Just Mercy

About Just Mercy

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Just Mercy (2019) is a crime history film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Its themes are true crime, earnest, based on real person, and judge.

Michael B. Jordan stars as Bryan Stevenson, Brie Larson as Eva Ansley, Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Anthony Ray Hinton. Released in December 2019, it runs 137 minutes.

The screenplay is by Andrew Lanham and Destin Daniel Cretton. Production companies include Endeavor Content, MACRO, and Netter Productions. The story is adapted from real events.

The Butler, Monster, and Rob Peace make useful companions to Just Mercy, all filed under 1980s and racism. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 2,550 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.