Free State of Jones
A disillusioned Confederate deserter returns home to rally fellow outcasts and women into a guerrilla militia, determined to topple the corrupt local government before it crushes their fight for freedom.
“For justice. For pride. For freedom.”
Synopsis
A disillusioned Confederate Army deserter returns to Mississippi and organizes a militia composed of fellow deserters and women to launch an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 415+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Pamela MartinShot by Benoit DelhommeScored by Nicholas BritellDesigned by Philip MessinaSound by Paul HsuCostumes by Louise FrogleyVFX by Lisa Beroud
Box Office
2016 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$25.0M
US & Canada: $20.8M — 83% of worldwide · International: $4.2M (17%)
Opening weekend: $7.6M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $11.1M — 53% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,815 theaters
Also known as
- Free State of Jonesde
- (English)Free State of Jones
- (Bulgarian)Свободният щат
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaJun 24, 2016
- PolandJun 24, 2016
- United StatesJun 24, 2016
- PortugalJun 30, 2016
- IsraelJul 14, 2016
Production & Distribution
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Cast & Crew
415 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Matthew Mcconaughey
as Newton Knight
Gugu Mbatha Raw
Christopher Berry
as Jasper Collins
Sean Bridgers
as Will Sumrall
Jacob Lofland
as Daniel
Bill Tangradi
as Lt. Barbour
Mahershala Ali
as Moses
Keri Russell
as Serena
Thomas Francis Murphy
as Elias Hood
Brian Lee Franklin
as Davis Knight
Kerry Cahill
as Mary, Yeoman Farmer
Joe Chrest
as James Eakins
Supporting cast
144Jessica Ann Collins
as Annie
Donald Elise Watkins
as Wilson
Jill Jane Clements
as Aunt Sally
Dane Rhodes
as Ward
Lawrence Turner
as Chester
Troy Anthony Hogan
as George
Greg Kennedy
as Jesse
Artrial Clark
as Eli
Charlie Anderson
as Malachi
Cade Mansfield Cooksey
as Older Coleman Brother
Liza J Bennett
as Junie Lee
Gary Grubbs
as Prosecutor
David Jensen
as Defense Attorney
Bill Martin Williams
as Whittington
Jim Kelly
as Court Clerk
John P Fertitta
as Judge
Rhonda Johnson Dents
as Mabel Ely
Jane Mcneil
as Woman in Courtroom
Dave Maldonado
as Polling Station Clerk
Wayne Pere
as Col. Robert Lowry
John Neisler
as Leonidas Polk
Sharon Landry
as Mrs. Coleman
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
as Margaret
Kurt Krause
as Injured Soldier
Andrew Petrotta
as Union Official
Joseph Hosey
as Joseph Collins
Henry Frost
as Orderly, Crying Soldier
P J Marshall
as Sgt. Battlefield
Lucy Faust
as Second Woman, Yeoman Farmer
Lara Grice
as Mrs. Eakins
Johnny Mcphail
as Old Man
Kylen Davis
as Boy in Alice Hotel
Lajessie Smith
as Isaac
Kesha Bullard Lewis
as Moses' Wife
Jackson Beals
as Overseer
Sam Malone
as Cotton Field Worker
William Mark Mccullough
as First Man
Garrett Kruithof
as Second Man
Martin Bats Bradford
as Freedman
Jaren Mitchell
as Freedman
Jim Klock
as Farmer
Will Beinbrink
as Farmer
Stella Allen
as Yeoman Girl
Camden Flowers
as Yeoman Girl
Carsen Flowers
as Yeoman Girl
Jason Ament
as Lt. Jensen
Kirk Bovill
as Merchant
Matt Lintz
as Younger Coleman Brother
Mattie Liptak
as Daniel Whitehead
Trace Masters
as Newt's Son
Brandon Hartley
as Bearded Soldier
Paul Alan Webb
as Barn Farmer
Victoria Bynum
as Nurse
Manny Penton
as Surgeon
Francine Rush Levenstein
as Cornfield Woman
Monique Bilbo
as Cornfield Woman
Samantha Hopkins
as Eakins' Daughter
Shelby Sanders
as Eakins' Daughter
Melanie Hebert
as Eakins' Teacher
Jackson Lee Brockton
as Lookout Kid
Joe Girard
as Joseph
Ann Hamilton
as Susie Mae
James G Hanifen
as Hardware Store Clerk
Ethan Lee
as Barbour's Wagon Driver
Pine Purvis
as Jed
Julia Holt
as Shrieking Woman
John Robert Carpenter
as Knight Company
Blaine Carpenter
as Knight Company
Davis Coen
as Knight Company
Chris Ploetz
as Knight Company
Tim Bell
as Paddy Roller
Bryan Blasingame
as Union Soldier
Nicolas Bosc
as Confederate Soldier
Emily Bossak
as Townsfolk
Kobe Brown
as Knight Baby #1
Deejay Buras
as Paddy Roller
Daniel Cagle
as Confederate Soldier
Carlton Caudle
as Confederate Color Guard
