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Harriet [DVD]

Cynthia Erivo (Actor), Leslie Odom Jr. (Actor), Kasi Lemmons (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Contributor Joe Alwyn, Debra Martin Chase, Cynthia Erivo, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Leslie Odom Jr., Kasi Lemmons, Janelle Monae, Gregory Allen Howard See more
Initial release date 2020-01-28
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Harriet

Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells 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.

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Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Haunted by memories of those she left behind, Harriet (Cynthia Erivo) ventures back into dangerous territory on a mission to lead others to freedom. With allies like abolitionist William Still (Leslie Odom, Jr.) and the entrepreneurial Marie Buchanon (Janelle Monáe), Harriet risks capture and death to guide hundreds to safety as one of the most prominent conductors of the Underground Railroad. Witness the story of a woman who defied impossible odds to change the course of her life and the fate of the nation.


Bonus Content:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Her Story
  • Becoming Harriet
  • Feature Commentary with Director/Co-writer Kasi Lemmons
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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.39:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.08 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Kasi Lemmons
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 5 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2020
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monae
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Debra Martin Chase, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Gregory Allen Howard
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Z76LJRN
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Gregory Allen Howard, Kasi Lemmons
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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M. Goodnight
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good movie... enjoyed it
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
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If you are familiar with the historical depiction of Harriet Tubman, this movie will definitely be one that you'll like. For those who do not know a lot about her, you will learn something. Again, critics tried to nit-pick certain details about the story of Harriet. But Cynthia Erivo did her thing and played the part so very well! It is not as "heavy" and "over done" as some depictions that I've seen. The storyline moves on through and doesn't linger on some of the harsh cruelties that Harriet had to really endure during her lifetime. While at the same time it doesn't just rush thru Harriet's life either. Good balance of storytelling. You will enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Please do not cheat yourself out of an awesome experience
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020
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Ignore the bad reviews, see the movie, and make up your own mind.

I have a bias here, because Harriet Tubman has been my #1 personal hero for most of my life. But that bias made me worry that the movie would screw things up, so I started watching the movie with a bias against it.

I was blown away. And I am a total crab about movies. I’m the grouchy old lady who stomps around grumbling that they don’t make truly great movies like they used to.

This is a truly great movie, the likes of which I have not seen in a very long time.

Cynthia Erivo’s performance as Harriet Tubman is so magnificent that she seems to be channeling Tubman. She conveys, without a single false note, Tubman’s transformation from a brave but scared woman into a bold and confident leader.

In general, the acting is superb. To give only two examples: Leslie Odom Jr. is splendid as the Black abolitionist William Still. And how a sweet country singer like Jennifer Nettles managed to come off as a queen-of-evil slave owner is beyond me, but she did it. I get the creeps just thinking about her character.

The story is gripping, with well-developed characters that viewers care about and a lot of suspenseful action.

Tubman’s courage was jaw dropping, and the movie leaves viewers in no doubt about this. She went south again and again and again to lead slaves to freedom, at terrifying risk to herself.

Where did she get her courage? Tubman was quite clear about this: It came from God. Tubman also said that God sent her visions which warned her of danger and foretold the future. To its great credit, the movie respects Tubman enough to take her at her word. Her religious experiences are presented as real. Period. Take it or leave it.

If you’d rather leave it, that’s perfectly fine. You'll still enjoy the movie if you interpret her uncanny sense of danger as nothing more than keen intuition. There was nothing pushy about Tubman’s religion. She was quite frank about her religious experiences, but she didn’t try to shove her religion down anyone’s throat.

The movie is in no way anti-Black. There are only two Black bad guys in the movie, and one of them does something quite remarkable. Virtually all of the scum in the movie are White. But the movie also shows White people who put themselves in danger to help slaves escape.

Some viewers mistakenly think the movie shows that Tubman was in love with a White man, her slave owner Gideon. What the movie clearly shows—SPOILERS AHEAD, all in parentheses—(is that Gideon had a sick obsession with Tubman, that he was a narcissist who mistakenly thought she liked him, and that he went nuts about all of this because she was Black. So why didn’t Tubman shoot Gideon dead when she had the chance? Not because she loved him, but because she thought he didn’t deserve an easy death.)

(This is what Tubman told Gideon, after shooting off part of his hand: “You’ll die right here. On a frozen, blood-soaked battlefield, the moans of a generation of young men in your ears, dying in agony around you, for a lost cause. For a vile and wicked idea! For the sin of slavery! Can you hear them? God don’t mean people to own people, Gideon! Our time is near! You tried to destroy my family, but you can’t. You tried to destroy my people, but you won’t. God has shown me the future, and my people are free. My people are free!”)

