Harriet

Harriet (2019) is the historical drama you can watch online on iFILM, telling the story of Harriet Tubman. Born into slavery in Maryland, she made a desperate solo run for freedom across roughly a hundred miles. Reaching the North wasn't the end of it. She turned around and went back for others.

Cynthia Erivo carries the film as Tubman and was up for an Academy Award for the role, with the closing song earning a second nomination of its own. The story follows her work on the Underground Railroad, the secret network that smuggled escapees toward Canada, while her former owner hunts her down. Tubman trusts sudden visions she reads as guidance from God. Leslie Odom Jr. and singer Janelle Monáe round out the cast.

Directed by Kasi Lemmons, this was the first feature-length biopic of Tubman. It trades nuance for force, painting her as a flesh-and-blood fighter rather than a face on currency. Stream Harriet (2019) online on iFILM.