5 Best Movies on Amazon Prime

3. 12 Years A Slave (2013)

IMDB Rating: 8.1

Solomon Northup is a free black man living in New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. He faces a cruel fate at the hands of his owner and unexpected kindnesses along the way. In the 12th year of his tragic odyssey, Solomon meets a Canadian abolitionist which eventually leads him back to his freedom. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o deliver a breakthrough performance in this tragic yet eye-opening tale which shows slavery in this true brutalizing form. The movie also won an Oscar for Best Picture in the 2014 Academy awards. With a rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 12 years a slave is one of the 30 best movies currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

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