(That doesn’t sound like love to me. It sounds like justice, as in: “Let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Amos 5:24.)

(There’s a real irony in this misunderstanding, because Tubman does fall in love—with a Black man, after her husband marries another woman. Of course, he can’t help falling in love with her. Unfortunately, he’s married, so they don’t do anything about it. This is presented with such exquisite subtlety that many viewers may miss it, especially given the trend in movies to just splat things out. It’s presented more directly in an outtake that’s included with the DVD—a outtake that makes your heart ache. If the movie’s director had known how badly some viewers would misinterpret the movie, she probably would have kept the outtake in.)

END OF SPOILERS. This movie rightly celebrates a genuine American superhero, and does it in a highly entertaining way. The movie is truly inspiring, and we could use a lot of inspiration these days. Don’t miss it.
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Marietta Fry
5.0 out of 5 stars Harriett Tubman Movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Saw the movie when first came to the theater in 2019. Very interesting history. Loved the way Harriett crossed the border, came back for families, friends to help them escape to be free. She took lots of chances to help free slaves. Loved the movie.
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Excellent performance CD Radio Boombox
5.0 out of 5 stars Harriet Tubman movie
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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Excellent movie Cynthia Erivo is the Boom she awesome actress
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Kelly Ramsey
5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie !
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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Well produced , based on historical facts w some liberties. But from
What is known about her it’s a good movie for non readers to understand how significant her work was and her faith was strong to get her through a virtual death sentence if caught. Well made.
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Stephanie McCall
4.0 out of 5 stars A Gripping Picture of a Known, Yet Still Largely Unsung Heroine
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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My intention was to see Harriet in theaters, but time got away from me and of course, coronavirus hit. I ended up watching it at home, but it's still a great movie no matter where you watch it. It's one I recommend everyone watch at least once, even and especially if you know the story of Harriet Tubman and/or have no direct connections to the African-American community.

Cynthia Enviro does a great job in the title role. She captures everything I imagine Harriet to be--brilliant, gritty, determined, and spunky in an understated way. You can tell from her eyes, voice and mannerisms, this woman has seen the brutal side of slavery and it has left all kinds of physical and emotional scars. Yet she manages to avoid being a victim or being perfectly strong all the time. She puts everything on the line for the cause of freedom, even when it will cost her emotionally and even when she doesn't feel prepared to face certain dangers. It pays off, sometimes in unexpected ways the audience roots for from the first scene to the credits.

Every scene of Harriet's story resonates in a different way. The "be free or die" scene will hit you right in the gut, and even though you "know" Harriet will live, you'll still be on the edge of your seat wanting to know how. There's also a beautiful scene between Harriet and William Still (portrayed by the illustrious Denzel Washington), wherein you see exactly how determined Harriet is to do what she's doing. One of the final scenes with Harriet and her niece is quite the nail-biter, and other small scenes, such as when Harriet openly lies about her identity, add to the suspense as well.

As a film, Harriet perfectly captures both sides of the human condition, from agape love and mercy to twisted depravity. No matter which side of that spectrum they're on, each character pops and feels three-dimensional. Even with the villains such as Gideon Brodess, you get a terrible sense of why they're doing what they're doing, and how they could ever think it is right to do so. The film also juxtaposes the horror of slavery with the triumph of freedom, enough to give us a portrait of the dignity of the human spirit.

Some moments seem a little longer or shorter than I wanted them to be, and as well-developed as Harriet is, I felt like her character might have needed a little more shading. I'd have liked to see more scenes exploring how she became who she was, how her faith influenced her journey, and how she interacted with the slaves on her journeys. With that said though, Harriet is a triumph and I wish there were more movies out there like it.
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Lisa S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Must see movie!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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This movie is very well made! It captures what the Director meant to convey to the audience. The entire cast were so invested and involved and created a masterpiece!
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Edna L Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great remembrance.
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
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She was a type of Moses, and to ser how God stood by her, and Jesus showed her to be strong and courageous.
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1.0 out of 5 stars とんでもない！
Reviewed in Japan on July 25, 2020
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日本で再生できないなら、そんなDVD売らないで欲しい
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Owden
5.0 out of 5 stars What a film!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2024
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Product arrived right on time and was in perfect condition what a film ended up buying some books to learn more about her and the movement
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Hugo Cesar Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Pelicula Honorable
Reviewed in Mexico on October 19, 2023
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Es un relato de como Harriet Tubman escapo de la esclavitud y se transformo en una heroina de la historia de los Estados Unidos con coraje , liberando a cientos de esclavos. Nominada a 2 premios Oscar en el 2020 , incluyendo la nominacion a la Mejor actriz para Cynthia Erivo, que a su vez interpreta la cancion nominada al Oscar.
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Paul Tapner
4.0 out of 5 stars The conductor's story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2023
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Harriet Tubman is an American heroine. Who went from slave who couldn't read or write to a conductor on the Underground Railroad. [This was not a literal thing. The name was figurative. In case you hadn't realised]. And who led a raid behind southern lines during the American Civil War. She also wasn't very tall.
Hers is a remarkable story and well worth telling. So here's a movie that tries to do that.

