Movies like Just Mercy
If Just Mercy's mix of death penalty, judge and innocence stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Just Mercy's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Till
2022 · Directed by Chinonye Chukwu · 131 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: racism, justice · Also drama and history
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
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Red Corner
1997 · Directed by Jon Avnet · 122 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: death penalty, justice · Also crime and drama
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
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The Green Mile
1999 · Directed by Frank Darabont · 189 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: death penalty, electric chair · Also drama and crime
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments.
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Quiz Show
1994 · Directed by Robert Redford · 133 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also history and drama
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled…
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Django Unchained
2012 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 165 min8.2
Why you'll like itWith Jamie Foxx · Shares: racism · From the same decade (2010s)
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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The Rainmaker
1997 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 135 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also drama and crime
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim.
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The Pelican Brief
1993 · Directed by Alan J. Pakula · 141 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: judge · Also crime and drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 · Directed by Dan Gilroy · 122 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also drama and crime · From the same decade (2010s)
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role.