Just Mercy

2019
12A
2h 17m

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7.6/10

78K

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Legal Drama True Crime Biography Crime Drama

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

78K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,331

218

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 19 nominations

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How Real Life Inspired and Informed 'Just Mercy'

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How Real Life Inspired and Informed 'Just Mercy'

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and their Just Mercy co-stars join activist Bryan Stevenson to discuss the movie’s themes and how films can help affect social justice.

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Trivia
On January 6, 2020, Microsoft Corporation rented out 32 AMC Cinemas across the US and offered paid time off and movie tickets to all US employees to attend a private screening of Just Mercy.

Goofs
One cuff comes off when John McMillian is taken away in handcuffs by two policemen in court.

Quotes
Bryan Stevenson: I came out of law school with grand ideas in my mind about how to change the world. But Mr. McMillian made me realize we can't change the world with only ideas in our minds. We need conviction in our hearts. this man taught me how to stay hopeful, because I now know that hopelessness is the enemy of justice. Hope allows us to push for word, even when the truth is distorted by the people in power. It allows us to stand when they tell us to sit down, and to speak when they say be quiet.

Connections
Featured in CTV News at Six Toronto: Episode dated 6 September 2019 (2019)

Soundtracks
Ode to Billie Joe
Written by Bobbie Gentry
Performed by Martha & The Vandellas (as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from with Universal Music Enterprises

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10/10

Justice

I was born and raised in Alabama. I left the state in 1966 for the Army and Vietnam. The facts of this true story sicken me, they embarrass me and they anger me.

Whether it's Walter McMillian in the 1990's Alabama or General Michael Flynn today, miscarriages of Justice and the blatant abuse of power have no place in a civilized society. Perhaps this film will make this clear to those who have difficulty grasping that simple concept.