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.

Fun facts

Box office
Grossed $50.4M worldwide, about 2.0 times its $25M budget
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Based on
Based on Just Mercy
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Setting
Set in Alabama
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Details

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers: Destin Daniel CrettonScreenplay
Andrew LanhamScreenplay
Bryan StevensonNovel
Status: Released
Release date: December 25, 2019
Original language: English
Budget: $25M
Revenue: $50.4M
Countries: United States of America