Just Mercy (2019)

MovieDrama, Crime, History2h 17m
Just Mercy (2019) movie posterReview score: 78%

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Plot

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

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Michael B. JordanMichael B. JordanBryan StevensonBrie LarsonBrie LarsonEva AnsleyJamie FoxxJamie FoxxWalter McMillianO'Shea Jackson Jr.O'Shea Jackson Jr.Anthony Ray HintonRafe SpallRafe SpallTommy ChampanRob MorganRob MorganHerbert RichardsonTim Blake NelsonTim Blake NelsonRalph MyersRhoda GriffisRhoda GriffisJudge Pamela Bachab

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TrailerJust Mercy | 4K Trailer | Warner Bros. EntertainmentTrailerOfficial TrailerTeaserOfficial Trailer TeaseClipJust Mercy | "Justice For My Client" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | "I Think I Can Prove He Is Innocent" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | "I Know You All Have A Lot Of Questions" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | "I Got My Truth Back" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | Full Movie Preview | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | "He Didn't Do Nothing Wrong" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | "I Was In Before He Offered Me The Job" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentClipJust Mercy | "Equal Justice" Clip | Warner Bros. EntertainmentFeaturetteJust Mercy | "The Equal Justice Initiative" + "This Moment Deserves" | Warner Bros. Entertainment

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