Marshall
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 118 min · ★ 7.3 · 73% critics
Thurgood Marshall takes on a career-defining court case, fighting for justice against overwhelming resistance. The story follows the struggle of building a defense and pushing back as the trial unfolds under intense pressure.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (678 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Marshall if you like true-history courtroom dramas and civil-rights stories; Not for you if you want light entertainment or you dislike long, intense trial material like The Trial of the Chicago 7 or 42.
Pros: gripping courtroom tension; great acting; inspiring legal fight | Cons: story sometimes long; tough subject matter; some moments tiring
Themes
- court
- interracial relationship
- lawyer
- 1940s
- courtroom drama
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Chadwick Boseman
as Thurgood Marshall
Josh Gad
as Sam Friedman
Kate Hudson
as Eleanor Strubing
Sterling K. Brown
as Joseph Spell
James Cromwell
as The Judge
Dan Stevens
as Lorin Willis
Sophia Bush
as Jennifer
Jussie Smollett
as Langston Hughes
Marina Squerciati
as Stella Friedman
Keesha Sharp
as Buster Marshall
Directed by Reginald Hudlin