Everything You Need to Know About Just Mercy Movie (2019): Dec. 10, 2022 - added the US DVD release date of April 14, 2020 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.
Who's Involved:
Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jeff Skoll, Mike Drake, Niija Kuykendall, Scott Budnick, Rhoda Griffis, Asher Goldstein, Tim Blake Nelson, Gil Netter, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Andrew Lanham, Charles D. King, Daniel Hammond, Drew Scheid, Denitra Isler, Mary Kraft, David Michael-Smith, Gabriel Hammond, Bryan Stevenson
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned MPA
Rating Reason: thematic content including some racial epithets
Runtime: 2 hrs, 16 m
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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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.
Filming Timeline
- 2019 - May: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2019 - February: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2018 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production is set to start next month in Atlanta.
- 2017 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2015 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Just Mercy Release Date: When was the film released?
Just Mercy was a limited release in 2019 on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Spies in Disguise, Little Women and A Hidden Life.
As a limited theatrical release, Just Mercy will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.
Just Mercy DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Just Mercy was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 .
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