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