Just Mercy
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 137 min · ★ 7.9 · 77% critics
Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend people who are disenfranchised and wrongly condemned. The film follows his relentless fight against a justice system that seems stacked against them, including a man sentenced to death despite evidence supporting his innocence.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (2,491 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Just Mercy if you want an emotionally intense, thought-provoking courtroom true story about dedication and injustice; Not for you if you prefer light entertainment or are sensitive to death-penalty themes like Till or The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Pros: Powerful true-story drama; Great lead performances; Emotional and gripping | Cons: Heavy subject matter; Some scenes feel long
Themes
- death penalty
- judge
- innocence
- based on true story
- lawyer
- electric chair
- racism
- execution
- justice
- humiliation
- injustice
- 1980s
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Michael B. Jordan
as Bryan Stevenson
Brie Larson
as Eva Ansley
Jamie Foxx
as Walter McMillian
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
as Anthony Ray Hinton
Rafe Spall
as Tommy Champan
Rob Morgan
as Herbert Richardson
Tim Blake Nelson
as Ralph Myers
Rhoda Griffis
as Judge Pamela Bachab
J. Alphonse Nicholson
as Henry Davis
Karan Kendrick
as Minnie McMillian
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton