any of the victims?

Director: Yasushi Koshizaka | Stars: Ruby Aiba, Mirei Asaoka, Tsubasa Haruya, Yô Kamiyoshihara

Votes: 32

14. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Slave (1979)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Harris objects to the fact that the Burmese chauffeur being arrested for a traffic accident is actually an indentured servant.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg

Votes: 110

15. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode: The Mermaid/The Victim (1979)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Julie Brett disregards Roarke's warnings and dates her dream man Michael Duvall, only to wind up as a sex slave; and college professor Harold DeHaven, hoping to make a significant scientific discovery, meets up with a mermaid.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, James Darren, Yvonne De Carlo

Votes: 97

16. Wing Commander Academy (1996)
Episode: Glory of Sivar (1996)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure

Commodore Tolwyn sends Maverick and Grunt to an alien planet enslaved and prepared for elimination by the Kilrathi to start an uprising. However, what he doesn't tell them is that the real mission is a suicide run on Thrakhath's ship.

Stars: Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, Dana Delany

17. Who Do You Think You Are? (2008– )
Episode: Julie Bishop (2020)

Documentary, Biography, History

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, learns about her heroic ancestor who joined the Royal Navy as a teen, and how extreme poverty of industrial England forced her other ancestors to find new life in Australia.

Stars: Julie Bishop, Richard Mellick

18. Heirs to the Land (2022)
Episode: Esclavos (2022)

TV-MA | Drama

With Hugo in custody, Regina begs for his release. However, her love for him is a double-edged sword and comes with its own set of consequences.

Director: Jordi Frades | Stars: Yon González, Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho, Aria Bedmar

Votes: 58

19. Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )
Episode: Vanessa Williams (2011)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Season Premiere -- Multi-faceted performer Vanessa Williams explores the roots of her trailblazing ancestors.

Director: David Gardner | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Beverly G. Bond, Vincent L. Clark, Natalie Cottrill

Votes: 42

20. Spartacus (2010–2013)
Episode: A Place in This World (2012)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

The gladiators enter a house searching for Naevia and free the slaves. Lucretia wants to have a ritual for the gods and Doctore returns to the place he was before meeting Batiatus.

Director: Jesse Warn | Stars: Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Nick E. Tarabay

Votes: 2,773

21. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: Mhysa (2013)

TV-MA | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Bran and company travel beyond the Wall. Sam returns to Castle Black. Jon says goodbye to Ygritte. Jaime returns to King's Landing. The Night's Watch asks for help from Stannis.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

Votes: 35,565

22. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: Breaker of Chains (2014)

TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tyrion is arrested for murder and awaits trial. Sansa escapes King's Landing. Sam sends Gilly to Mole's Town as the Night's Watch finds itself in a tight spot. Meereen challenges Daenerys.

Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

Votes: 33,578

23. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode: Oathkeeper (2014)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Jaime entrusts a task to Brienne. Daenerys frees Meereen. Jon is given permission to lead a group of Night's Watchmen to Craster's Keep. Bran and company are taken hostage.

Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke

Votes: 32,368

24. TURN: Washington's Spies (2014–2017)
Episode: Epiphany (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, History, War

Set during the twelve days of Christmas, Caleb and Ben follow mysterious orders as General Washington's Army crosses into enemy territory.

Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind

Votes: 522

25. Black Dynamite (2011–2015)
Episode: Roots: The White Album (2014)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When ROOTS hits the air and the Community finally sees just how bad slavery was, Al Sharpton whips everyone into a rep-aration frenzy and they storm Beverly Hills, enslaving every white ... See full summary »

Directors: Carl Jones, Byeongsan Park, Lesean Thomas | Stars: Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Kym Whitley, Tommy Davidson

Votes: 55