When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.
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Tommy Lee Jones
Jeremiah O'Keefe
Jamie Foxx
Willie E. Gary
Jurnee Smollett
Mame Downes
Alan Ruck
Mike Allred
Mamoudou Athie
Hal Dockins
Pamela Reed
Annette O'Keefe
Bill Camp
Ray Loewen
Amanda Warren
Gioria Gary
Dorian Missick
Reggie Douglas
Tywayne Wheatt
Al Jones
Director
Margaret Betts
Screenplay
Margaret Betts
Tagline
"Never settle."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$32,500,000
Production
Double Nickel Entertainment, Bobby Shriver Productions, Foxxhole Productions, Maven Screen Media, Amazon MGM Studios, Big Indie Pictures
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
November 3, 2023
There isn’t much to dislike about director Maggie Betts‘ “The Burial,” a solid courtroom drama that hits all the expectations of the genre (and sometimes even exceeds them). Inspired by true events, this rousing David versus Goliath story is well cast, well acted, well told, and is set up to be an all-around crowd pleaser. Mississippi funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) has fa...
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