Movies and TvShows featuring "slave-revolt" theme.

Spartacus is a slave who becomes a gladiator and leads a rebellion against the Roman Empire, fighting for his freedom and justice.

In a failed climate change experiment, all life on Earth is extinguished, except for the survivors aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe. The survivors are divided into a new class system, with the elites residing in the front cars and the lower class living in squalid conditions at the tail. Curtis Everett leads a rebellion from the tail to the front of the train, fighting against the oppressive system and discovering the dark secrets of the train's creator. The rebellion culminates in an explosive battle that derails the train, allowing the survivors to see the existence of life outside.

In a dystopian future where apes are domesticated and used as slaves, Caesar, an intelligent ape, rises up against his human oppressors and leads an insurrection to free his kind.

In ancient Rome, Spartacus, a former Thracian gladiator, is enslaved and forced to fight in the arena. However, he leads a revolt along with other gladiators, aiming to overthrow the Roman Republic. The show follows the rise and fall of Spartacus and his efforts to liberate himself and others from slavery.

Barbarians Rising is a TV show that portrays the epic battles and struggles of barbarian leaders such as Boudica, Arminius, and Alaric, who stood against the mighty Roman Empire. It explores their quests for freedom, revenge, and survival, as they fought to protect their people and way of life.

In the 19th-century Caribbean, a foreign military adviser becomes involved in the struggle for independence against British colonialism on a fictional island. As the rebellion intensifies, the protagonist navigates through various challenges, including political betrayals, street shootouts, and battles for power.

The story of Spartacus and 10 other gladiators who rebelled against the bloody coliseum sports. They escape and are faced at every turn by Roman soldiers bent on taking them back to the Coliseum - dead or alive!

A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.

In this action-packed adventure film set in the 5th century, Tarkan must battle Vikings and face various challenges to save his people. With epic sword fights, thrilling action sequences, and unexpected twists, Tarkan's journey is filled with danger and self-sacrifice.

In Black Snake (1973), a pacifist man infiltrates a sadistic sugar cane plantation in the Caribbean to uncover the brutal mistreatment of slaves. He faces racism, violence, and the terrifying power of the plantation rulers. As he witnesses the horrors inflicted on the enslaved people, he plots his revenge against the sadistic rulers and seeks justice for the oppressed.

Feast of All Saints is a movie set in 1840s New Orleans, Louisiana. It explores the lives of free people of color and the racial and social struggles they face. The story revolves around the experiences of a light-skinned biracial girl named Marcelle as she navigates her heritage, identity, and the complexities of love and relationships.

The daughter of a noble man is sold into slavery, only to be later rescued by the film's hero. Repackaged from an original Sword-and-Sandal italian film.

Maciste arranges for himself and his new friend Bangor to be captured by a mysterious band of white-clad marauders and taken to an underground city. There the two are forced to turn an enormous wheel along with other captives as part of a gold-and-diamonds mining operation. The underground city's queen, Halis Mosab, takes note of the handsome, muscular Maciste and chooses him to be her consort if he can meet such challenges as saving the kidnapped Princess Saliura from a gigantic ape. Maciste kills the ape and carries Saliura back to the aboveground world. The white-clad marauders can't follow them if it means being caught in the sunlight which instantly dissolves them. Maciste then returns to the underground city to save the other captives. Meanwhile, high priest Kahab informs his son, Katar, that their queen is not one of them but, unbeknownst to her, was kidnapped as a small child from the "world above." If Katar can marry her...

In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.

Sankofa is a powerful drama that explores the themes of slavery, identity, and freedom. It follows the story of Mona, a modern-day African-American model who finds herself transported back in time to a Caribbean plantation in the 18th century. As she experiences the horrors of slavery firsthand, Mona begins to confront her own past and the legacy of her ancestors. Through her journey of self-realization, she learns the power of resistance and the importance of reclaiming one's own history.

During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, two disgraced Japanese soldiers are given a second chance. Facing execution for various infractions, the two men are offered a reprieve if they take a special assignment. Since they can speak Chinese and know the territory, the men are assigned to the task of running a Chinese labor camp the Japanese operate in occupied territory. After the men take over, they work the prisoner's so hard the labor force rises up in revolt of their treatment.

A race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the men of a country, and the mighty Thor is called upon to help them regain their freedom.

Italian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers.

74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.

The adopted prince of Egypt, Moses eventually learns the truth behind his identity, and must make a decision whether to follow his heart away from Egypt, or remain as prince.