Free State of Jones

2016 • 139 minutes

About this movie

Directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), and starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, Free State of Jones is an epic action-drama set during the American Civil War, and tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.

Ratings and reviews

If you're a civil war buff and like a true story told well, you will enjoy this compelling performance by Matthew McConaughey as Jones.

Great true story told really well!!

Great informative movie . Beautifully told.