Just Mercy

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.

This article is about the 2019 film. For the 2014 memoir, see Just Mercy (book).

Just Mercy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDestin Daniel Cretton
Screenplay by
Based onJust Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
Produced byGil Netter
Starring
CinematographyBrett Pawlak
Edited byNat Sanders
Music byJoel P. West
Production
companies
  • Endeavor Content
  • One Community
  • Participant Media
  • Macro Media
  • Gil Netter Productions
  • Outlier Society
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06) (TIFF)
  • December 25, 2019 (2019-12-25) (United States)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million
Box office$50.4 million

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 $80.7million. 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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