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Just Mercy

Just Mercy

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Just Mercy

"Every generation has its hero. Meet ours."

2019

2h 17m

7.8(2521 votes)

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Crime

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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.

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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Andrew Lanham
Produced by: Michael B. Jordan
Gil Netter

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