| Just Mercy | |
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| Directed by | Destin Daniel Cretton |
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| Based on | Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson |
| Produced by | Gil Netter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Brett Pawlak |
| Edited by | Nat Sanders |
| Music by | Joel P. West |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $50.4 million[3] |
Just Mercy is a 2019 American biographical legal drama film co-written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, and Brie Larson. It explores the work of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson who represents poor people on death row in the South. Featured is his work with Walter McMillian, who had been wrongfully convicted of the murder of a young woman. The film is based on Stevenson's 2014 eponymous memoir, in which he explored his journey to making his life's work the defense of African American prisoners.[4]
Just Mercy, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019, was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 25, 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $50.4 million. Foxx was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Both he and Michael B. Jordan won NAACP Image Awards for their respective roles.
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- ^ "Just Mercy" tells the story of Walter McMillian, a wrongfully convicted man who fights a flawed criminal justice system". NBC News. October 24, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "Just Mercy (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson | Bestselling Book and Adapted Film". JustMercy.eji.org. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.