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Just Mercy (2019)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Destin Daniel Cretton
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    Bryan Stevenson Michael B. Jordan
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    Eva Ansley Brie Larson
  • Profile picture of Jamie Foxx
    Walter McMillian Jamie Foxx
  • Profile picture of O'Shea Jackson Jr.
    Anthony Ray Hinton O'Shea Jackson Jr.
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    Tommy Champan Rafe Spall
  • Profile picture of Rob Morgan
    Herbert Richardson Rob Morgan
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    Ralph Myers Tim Blake Nelson
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    Judge Pamela Bachab Rhoda Griffis

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  • concealing the truth