Just Mercy (2019)

December 25, 2019 (US) • Drama, Crime, History • 137m

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.

Director

Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers

Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham, Bryan Stevenson

Top Billed

Michael B. Jordan

Keywords

death penalty judge innocence based on true story lawyer electric chair racism execution justice true crime humiliation injustice 1980s legal drama earnest excited based on real person concealing the truth

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Top Billed Cast

Michael B. Jordan

Bryan Stevenson

Brie Larson

Eva Ansley

Jamie Foxx

Walter McMillian

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Anthony Ray Hinton

Rafe Spall

Tommy Champan

Rob Morgan

Herbert Richardson

Tim Blake Nelson

Ralph Myers

Rhoda Griffis

Judge Pamela Bachab

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Henry Davis

Karan Kendrick

Minnie McMillian

Hayes Mercure

Jeremy Doss

Lindsay Ayliffe

Judge Foster

Dominic Bogart

Doug Ansley

Tim Hooper

Charles Cooper, Office Manager

Andrene Ward-Hammond

Brenda

John Lacy

Bill

Michael Harding

Sheriff Tate

Ron Clinton Smith

Woodrow Ikner

C.J. LeBlanc

John McMillian

Kelly Mumme

Stella Taylor

Mallory Hoff

Alice Brooks

Terence Rosemore

Jimmy

Charlie Pye Jr.

Charlie the Tree Expert

Christopher Wolfe

Jim Wilkes

Adam Boyer

Prison Guard

Jacinte Blankenship

Christy Stevenson

Bryan G. Stevenson

Howard Stevenson, Jr.

Brad Sanders

Howard Stevenson, Sr.

Charmin Lee

Alice Stevenson

Sebastian Eugene Hansen

Kris Ansley

David Garlock

Prison Interviewee

Robert Caston

Prison Interviewee

Talmedge Hayes

Prison Interviewee

Kuntrell Jackson

Prison Interviewee

Tatom Pender

Tracy

Scarlet Olivia Dunbar

Jackie McMillian

Denitra Isler

Evelyn McMillian

Darryl W. Handy

Bernard

Darrell Britt-Gibson

Darnell Houston

Al Mitchell

Uncle Leo

Pete Burris

Local Male Witness

Susie Spear Purcell

Local Female Witness

Deadra Moore

Deb

Ryan Dinning

Young Officer

Carl Palmer

Older Officer

Greta Glenn

Doris Miller

Alex Van

Chamber Guard

Leydi Morales

Female Death Row Guard

Ben Peck

Holman Warden

Ted Huckabee

Bailiff

Ryan Girard

Clay Kast

Tim Ware

Psychologist

Norm Lewis

Newscaster (voice)

