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Just Mercy (2019)

PG-13 | | Drama | 10 January 2020 (USA)
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Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free.

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Destin Daniel Cretton

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Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham | 1 more credit »

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Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Brie Larson ... Eva Ansley
Michael B. Jordan ... Bryan Stevenson
Jamie Foxx ... Walter McMillian
Tim Blake Nelson ... Ralph Myers
Rafe Spall ... Tommy Champan
O'Shea Jackson Jr. ... Anthony Ray Hinton
Rhoda Griffis ... Judge Pamela Bachab
Rob Morgan ... Herbert Richardson
Claire Bronson ... Mrs. Chapman
Drew Scheid ... Linus
Darrell Britt-Gibson ... Darnell Houston
Lindsay Ayliffe ... Judge Foster
Steve Coulter ... Judge Buren
Tonea Stewart ... Mrs. Coleman
Denitra Isler ... Evelyn
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A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson.) One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx,) who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them. Written by Gregg Brilliant

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prison | death row | death penalty | lawyer | execution | See All (109) »

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic content including some racial epithets. | See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2020 (USA) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Conyers, Georgia, USA See more »

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Endeavor Content, MACRO, Netter Productions See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Based on the book "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson. See more »

Connections

Featured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 6 September 2019 (2019) See more »

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Q: Why did Michael B. Jordan feel like making a movie about this book?
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Surely an acting oscar nomination in here somewhere.
13 December 2019 | by steve-care – See all my reviews

Dont know why this film has a low rating.

This true story about a young lawyer who uncovers miscarriages of justice a from discriminating legal system in the deep south, it has a great central performance by Michael B Jordan and is backed up by Jamie Foxx, who surely should be nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar come next year.
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