The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

The Untold Story of Nat Turner

Directed by Nate Parker

Produced by Tiny Giant Entertainment, Bron Studios

2016120 min6.6 / 10

A dark, spiritually-charged historical drama about a enslaved preacher's violent uprising and its devastating consequences, grounded in existential struggle and moral reckoning.

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.

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  • Is The Birth of a Nation sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Birth of a Nation violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Birth of a Nation scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Birth of a Nation easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Birth of a Nation end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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