Just Mercy

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Just Mercy

PG-13

2020

2h 16m

Drama

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After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that follow, Stevenson encounters racism and legal and political maneuverings as he tirelessly fights for McMillian's life.

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Critics Consensus

Just Mercy dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Feb 11, 2021

4/5

Foxx does his best work in a decade. For the charismatic Jordan, who puts in a tone-setting nuanced turn here, Just Mercy arrives between Creed II and Tom Clancy's Without Remorse. Let's hope he sticks with the "one for them, one for me" formula.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Feb 11, 2021

2.5/4

"Just Mercy" is solid, meat-and-potatoes docudrama filmmaking, if you don't mind a first-rate story of systemic injustice undercut by second-rate dialogue.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Feb 11, 2021

2.5/4

Unlike many movies "based on a true story," "Just Mercy" sticks close to the facts of the case - for the simple reason that the facts are drama enough.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 3, 2026

8/10

Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx turn in two really good performances, so this is worth your time!

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Feb 3, 2026

4/5

…a compelling drama about wrongful accusation, race and capital punishment…Just Mercy is a good, engrossing courtroom thriller well played by Michael B Jordan and Brie Larson…

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Aug 24, 2022

3.5/5

While succumbing to a small amount of melodrama, Just Mercy is ultimately a moving film about integrity, injustice, and the indictment of our criminal justice system.

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Damon

Mar 18, 2025

Very good. It's worth seeing again.

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Kimberly J

Apr 25, 2021

Jamie was overlooked

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Speedy

Feb 6, 2021

Realistic , informative gave me an insight into the hardships black people endure .

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Aimee J

Jan 10, 2021

Worthy movie. So much STILL has to change

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Monica

Nov 14, 2020

One of the best movies ever. All teens & adults should see Just Mercy. Breaks your heart & makes you want our broken justice system FIXED.

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Mrs. Lindsey

Mar 14, 2020

Such a great movie! The story is one that many people are not aware of. The actors really portrayed the emotions of each character phenomenally.

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Destin Daniel Cretton

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Michael B. Jordan

Bryan Stevenson

Jamie Foxx

Walter McMillian

Brie Larson

Eva Ansley

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Tim Blake Nelson

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Synopsis

After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that follow, Stevenson encounters racism and legal and political maneuverings as he tirelessly fights for McMillian's life.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Producer: Gil Netter, Asher Goldstein, Michael B. Jordan
Screenwriter: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Netter Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Content|Some Racial Epithets)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 25, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.0M
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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