Just Mercy (2019)

  • PG-13
  • 10/03/2019 (US)
  • Drama, Crime, History
  • 2h 17m

Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.

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.

Destin Daniel Cretton

Director, Screenplay

Andrew Lanham

Screenplay

Bryan Stevenson

Novel

Cast

Michael B. Jordan's headshot

Michael B. Jordan

Bryan Stevenson
Brie Larson's headshot

Brie Larson

Eva Ansley
Jamie Foxx's headshot

Jamie Foxx

Walter McMillian
O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s headshot

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Anthony Ray Hinton
Rafe Spall's headshot

Rafe Spall

Tommy Champan
Rob Morgan's headshot

Rob Morgan

Herbert Richardson
Tim Blake Nelson's headshot

Tim Blake Nelson

Ralph Myers
Rhoda Griffis's headshot

Rhoda Griffis

Judge Pamela Bachab

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