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Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.

20197.92h 17m

Overview

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.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham, Bryan Stevenson
Produced by Michael B. Jordan, Gil Netter, Asher Goldstein
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $50.4M

Top Cast

Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan

Bryan Stevenson

Brie Larson

Brie Larson

Eva Ansley

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Walter McMillian

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Anthony Ray Hinton

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Tommy Champan

Rob Morgan

Rob Morgan

Herbert Richardson

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Ralph Myers

Rhoda Griffis

Rhoda Griffis

Judge Pamela Bachab

J. Alphonse Nicholson

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Henry Davis

Karan Kendrick

Karan Kendrick

Minnie McMillian

Themes & Keywords

death penaltyjudgeinnocencebased on true storylawyerelectric chairracismexecutionjusticehumiliationinjustice1980slegal dramaearnestexcitedbased on real personconcealing the truth

About Just Mercy

Just Mercy is a drama, crime, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of death penalty, judge, innocence, based on true story, lawyer, electric chair. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, it stars Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx. 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.

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