We start with Harriet in the late 1840's. Unable to get freed. She makes a break for it herself. And manages a long journey along against the odds. A deeply religious lady who also had seizures where she said God was guiding her, she put her success down to divine providence. Then after that develops as per above.

This runs for just under two hours. It takes about fifteen mins to settle down, and find the style it wants to use to tell it's story. The music can be a bit overbearing at times early on. But then it is used to provide good jeopardy in escape moments. It also shows you the white abolitionists who were passionate enemies of slavery and supporters of the cause to end it. Plus Frederick Douglas and one or two other famous black people as well.

This is all pretty effective at times. It does show the horror of slavery and makes you think about it. But the white actors playing the family who owned her do end up having characters who come over a bit too cliched at times. Maybe that's because we've seen a lot of such in movies. But even so.

The story of how she became a conductor is interesting to watch. There are a few supporting characters in here who do intrigue as people. Both black and white. I really did find myself wanting to know more about them. But of course the film isn't her story. Music then does get a little overbearing at times and occasionally the dialogue can be a little tricky to hear.

You do get the impression the running time means it's a whistle stop tour through her story. And as a result it does start to drift a little at points. Then it completely rushes it's ending. I think there's more to be told there. But we don't get it.

I do though think it actually handled her talking to God moments quite well as far as getting them over on screen. That might be subjective opinion.

Lead actress Cynthia Erivo is great in the lead. When you see the extras and hear her real British accent, you realise what a good job she does. It's also worth going through all the end credits, because she sings during this.

This was a four out of five star film. Perfectly decent watch. But it doesn't quite stick in the mind at the end as much as it could have. I think a tv mini series might have been a better format. Speaking of which, check out episode nine of the second series of science fiction tv show 'Timeless', where the characters meet Harriet Tubman. That episode does her justice.

Worth a go though.

The dvd has the following language and subtitle options:

Languages: English. English audio description.
Subtitles: English.

Extras:
A commentary from the director/ co-writer.

Deleted scenes: seven of them. Can be watched in a row or individually. Takes you fourteen mins to do the former. Some of these are pretty good and as a whole all worth a watch.

Her story. Five min long featurette about the project as a whole. Lots of use of words like inspire, etc etc so really just for those of modern sensibilities. Worth it to hear what I said about Cynthia Erivo's voice though.

Becoming Harriet: five mins not that different to the above.
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Jo34
5.0 out of 5 stars Le courage incroyable d’une femme noire pour la liberté.
Reviewed in France on January 18, 2021
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Ce film m’a non seulement émue mais sidérée. Tous les livres et films que j’avais jusqu’alors lus ou vus sur l’esclavage en Amérique étaient remplis de haine, de violence,...tel « Racines » dans lequel kounta Kinte essaye de s’enfuir mais est vite rattrapé et a un pied coupé par les esclavagistes, ses maîtres. Mandingo, aussi, qui se termine dans l’horreur. Là, enfin, une femme noire esclave, avide de liberté, marche pendant des heures, n’hésitant pas à sauter d’un pont dans une rivière houleuse, et, se tournant vers son « maître », lui dit qu’elle veut une vie de liberté ou alors la mort. Elle arrive jusqu’à Philadelphie où existe un groupe d’anti-esclavagistes. Voyant son courage immense et sa détermination, ils l’emploient pour aller chercher d’autres esclaves. N’écoutant que son courage et son amour profond de Dieu et de ses semblables, elle effectue plusieurs allers-retours jusque dans la région où elle-même était esclave et sauve toute sa famille (hormis une de ses sœurs tuée par un chasseur d’esclaves noir). Puis elle sauve des centaines d’esclaves en les emmenant avec elle, les guidant jusqu’à Philadelphie. Pendant la guerre de sécession, elle dirige un groupe de soldats. Un sénateur, abolitionniste, lui donne une maison pour elle et sa famille. C’est une histoire incroyable dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler et qui demande à être davantage connue. Le DVD est à recommander vivement.
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