Just Mercy

★ 7.9•2019-12-25•137 min

“Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.”

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.

Status

Released

Budget

$25.0M

Revenue

$50.4M

Cast

Michael B. Jordan

Bryan Stevenson

Brie Larson

Eva Ansley

Jamie Foxx

Walter McMillian

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Anthony Ray Hinton

Rafe Spall

Tommy Champan

Rob Morgan

Herbert Richardson

Tim Blake Nelson

Ralph Myers

Rhoda Griffis

Judge Pamela Bachab

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Henry Davis

Karan Kendrick

Minnie McMillian

Hayes Mercure

Jeremy Doss

Lindsay Ayliffe

Judge Foster

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Reviews

2 reviews

tmdb92312096

TMDB User•Jul 31, 2020

★ 8

For evidence that you're never doing enough, look no further than Bryan Stevenson's book-turned-film, _Just Mercy_. Emotional and gripping, performances from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx bring to life just one story from an iconic life-long pursuit of justice.

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Murphster13

TMDB User•Feb 18, 2026

This was an excellent movie with great acting. This was an excellent movie with great acting. This was an excellent movie with great acting.