Just Mercy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

Crime Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Just Mercy.

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  Michael B. Jordan

  ... Bryan Stevenson

  Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s Next Movie

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  Jamie Foxx

  Strays, Back In Action

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  Brie Larson

  Fast X, Thor: Love and Thunder

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  O'Shea Jackson Jr

  Den of Thieves: Pantera, Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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  Tim Blake Nelson

  Captain America: Brave New World, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

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  Mary Kraft

• D
  Drew Scheid

  Fear Street Part Two: 1978

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  David Michael-Smith

• D
  Denitra Isler

• R
  Rhoda Griffis

  Hover, Big Momma's House 2

Crew Behind the Film

The Just Mercy behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Destin Daniel Cretton last directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and The Glass Castle. The film's writer Destin Daniel Cretton last wrote The Glass Castle and Short Term 12.

Director

Destin Daniel Cretton

Screenwriters

Destin Daniel Cretton
Andrew Lanham

Producers

Asher Goldstein
Michael B. Jordan
Gil Netter

Additional Information

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Production Details

What we know about the Just Mercy movie production.

Key Facts

• Jamie Foxx plays the death row inmate Jordan is defending (Variety, 7/13/18).
• Based on the 2014 book/memoir "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson. True story.

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