Just Mercy
2019 Drama Rated PG-13 136 Minutes
In Theaters | December 25, 2019 Wide on Jan 10 |
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On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
On Blu-ray | April 14, 2020 | |||
On DVD | April 14, 2020 |
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A powerful and thought-provoking true story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them.
Rated PG-13 for thematic content including some racial epithets.
Box office gross: $33.4 million. View box office history.
Released by Warner Bros. See more credits.