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Emancipation

2022

Ratings:IMDb:6.3/ 10Rotten Tomatoes:45%Metacritic:53/ 100

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“Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.”

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DETAILS

6.3/ 10

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30,693 votes

•Released

Westbrook, McFarland Entertainment, Escape Artists, Apple Studios

STORY

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.

Budget: — $Revenue: — $Countries: United States of AmericaLanguages: EnglishOriginal language: EN

CAST

Will Smith

Peter

Ben Foster

Jim Fassel

Charmaine Bingwa

Dodienne

Ronnie Gene Blevins

Harrington

Aaron Moten

Knowls

Jabbar Lewis

Tomas

Michael Luwoye

John

Steven Ogg

Howard

Grant Harvey

Leeds

Mustafa Shakir

Lt. Andrew Cailloux

Paul Ben-Victor

Major G. Halstead

David Denman

General William Dwight

Jesse C. Boyd

Mike Hurley

Imani Pullum

Betsy

Jeremiah Friedlander

Scipion

Jordyn McIntosh

Laurette

Austin Alexander

Trapp

Britton Webb

Bijoux

Jayson Warner Smith

Captain John Lyons

Jeremy Dean

Confederate Army Engineer

Thomas Johnston

RR Confederate Soldier

Clyde Jones

Priest

Jared Bankens

Deserter #1

Josh Whites

Deserter #2

Jeff Pearson

Deserter #3

Merah Benoit

Young Thomas Girl

Mark Ashworth

R Louis Fabian

K. Steele

Sister Margaret

Walker Babington

McPherson

Dave Davis

Oliver

Jason Dowies

Confederate Gunnery

Donald Paul

Anselino Planciancois

Damien D. Smith

Sgt Maj James Ingraham

Adam Stephenson

Col John Thomas

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Manuel São Bento

08/12/2022

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2022-edition "Emancipation struggles tremendously to justify its existence. The overly performative, superficial screenplay fails to elevate and distinguish the unique, true story of "Whipped Peter" from all the other generic movies that treat slavery as a mere plot point to "yet another" action/survival flick - surely there's a better way to adapt these stories?! Cinematography (Robert Richardson), cast - mainly Will Smith - and some of Antoine Fuqua's direction do a lot of the heavy lifting, but it starts to get tiring and painful to continue to watch shameful, traumatic events of our history being used repeatedly for pure Hollywood entertainment." Rating: C-