Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Every generation has its hero. Meet ours.

PG-13 2019 · 137 min · ★ 7.8 (3K) · Drama, Crime, History

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.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · Written by Destin Daniel Cretton

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