Quick Info
- Year
- 2019
- Director
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- Duration
- 137 min
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $25M
- Box Office
- $50M
External Ratings
IMDb7.9
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes79%
📺 Where to Watch
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Just Mercy
Our Rating
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7.5/10
Overview
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Rating Breakdown
Story
8
Acting
8.1
Direction
7.9
Cinematography
7.7
Music
7.5
✓Pros
- Exceptional dramatic depth
- Outstanding performances
- Emotionally powerful story
✕Cons
- Slow pacing in some scenes
- Requires close attention
