UPDATE: Sound of Freedom will be released in theaters July 4th. Tim Ballard, a former US Homeland Security agent, quits his job to fight the enslavement of children by sex traffickers and the governments that back them. Based on a true story. [ Sound of Freedom credits: Dir: Alejandro Monteverde/ Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel, Bill Camp/ Action-Adventure, Drama, Thriller/ … [Read more...]
Harriet | Film
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery -- and returns with pistols in hand and guided by her faith, to free fellow slaves. [ Harriet credits: Dir: Kasi Lemmons/ Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr. / 125 min/ Action-Adventure, Biography, Drama, History/ Anti-Slavery, Government as Bigot, Libertarian Heroes, Equality & Law, Second Amendment/ 2019] External … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace (2006)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS Inspired by Christian teachings against slavery, William Wilberforce leads an arduous but ultimately victorious life-long battle to abolish the slave trade. [ Amazing Grace credits: Dir: Michael Apted/ Ioan Gruffudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Albert Finney/ 111 min/ Drama, Biography/ Anti-slavery, Law & the Individual] “Wilberforce’s story … [Read more...]
Amistad (1997)
Nineteenth century Abolitionist lawyers work to free a group of Africans who have been charged with murder for rebelling against their slave-trading captors. Based on a true story. [ Amistad credits: Dir: Steven Spielberg/ Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou/ 165 min/ Drama/ Anti-Slavery] “As the proper inheritors of the Abolitionist … [Read more...]
The Journey of August King (1995)
A lonely farmer helps a slave-girl escape her master. [ The Journey of August King credits: Dir: John Duigan/ Jason Patric, Thandie Newton, Larry Drake/ 92 min/ Action-Adventure/ Anti-Slavery] “There are lessons here that libertarians will appreciate: doing what’s right is more important than obedience to the law; freedom is more important to human happiness than security; … [Read more...]
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
Slaves escape to freedom in Canada with the help of abolitionists. [ Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad credits: Dir: Don McBrearty/ Janet Bailey, Michael Riley, Ron White/ 90 min/ Action-Adventure/ Canada/ Anti-Slavery] “Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad isn’t just an abolitionist-as-hero movie. The main point here is that much of the operation of the … [Read more...]
Spartacus (1960)
A slave leads a rebellion against the Roman Empire. Story inspired by actual events. [ Spartacus credits: Dir: Stanley Kubrick/ Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Tony Curtis/ 196 min/ Action-Adventure/ Anti-Slavery] “One of the few movies ever made that really does justice to the word spectacle.” This is a “big” … [Read more...]