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IMDb rating 7.6
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Critic Odie Henderson
rated 5

...I have some admiration for how much “Just Mercy” is willing to interrogate. It’s a lot, and I feel some commendation is in order for bringing these issues up at all.

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Critic Marjorie Baumgarten
rated 6

...the film’s sense of injustice is so strong and colorblind, that any viewer will be challenged to shake off the feeling of “it could’ve been me.”

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

...Destin Daniel Cretton’s timely legal drama is, for the most part, as admirably understated as its subject.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Terri White
rated 6

Jamie Foxx (...) is something else: it’s easily one of the performances of his career — arguably only 'Ray' has seen him better.

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Critic James Mottram
rated 8

...Foxx is on awards-worthy form again as the dignified McMillian.

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Critic Jeffrey M. Anderson
rated 6

...effectively tense and moving thanks to fine performances and the picture it presents of simmering racial injustice.

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Critic Kristoffer Grønbæk
rated 5

...lykkes med at skabe en stærk fornemmelse af uretfærdighed...

Read full review at Soundvenue

Cast & Crew

Tim Blake Nelson
As Ralph Myers
Rhoda Griffis
As Judge Pamela Bachab
Jamie Foxx
As Walter McMillian
Rafe Spall
As Tommy Champan
Michael B. Jordan
As Bryan Stevenson

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"Just Mercy" tells the powerful and thought-provoking true story of Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer who sets out to defend those wrongly convicted and facing death row. Despite having his pick of prestigious job offers after graduating from Harvard, Bryan chooses to head to Alabama, where he teams up with local activist Eva Ansley to take on the case of Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit. As they delve deeper into the case, Bryan and Eva face off against a corrupt justice system, blatant racism, and unrepentant perpetrators. With their backs against the wall and the odds stacked against them, they wage an epic battle for justice that will change their lives forever.

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