Ron Centanni
as Farmer
Michelle L Clarke
as Courtroom
Nolan Cummings
as Hospital Amputee
James David Gabriel
as Harmonica Player
Terrell D Davis
as Maroon, Freedman
Miles Donald
as Knight Company
Bradley Einboden
as Knight Company
Brian Elder
as Confederate Soldier
Maggie Eldred
as Woman in Clerk's Office
James W Evermore
as Orderly 2
Dudley Fuqua
as Soldier
Juan Gaspard
as Confederate Soldier
Steven Grossman
as Poor Farmer, Surly Bar Crowd
Adam Henslee
as Orderly 3
Newton James Hippolyte Jr
as Sharecropper, Freedman, Maroon
David Jackson
as Freedman 8
Kasey James
as Freedman
Alicia Davis Johnson
as Court Spectator
Matthew Jolly
as Townsfolk
Sam Jones
as Slave, Freedman, Maroon
Anthony Kane
as Knight Company
Kensley Keys
as Maroon #4
Hamid Khosravanipour
as Union Soldier
Jesse King
as Knight Company
Steve Kish
as Townsperson
Gary Wayne Loper
as Confederate Soldier
Lamar Lott
as Confederate Soldier, Union Soldier
David Lee Marshall
as Battle Slave
Aaron Martin
as Orderly
Glen Mayes
as Maroon #5
Bailey Vaughn Mcandrew
as Female Farmer
Matthew Mccoy
as Soldier, Townsperson
Claire Mcreynolds
as Blonde Girl in Braids at Camp in Forest
Cameron Metrejean
as Wounded Soldier, Confederate Soldier
Ritchie Montgomery
as Third Man
Zach Mooney
as Little Boy
Serenity Neil
as Schoolgirl
Jason Palombo
as Confederate Soldier Squad Leader
Cy Parks
as Confederate Soldier
Zack Payne
as Orderly
Brandon Pettis
as Unregistered Voter, Freedman
Shane Pinson
as Confederate Soldier
Joshua Probus
as Farm Kid
Ronnie Rhodes
as Slave, Freedman
Michael Patrick Rogers
as Knight Company
Marlene B Russell
as Sharecropper
Jarett Shorts
as Freedman #1
Darrell L Shuler
as Freedman
Kerry Sims
as Unregistered Voter #4
Carl Singleton
as Sharecropper
Eunice Smith
as Extra
Lisa Ann Smith
as Mother
Michael David Smith
as Confederate Soldier
Carl Stevens
as Townsman
Devante Stewart
as Freedman
Blake Stokes
as Soldier
Melvin Thorn
as Union Soldier, Freedman
Steven Varnes
as Knight Company
Tahj Vaughans
as Maroon
Joshua Watts
as Union Soldier, Freedman
Abigail Williams
as Little Girl
Valeria Lee Williams
as House Slave
Bobby D Willis
as Maroon
Kebron Woodfin
as Freedman 7
Cotton Yancey
as Farmer
Jesse Yarborough
as Confederate Soldier
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
33Adam Fogelson
executive producer
Bruce J Nachbar
executive producer (as Bruce Nachbar)
Christopher Lytton
executive producer (as Chris Lytton)
Christopher Woodrow
executive producer
David Pomier
co-producer
Diana Alvarez
co-producer
Donald Tang
executive producer
Elexa Ruth
co-executive producer
Eric Heffron
co-producer
Gary Ross
Producer, Producers
Jerry Ye
executive producer
John Finklea
music editor / score producer
Jon Kilik
Producer, Producers
Lee Jae Woo
executive producer (as Lee Jea Woo)
Leonard Feder
executive producer
Leonard Hartman
executive producer
Lisa Beroud
executive visual effects producer
Matt Jackson
executive producer
Michael Bassick
executive producer
Min Young Hong
co-executive producer: Union Visual Effects Investment Partners
Nicholas Britell
music conductor / music orchestrator / musician: piano / score producer
Oren Aviv
executive producer
Peter Boychuk
digital intermediate producer
Robert Simonds
executive producer
Robin Bissell
executive producer
Russell Levine
executive producer
Samuel Yeunju Ha
co-executive producer (as Samuel Y. Ha)
Sandino Moya Smith
associate producer
Scott Stuber
Producer, Producers
Stuart Ford
executive producer
T G Herrington
executive producer
Zhongjun Wang
executive producer (as Wang Zhongjun)
Zhonglei Wang
executive producer (as Wang Zhonglei)
Other crew
236Jennifer Cobb
1st assistant accountant
Jeremy N Caves
accountant
Dave Francis
additional colorist
Eric Depoorter
additional rigging grip
Gregory Santoro
additional second assistant director (as Greg Santoro) / second assistant director: second unit
Adam Bennink
additional visual effects production support: Digital Domain (as Adam Bennick)
Ian Churchill
ager / dyer
Tamara Brock
animal trainer (as Tamara Reynolds)
Howard Fannon
armorer
Chris Craine
Art Directors
Andrew Max Cahn
as Andrew Cahn
Elena Albanese
assistant art director
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