13th (2016)

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From slave to criminal with one amendment.

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

• Released: 2016-10-07
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 815 votes

Directed by Ava DuVernay.

Top cast

• Jelani Cobb as Self
• Angela Davis as Self
• Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as Self
• Michelle Alexander as Self
• Cory Booker as Self - U.S. Senator (D) New Jersey
• Marie Gottschalk as Self
• Michael Hough as Self
• Gina Clayton as Self
• David Keene as Self
• James Kilgore as Self

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 13th

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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