Just Mercy

2020 • 137 minutes

About this movie

A powerful and thoughtprovoking 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.

Ratings and reviews

So... Tired... Of people playing race, sex, sexual preference, (insert minority struggle here) movies and everyone instinctively just jumping on the bandwagon to show support. Get original.

That was a truly powerful movie!! So much strength and despair. All due to race..power and and deception of the justice system. That lawyer, I hope is some proud of himself and what he has accomplished for the black American people!! Exceptional movie. Great job

As a law student, who is about to graduate in a couple of months and eventually start practicing, this movie is amazing. Great story telling here with actual court procedure that, from a realistic point of view, is nice to see. Cast is great also