Harriet

About Harriet

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

Harriet (2019) is a history film directed by Kasi Lemmons. Cynthia Erivo stars as Harriet Tubman, Leslie Odom Jr. as William Still, Janelle Monáe as Marie Buchanon, and Clarke Peters as Ben Ross.

It runs 125 minutes and was released in November 2019. Written by Gregory Allen Howard and Kasi Lemmons. It was produced by Stay Gold Features.

Shelv files it under slavery, southern USA, underground railroad, and biography. It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 962 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

The Birth of a Nation, Django Unchained, and 12 Years a Slave make useful companions to Harriet, all filed under 19th century.