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Just Mercy

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7.9/10 • 2.3K

2019-12-252h 17m

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Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Directors
Destin Daniel Cretton
Editors
Nat Sanders

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  1. Michael B. Jordan

    Michael B. Jordan

    Bryan Stevenson

  2. Brie Larson

    Brie Larson

    Eva Ansley

  3. Jamie Foxx

    Jamie Foxx

    Walter McMillian

  4. O'Shea Jackson Jr.

    O'Shea Jackson Jr.

    Anthony Ray Hinton

  5. Rafe Spall

    Rafe Spall

    Tommy Champan

  6. Rob Morgan

    Rob Morgan

    Herbert Richardson

  7. Tim Blake Nelson

    Tim Blake Nelson

    Ralph Myers

  8. Rhoda Griffis

    Rhoda Griffis

    Judge Pamela Bachab

  9. J. Alphonse Nicholson

    J. Alphonse Nicholson

    Henry Davis

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Jul 31, 2020

8/10

For evidence that you're never doing enough, look no further than Bryan Stevenson's book-turned-film, Just Mercy. Emotional and gripping, performances from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx bring to life just one story from an iconic life-long pursuit of justice.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000.00
Revenue
$50,401,502.00
Keywords
death penaltyjudgeinnocencebased on true storylawyerelectric chairracismexecutionjusticehumiliationinjustice1980slegal dramaearnestexcitedbased on real personconcealing the truth