Just Mercy
Harvard‑trained lawyer Bryan Stevenson battles a corrupt Southern justice system to free an innocent man on death row and expose the deadly bias that condemns countless others.
“Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.”
Synopsis
Bryan Stevenson, a Harvard-educated lawyer, travels to Alabama to represent marginalized and wrongfully accused individuals, including Walter McMillian, who was sentenced to death despite clear evidence of his innocence. Facing a system that works against them, Stevenson dedicates himself to fighting for McMillian and others in similar situations.
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A crew of 68+ credited
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Edited by Nat SandersShot by Brett PawlakScored by Joel P WestDesigned by Sharon Seymour
Box Office
2019 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$50.4M
US & Canada: $36.0M — 71% of worldwide · International: $14.4M (29%)
Opening weekend: $118K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $118K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4 theaters
Also known as
- Just Mercyde
- La Voie de la justicefr
- Il diritto di opporsiit
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Cast & Crew
68 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael B Jordan
as Bryan Stevenson
Jamie Foxx
as Walter McMillian
Brie Larson
as Eva Ansley
Charlie Pye Jr
as Charlie the Tree Expert
O Shea Jackson Jr
as Anthony Ray Hinton
Michael Harding
as Sheriff Tate
Rafe Spall
as Tommy Champan
Christopher Wolfe
as Jim Wilkes
Rob Morgan
as Herbert Richardson
J Alphonse Nicholson
as Henry Davis
Tim Blake Nelson
as Ralph Myers
Adam Boyer
as Prison Guard
Supporting cast
46Rhoda Griffis
as Judge Pamela Bachab
Jacinte Blankenship
as Christy Stevenson
Bryan G Stevenson
as Howard Stevenson, Jr.
Karan Kendrick
as Minnie McMillian
Hayes Mercure
as Jeremy Doss
Lindsay Ayliffe
as Judge Foster
Dominic Bogart
as Doug Ansley
Tim Hooper
as Charles Cooper, Office Manager
Andrene Ward Hammond
as Brenda
John Lacy
as Bill
Ron Clinton Smith
as Woodrow Ikner
C J Leblanc
as John McMillian
Kelly Mumme
as Stella Taylor
Mallory Hoff
as Alice Brooks
Terence Rosemore
as Jimmy
Brad Sanders
as Howard Stevenson, Sr.
Charmin Lee
as Alice Stevenson
Sebastian Eugene Hansen
as Kris Ansley
David Garlock
as Prison Interviewee
Robert Caston
as Prison Interviewee
Talmedge Hayes
as Prison Interviewee
Kuntrell Jackson
as Prison Interviewee
Tatom Pender
as Tracy
Scarlet Olivia Dunbar
as Jackie McMillian
Denitra Isler
as Evelyn McMillian
Darryl W Handy
as Bernard
Darrell Britt Gibson
as Darnell Houston
Al Mitchell
as Uncle Leo
Pete Burris
as Local Male Witness
Susie Spear Purcell
as Local Female Witness
Deadra Moore
as Deb
Ryan Dinning
as Young Officer
Carl Palmer
as Older Officer
Greta Glenn
as Doris Miller
Alex Van
as Chamber Guard
Leydi Morales
as Female Death Row Guard
Ben Peck
as Holman Warden
Ted Huckabee
as Bailiff
Ryan Girard
as Clay Kast
Tim Ware
as Psychologist
Norm Lewis
as Newscaster (voice)
Claire Bronson
as Mrs. Chapman
Desmond Phillips
as State Officer
Drew Starkey
as Young Guard
Steve Coulter
as Judge Buren
Mcdaniel Austin
as Inmate
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