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Just Mercy

  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
86K
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POPULARITY
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Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Karan Kendrick, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Just Mercy (2019)
'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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World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

  • Director
    • Destin Daniel Cretton
  • Writers
    • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Andrew Lanham
    • Bryan Stevenson
  • Stars
    • Michael B. Jordan
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Brie Larson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    86K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,239
    548
    • Director
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Writers
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
      • Andrew Lanham
      • Bryan Stevenson
    • Stars
      • Michael B. Jordan
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Brie Larson
    • 523User reviews
    • 200Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations total

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    How Real Life Inspired and Informed 'Just Mercy'
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    How Real Life Inspired and Informed 'Just Mercy'

    Photos149

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    Top Cast99+

    Michael B. Jordan
    Michael B. Jordan
    • Bryan Stevenson
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Walter McMillian
    Brie Larson
    Brie Larson
    • Eva Ansley
    Charlie Pye Jr.
    • Charlie the Tree Expert
    Michael Harding
    Michael Harding
    • Sheriff Tate
    Christopher Wolfe
    Christopher Wolfe
    • Jim Wilkes
    J. Alphonse Nicholson
    J. Alphonse Nicholson
    • Henry Davis
    Adam Boyer
    Adam Boyer
    • Prison Guard
    Jacinte Blankenship
    Jacinte Blankenship
    • Christy Stevenson
    Bryan G. Stevenson
    • Howard Stevenson, Jr.
    Brad Sanders
    Brad Sanders
    • Howard Stevenson, Sr.
    Charmin Lee
    Charmin Lee
    • Alice Stevenson
    Sebastian Hansen
    Sebastian Hansen
    • Kris Ansley
    • (as Sebastian Eugene Hansen)
    John Lacy
    John Lacy
    • Bill Freeman, Office Manager
    Dominic Bogart
    Dominic Bogart
    • Doug Ansley
    Hayes Mercure
    Hayes Mercure
    • Jeremy Doss
    Rob Morgan
    Rob Morgan
    • Herbert Richardson
    David Garlock
    • Prison Interviewee
    • Director
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
    • Writers
      • Destin Daniel Cretton
      • Andrew Lanham
      • Bryan Stevenson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews523

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    How Real Life Inspired and Informed 'Just Mercy'

    How Real Life Inspired and Informed 'Just Mercy'

    Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and their Just Mercy co-stars join activist Bryan Stevenson to discuss the movie’s themes and how films can help affect social justice.
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    • Trivia
      On January 6, 2020, Microsoft Corporation rented out 32 AMC Cinemas across the US and offered paid time off and movie tickets to all US employees to attend a private screening of Just Mercy.
    • Goofs
      One cuff comes off when John McMillian is taken away in handcuffs by two policemen in court.
    • Quotes
      • Bryan Stevenson: I came out of law school with grand ideas in my mind about how to change the world. But Mr. McMillian made me realize we can't change the world with only ideas in our minds. We need conviction in our hearts. this man taught me how to stay hopeful, because I now know that hopelessness is the enemy of justice. Hope allows us to push for word, even when the truth is distorted by the people in power. It allows us to stand when they tell us to sit down, and to speak when they say be quiet.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 10, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Buscando Justicia
    • Filming locations
      • Conyers, Georgia, USA(Road Block)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Fifth Season
      • One Community
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,001,502
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $107,858
      • Dec 29, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,901,502
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 17m(137 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS:X
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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