Claire Bronson

Mrs. Chapman

Desmond Phillips

State Officer

Drew Starkey

Young Guard

Steve Coulter

Judge Buren

McDaniel Austin

Inmate

Crew

Michael J. Moore

First Assistant Director

Karen Davis

Second Assistant Director

Michael B. Jordan

Producer

Scott Budnick

Executive Producer

Jeff Skoll

Executive Producer

Gabe Hilfer

Music Supervisor

Brett Cranford

Unit Production Manager

Keith Splinter Davis

Stunt Coordinator

John Dixon

Stunts

Joe Foley

Stunts

Ryan Robertson

Stunts

Nick Stanner

Stunts

Donte Walker

Stunts

Alana Mayo

Co-Producer

Tami Goldman

Associate Producer

Jennie Lee

Associate Producer

John Moredock

Set Designer

Cierra Madison

Set Designer

Michael Heathcote

"A" Camera Operator

Michael Heathcote

Steadicam Operator

Matt Heath

First Assistant "A" Camera

Nito Serna

First Assistant "A" Camera

Johnny Quintana

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Chris Arata

"B" Camera Operator

Mark 'Boylee' Boyle

First Assistant "B" Camera

Victoria K. Warren

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Matt Evans

Camera Loader

Michael Kim

Digital Imaging Technician

Jay Meagher

Production Sound Mixer

Brian Didsbury

Boom Operator

Benjamin Farthing

Utility Sound

Amber Harley

Script Supervisor

Kelly Clear

Chief Lighting Technician

Eric Cunningham

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Roberty Murray

Lighting Technician

Bruce Leefook

Lighting Technician

Colin Lutke

Lighting Technician

Ryan Mengel

Lighting Technician

Michael Cochrane

Rigging Supervisor

Chris Spears

Rigging Grip

Beau Higgins

Rigging Grip

Jamaal Crosby

Rigging Grip

Phil Morgan

Rigging Grip

Nick Davenport

Rigging Grip

Darwin Montana Browne

Key Grip

Aaron Toups

Best Boy Grip

Ryan Ferguson

Dolly Grip

Kennith G. Smith

Dolly Grip

Justin Viger

Grip

Gilbert Nogalski

Grip

Patrick Blake

Grip

Patrick Strunk

Grip

Nathan Cooper

Grip

Patrice Coleman

Makeup Department Head

Bridgit Crider

Key Makeup Artist

Natalie Johnson

Key Makeup Artist

David Atherton

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Lawrence Davis

Hair Department Head

Andrea Bowman

Hair Department Head

Crystal Woodford

Key Hair Stylist

Jove Edmond

Hairstylist

Conrad Hilton

Hairstylist

Ai Nakata

Hairstylist

Joy Cretton

Assistant Costume Designer

Earl Tanchuck

Costume Supervisor

Demetricus Holloway

Key Costumer

Deborrah Fairweather

Costumer

Icy White

Costumer

Krystn Leigh

Costumer

Adoma Ananeh-Firempong

First Assistant Editor

Kaitlyn Ali

Post Production Assistant

Del Spiva

Music Editor

Onnalee Blank

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Onnalee Blank

Supervising Sound Editor

Katy Wood

Supervising Sound Editor

Mathew Waters

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lynn Sable

First Assistant Sound Editor

Phil Barrie

Sound Effects Editor

Eric A. Norris

Sound Effects Editor

Ando Johnson

Sound Effects Editor

David Bach

Dialogue Editor

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Mixer

Greg Crawford

ADR Mixer

Randy K. Singer

Foley Mixer

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Katherine Rose

Foley Artist

Jax Baker

Production Supervisor

Rose Beale

Production Office Coordinator

Alex McNeill

Production Secretary

Reena Magsarili

Production Accountant

Caryn Cheever

First Assistant Accountant

Kathleen Richter

Payroll Accountant

Matt DiGennaro

Assistant Accountant

Sahar Simmons

Assistant Accountant

Rehya Young

Location Manager

Aaron Gutentag

Assistant Location Manager

Jamal DZ Mullen

Assistant Location Manager

Jeremy Tan

Assistant Location Manager

Dean Adam Citroni

Assistant Location Manager

Shawn M. Gray

Property Master

Elizabeth Ralston

Assistant Property Master

Laurie Garner

Props

Caius Man

Special Effects Coordinator

Richard B. Wester

Leadman

T.D. Antoine

Set Dresser

Spencer Anderson

Set Dresser

Jeff Juszkiewicz

Set Dresser

Rodney Harris

Set Dresser

Brett Fahle

Set Dresser

Christopher Watson

Set Dresser

Eitan Sonnenberg

Set Dresser

Maria Elia Castro

Art Department Coordinator

Curtis Crowe

Construction Coordinator

Jessie McMillion

Construction Foreman

Jake Giles Netter

Still Photographer

Charley Medigovich

Casting Associate

Katie Feigenbaum

Casting Assistant

Heather Taylor

Extras Casting

Kalas Pendergraft

Extras Casting Assistant

Gregory Santoro

Second Second Assistant Director

Charles Pickard

Transportation Captain

Freddie Davis

Transportation Co-Captain

Laura Lecher

Craft Service

Travis Murrell

Craft Service

Ian Vertovec

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Zara Park

Digital Intermediate Producer

Matt Blackshear

Digital Intermediate Editor

Manny Dubón

Digital Intermediate Editor

Monique Eissing

Digital Intermediate Editor

Destin Daniel Cretton

Director

Destin Daniel Cretton

Screenplay

Andrew Lanham

Screenplay

Gil Netter

Producer

Mike Drake

Executive Producer

Bryan Stevenson

Executive Producer

Bryan Stevenson

Novel

Karriem Riggins

Musician

Michael B. Jordan

Executive Producer

Brett Pawlak

Director of Photography

Carmen Cuba

Casting Director

Peter Borck

Art Direction

Samantha Dick

Art Direction

Rita Ghosh

Art Direction

James F. Truesdale

Art Direction

Asher Goldstein

Producer

Daniel Hammond

Executive Producer

Gabriel Hammond

Executive Producer

Charles D. King

Executive Producer

Niija Kuykendall

Executive Producer

Joel P. West

Original Music Composer

Nat Sanders

Editor

Sharon Seymour

Production Design

Maggie Martin

Set Decoration

Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Costume Design

Brittany Upchurch

Set Decoration Buyer

Christian Wood

Visual Effects

Reviews

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⭐ 8/10

July 31, 2020

For evidence that you're never doing enough, look no further than Bryan Stevenson's book-turned-film, _Just Mercy_. Emotional and gripping, performances from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx bring to life just one story from an iconic life-long pursuit of justice.