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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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
Director
Destin Daniel Cretton
Screenplay
Destin Daniel Cretton
Tagline
"Every generation has its hero. Meet ours."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$50,401,502
Production
Netter Productions, Outlier Society, Endeavor Content, MACRO, One Community, Participant, Warner Bros. Pictures
tmdb92312096
July 31, 2020
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.
Murphster13
February 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.
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