Loving Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Mar. 18, 2017

Loving

Release Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 Limited Friday, November 11, 2016 Theaters

Celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), whose civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court.

Director: Jeff Nichols

Starring: Joel Edgerton • Ruth Negga • Michael Shannon • Nick Kroll • Bill Camp

PG-13 Drama N/A

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84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), whose civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Follows an interracial married couple jailed for their union in 1958 Virginia. The pair fought back against the laws that made their marriage punishable, leading to a landmark Supreme Court case that eventually reversed all restrictions on marriage based on race.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Loving.

Joel Edgerton
... Richard

Red Sparrow, The Great Gatsby
R
Ruth Negga
... Mildred Loving

Presumed Innocent (series), Passing
Michael Shannon
Nuremberg, Man of Steel
N
Nick Kroll
The Smurfs Musical, Red One
B
Bill Camp
Zero Day (limited series), The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Crew Behind the Film

The Loving behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jeff Nichols last directed The Bikeriders and Midnight Special. The film's writer Jeff Nichols last wrote Goat and Midnight Special.

Director: Jeff Nichols
Screenwriter: Jeff Nichols
Producers: Ged Doherty
Colin Firth
Sarah Green
Peter Saraf
Marc Turtletaub

Studio: Focus Features
Production Companies: —

Production Details

What we know about the Loving movie production.

Key Facts

Inspired by Nancy Buirski’s Emmy Award-winning documentary, The Loving Story.
Based on the historic Loving v. Virginia case.

Production Updates for Loving

Feb 2016

Completed

Changed Loving movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic elements
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Loving

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Loving was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 4, 2016. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Trolls, Doctor Strange and Hacksaw Ridge. As a limited release, Loving was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.