Noord-Amerika negentiende eeuw. Solomon Northup, een ontwikkelde zwarte man met een talent voor muziek, woont met zijn vrouw en kinderen in Saratoga, New York. Op een dag wordt hij ontvoerd en verkocht als slaaf.
Ja! de film 12 Years a Slave is nu beschikbaar om te kijken op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Dede Gardner | Producer |
| Production | Bill Pohlad | Producer |
| Writing | John Ridley | Screenplay |
| Camera | Sean Bobbitt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Directing | Steve McQueen | Director |
| Writing | Solomon Northup | Novel |
| Production | Anthony Katagas | Producer |
| Production | Jeremy Kleiner | Producer |
| Editing | Joe Walker | Editor |
| Production | Steve McQueen | Producer |
| Art | David Stein | Art Direction |
| Production | Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Production | Brad Pitt | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Art | Adam Stockhausen | Production Design |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Alice Baker | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ma Kalaadevi Ananda | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andree Fortier | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Jude Erny | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Dottie Starling | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Lex D. Geddings | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Jason Sanford | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Meagan Lewis | Casting |
| Sound | Leslie Shatz | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Sean Bobbitt | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Michael Buster | Dialect Coach |
| Art | Carl Counts | Art Department Coordinator |
| Crew | Poland Perkins | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | Jim Wallis | Set Designer |
| Art | David Rotondo | Construction Coordinator |
| Editing | Henry Auerbach | Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Tim LeDoux | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Katrina Schiller | Music Editor |
| Production | M. Gerard Sellers | Location Manager |
| Crew | Taylor Weeks | Scenic Artist |
| Lighting | Mike McLaughlin | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Ritchie | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dena Matranga | Set Costumer |
| Art | Carl Sprague | Set Designer |
| Directing | Eva Z. Cabrera | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley |
| Art | Matthew Gatlin | Set Designer |
| Crew | David Nash | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Jaap Buitendijk | Still Photographer |
| Art | Walter Schneider | Set Designer |
| Sound | Bryan Arenas | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Ryan Collins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Andy Shuttleworth | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Catherine Wilson | Music Editor |
| Production | Bianca Stigter | Producer |
| Production | Alissa M. Kantrow | Production Supervisor |
| Lighting | Chris Flowers | Electrician |
| Crew | Eric Bergman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yolanda Mercadel | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Spooky Stevens | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Steven Ritzi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Dave Pultz | Color Timer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikki I Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Bob Bates | Gaffer |
| Production | John Ridley | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Doug Torres | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adruitha Lee | Hair Department Head |
| Visual Effects | Elbert Irving IV | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Boom Operator |
| Art | Michael A. Johnson | Leadman |
| Art | Michael S. Martin | Property Master |
| Lighting | Byron Marigny | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Hamnac | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jade Brandt | Tailor |
| Lighting | Vic Keatley | Rigging Gaffer |
| Crew | Mike 'Chewie' Pappas | Generator Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott T. Coppock | Ager/Dyer |
| Lighting | Scott Morrison | Electrician |
| Camera | T. Nick Leon | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Ebel | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dena Matranga | Key Set Costumer |
| Lighting | Franklin Jones II | Key Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Joe Cassano | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrick Wiley | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nana Fischer | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Megan Richardson | Costumer |
| Lighting | Eric DePoorter | Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shonta T. McCray | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brandon P. Watson | Tailor |
| Lighting | Erskin Mitchell | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Lee McLemore | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Ann Black | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Pugh-Ruiz | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron P. Mastin | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brian Waltsak | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Wood | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick London | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nicholas Britell | Songs |
| Art | Kevin C. Lang | Set Dresser |
