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The Burial Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Sep. 7, 2023

The Burial

Release Date: Friday, October 6, 2023 Nationwide Friday, October 13, 2023 Prime Video

Jurnee Smollett, Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx, Bill Camp, Mamoudou Athie, Dorian Missick, Doug Wright, Jim Klock, Maggie Betts, Pamela Reed, Amanda Warren

R Drama N/A

  • 4.9

68%

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Based on a true story, the film tells of a personal-injury lawyer from Mississippi who took on the case of Jeremiah O'Keefe, an owner of a local chain of funeral homes. O'Keefe claimed that he had been cheated by a major funeral parlor conglomerate. With the cooperation of O'Keefe's lawyer, who was an admitted racist, he won $260 million for O'Keefe.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Burial.

Crew Behind the Film

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

The film's writer Doug Wright last wrote Bunny Lake is Missing and Town House.

Screenwriter
Production Company
Maven Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Based on a New Yorker Magazine article.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Burial was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 6, 2023. There were 23 other movies released on the same date, including Foe, Shelter in Solitude and Eismayer.



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Thu., Sep. 7, 2023

  • Set the MPA rating to R

  • Set film release to PrimeVideo

  • Set film release to Nationwide

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