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Just Mercy
2019 137 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★7.6
Drama, Crime, History
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
🎭 Based on
«Just Mercy»
byBryan Stevenson
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Description
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.
Budget:
$25M
US Gross:
$36M
Worldwide:
$50.4M
Starring
Michael B. Jordan
Actor
Jamie Foxx
Actor
Brie Larson
Actor
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020
— Best Supporting Actor
Key opinion
Just Mercy is a sincere and emotionally resonant courtroom drama that effectively highlights systemic racial injustice through powerful lead performances. While some viewers find it to be a competent and inspiring classic, others criticize its conventional narrative style and occasional pacing issues.
| Acting | Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx deliver strong, compelling, and emotionally authentic performances that anchor the entire film. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds in evoking strong empathy and highlighting the moral gravity of systemic racial injustice. | |
| Originality | The narrative follows the familiar, conventional structure of traditional courtroom dramas, which leads some to label it as formulaic or dated. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing divides opinion: some find the contemplative tempo essential for the subject matter, while others feel it drags or lacks sufficient procedural depth. |