Free State of Jones

About Free State of Jones

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union.

Free State of Jones is a 2016 history war film directed by Gary Ross. At 140 minutes long, it arrived in June 2016.

Matthew McConaughey appears as Newton Knight, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Rachel, Mahershala Ali as Moses Washington, and Keri Russell as Serena Knight. Written by Gary Ross. It comes from Bluegrass Films, Huayi Brothers Pictures, and IM Global. The story is adapted from real events.

Members will find slavery, american civil war, ku klux klan, and deep south in it. It streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel and Wonder Project Amazon Channel in the United States.

Django Unchained, 12 Years a Slave, and Remember the Titans make useful companions to Free State of Jones, all filed under mississippi. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 1,716 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.