PRINCIPAL CAST

Brie Larson, Rafe Spall, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, Rob Morgan, Drew Scheid, Steve Coulter, Mary Kraft, Rhoda Griffis, Elizabeth Becka, Karan Kendrick

DIRECTOR

Destin Daniel Cretton

WRITER

Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton

SYNOPSIS

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them.

BOX OFFICE

$33.4 Million

GENRE

Drama

RATING

Rated PG-13
thematic content including some racial epithets

RUN TIME

136 Minutes

STUDIO

Warner Bros.