Free State of Jones (2016)
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Director: Gary Ross
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Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight |
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Rachel |
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Mahershala Ali as Moses Washington |
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Keri Russell as Serena Knight |
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Jacob Lofland as Daniel |
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Sean Bridgers as Sumrall |
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Brad Carter as Lieutenant Barbour |
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Jane McNeill as Miss Ellie |
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Gary Grubbs as Prosecuting Attorney |
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Christopher Berry as Jasper |
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Joe Chrest as Amos Deason |
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David Jensen as Quitman |
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Kurt Krause as Injured Soldier |
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Carlton Caudle as Confederate Color Guard |
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Martin Bats Bradford as Freedman 1 |
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Matt Lintz as Matthew Yates |
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Kerry Cahill as Mary |
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Jessica Ann Collins as Annie |
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Juan Gaspard as Confederate Soldier |
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Liza J. Bennett as Junie Lee |
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Dave Maldonado as Polling Station Clerk |
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Serenity Neil as Schoolgirl |
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Lawrence Turner as Chester |
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Lara Grice as Mrs. Deason |
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Wayne Péré as Col. Robert Lowry |
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Jim Klock as Farmer 1 |
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Emily Bossak as Town Folk |
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PJ Marshall as Sergeant |
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Ritchie Montgomery as Third Man |
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Mattie Liptak as Stillman Coleman |
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Jill Jane Clements as Aunt Sally |
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Thomas Francis Murphy as Col. McLemore |
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Johnny McPhail as Old Man |
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Bill Tangradi as Lt. Barbour |
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William Mark McCullough as First Man |
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Sam Malone as Edward James - Cotton Field Worker |
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Kylen Davis as Boy at Alice Hotel |
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Will Beinbrink as Farmer 2 |
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Troy Hogan as George |
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Cy Parks as Confederate Soldier |
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Dane Rhodes as Ward |
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Lucy Faust as Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer |
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Stella Allen as Yeoman Girl |
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Cade Mansfield Cooksey as Older Coleman Brother |
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Tahj Vaughans as Maroon (uncredited) |
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Brian Lee Franklin as Davis Knight |
| Camera | Bela Trutz | "A" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Production | Diana Alvarez | Co-Producer |
| Production | Bruce Nachbar | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matt Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Russell Levine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wang Zhongjun | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Chad Rivetti | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Directing | Christopher T. Sadler | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | David Pomier | Co-Producer |
| Production | Robin Bissell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher Woodrow | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Eric Heffron | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Leonard Feder | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christopher Lytton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Samuel Yeunju Ha | Co-Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jerry M. Jacob | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Stuart Ford | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Wade Whitley | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Production | Donald Tang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Simonds | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elexa Ruth | Co-Executive Producer |
| Camera | Milan Janicin | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Production | Eric Heffron | Co-Producer |
| Production | T.G. Herrington | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Chris Flurry | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Matthew Gaumer | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Production | David Pomier | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Michael Bassick | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Marvin Williams | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Sandino Moya-Smith | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lee Jae-woo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adam Fogelson | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Griffin McCann | Second Assistant "C" Camera |
| Production | Oren Aviv | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Garrett Warren | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Leonard Hartman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jerry Ye | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jerry M. Jacob | "B" Camera Operator |
| Production | Wang Zhonglei | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Garrett Warren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew O'Toole | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Nicholas Britell | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Gary Ross | Writer |
| Directing | Gary Ross | Director |
| Editing | Pamela Martin | Editor |
| Art | Larry Dias | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Magee | Set Costumer |
| Crew | Jerry M. Jacob | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Camera | Bela Trutz | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Parrish Kennington | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Benoît Delhomme | Director of Photography |
| Art | Philip Messina | Production Design |
| Art | Dan Webster | Supervising Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Henry Wan | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Wylie Griffin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Darden Amos | Seamstress |
| Lighting | Vic Keatley | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Greg Morris | Additional Camera |
| Visual Effects | Naline Amaral | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Danny Singh | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jenne Guerra | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adriane Bennett | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Juliette Welfling | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Cummins | Set Costumer |
| Production | Dylan Jury | Casting Associate |
| Sound | John Finklea | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jason Markey | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracey Millar | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Dave Flynch | Foley |
| Sound | Paul Hsu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Andrew Max Cahn | Art Direction |
| Camera | Michael Watson | Additional Camera |
| Crew | David K. Nami | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Dawn Jefferson | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Timothy A. Wonsik | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meagan McLaughlin | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Craig Sheppard | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Nikos Kalaitzidis | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Eric Milano | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felicity Bowring | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Khanh Trance | Wigmaker |
| Lighting | Bob Bates | Gaffer |
| Production | Jon Kilik | Producer |
| Production | Scott Stuber | Producer |
| Directing | Sam Sullivan | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Gershon Hinkson | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Beroud | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theraesa Rivers | Key Hair Stylist |
| Writing | Leonard Hartman | Story |
| Art | Chris Craine | Art Direction |
| Crew | Virle S. Reid | Armorer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlane Passman | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kelly Port | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Sound | David Levy | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Peter Boychuk | Digital Intermediate |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikoletta Skarlatos | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Gary Ross | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Teresa Berus | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kris Evans | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Hsu | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melizah Anguiano Wheat | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Lee Salevan | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jules Holdren | Hair Department Head |
| Editing | Staci Pontius | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Debra Zane | Casting |
| Production | Meagan Lewis | Casting |
| Art | Randall D. Wilkins | Set Designer |
| Sound | Branka Mrkic | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Branka Mrkic | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Visual Effects | Eric Kasanowski | Compositing Lead |
| Crew | Nicolas Bosc | Stunts |
| Crew | William Scharpf | Stunts |
| Crew | Adam Lytle | Stunts |
| Sound | Eric Milano | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Caleb Wiley | Production Office Assistant |