Just Mercy (2019)
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:
Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton.
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Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson |
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Brie Larson as Eva Ansley |
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Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian |
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O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Anthony Ray Hinton |
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Rafe Spall as Tommy Champan |
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Rob Morgan as Herbert Richardson |
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Tim Blake Nelson as Ralph Myers |
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Rhoda Griffis as Judge Pamela Bachab |
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J. Alphonse Nicholson as Henry Davis |
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Karan Kendrick as Minnie McMillian |
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Hayes Mercure as Jeremy Doss |
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Lindsay Ayliffe as Judge Foster |
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Dominic Bogart as Doug Ansley |
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Tim Hooper as Charles Cooper, Office Manager |
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Andrene Ward-Hammond as Brenda |
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John Lacy as Bill |
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Michael Harding as Sheriff Tate |
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Ron Clinton Smith as Woodrow Ikner |
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C.J. LeBlanc as John McMillian |
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Kelly Mumme as Stella Taylor |
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Mallory Hoff as Alice Brooks |
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Terence Rosemore as Jimmy |
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Charlie Pye Jr. as Charlie the Tree Expert |
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Christopher Wolfe as Jim Wilkes |
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Adam Boyer as Prison Guard |
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Jacinte Blankenship as Christy Stevenson |
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Brad Sanders as Howard Stevenson Sr. |
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Charmin Lee as Alice Stevenson |
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Sebastian Eugene Hansen as Kris Ansley |
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David Garlock as Prison Interviewee |
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Robert Caston as Prison Interviewee |
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Talmedge Hayes as Prison Interviewee |
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Kuntrell Jackson as Prison Interviewee |
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Tatom Pender as Tracy |
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Scarlet Olivia Dunbar as Jackie McMillian |
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Denitra Isler as Evelyn McMillian |
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Darryl W. Handy as Bernard |
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Darrell Britt-Gibson as Darnell Houston |
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Al Mitchell as Uncle Leo |
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Pete Burris as Local Male Witness |
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Susie Spear Purcell as Local Female Witness |
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Deadra Moore as Deb |
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Ryan Dinning as Young Officer |
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Carl Palmer as Older Officer |
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Greta Glenn as Doris Miller |
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Alex Van as Chamber Guard |
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Leydi Morales as Female Death Row Guard |
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Ben Peck as Holman Warden |
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Ted Huckabee as Bailiff |
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Ryan Girard as Clay Kast |
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Tim Ware as Psychologist |
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Norm Lewis as Newscaster (voice) |
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Claire Bronson as Mrs. Chapman |
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Desmond Phillips as State Officer |
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Drew Starkey as Young Guard |
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Steve Coulter as Judge Buren |
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McDaniel Austin as Inmate |
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Drew Scheid as Linus (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Becka as Mrs. Franklin (uncredited) |
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Kirk Bovill as David Walker (uncredited) |
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Tony Bradley as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Olivia De Paux as Court Reporter (uncredited) |
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Christine Hameed as Family Member (uncredited) |
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Harvey B. Jackson as Mason Sheriff Deputy (uncredited) |
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Jay DeVon Johnson as Black Guard (uncredited) |
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Mary Kraft as Professor Bartholet (uncredited) |
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Josh Royston as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Tonea Stewart as Mrs. Coleman (uncredited) |
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Albert L. Taylor as Death Row Inmate (uncredited) |
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Benjamin Weaver as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Robert Tinsley as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Production | Michael B. Jordan | Producer |
| Production | Brett Cranford | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Karen Davis | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Keith Splinter Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Gabe Hilfer | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Michael J. Moore | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Scott Budnick | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Chris Arata | "B" Camera Operator |
| Crew | Ryan Robertson | Stunts |
| Art | John Moredock | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Jamaal Crosby | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Nito Serna | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Johnny Quintana | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Lighting | Ryan Mengel | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Alana Mayo | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Matt Heath | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Crew | Nick Stanner | Stunts |
| Crew | Donte Walker | Stunts |
| Sound | Brian Didsbury | Boom Operator |
| Production | Tami Goldman | Associate Producer |
| Art | Cierra Madison | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Phil Morgan | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Bruce Leefook | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Colin Lutke | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Beau Higgins | Rigging Grip |
| Sound | Benjamin Farthing | Utility Sound |
| Lighting | Roberty Murray | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Victoria K. Warren | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Directing | Amber Harley | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Michael Cochrane | Rigging Supervisor |
| Lighting | Chris Spears | Rigging Grip |
| Crew | John Dixon | Stunts |
| Camera | Michael Heathcote | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mark 'Boylee' Boyle | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Jay Meagher | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Joe Foley | Stunts |
| Camera | Matt Evans | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Michael Kim | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Lighting | Eric Cunningham | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Darwin Montana Browne | Key Grip |
| Production | Jennie Lee | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Michael Heathcote | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Kelly Clear | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Nick Davenport | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Ryan Ferguson | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Katy Wood | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Patrick Strunk | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalie Johnson | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Conrad Hilton | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Tanchuck | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Mathew Waters | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Patrick Blake | Grip |
| Camera | Nathan Cooper | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bridgit Crider | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Del Spiva | Music Editor |
| Sound | Ando Johnson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joy Cretton | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Bowman | Hair Department Head |
| Camera | Aaron Toups | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Justin Viger | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Krystn Leigh | Costumer |
| Editing | Adoma Ananeh-Firempong | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Phil Barrie | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Greg Crawford | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Randy K. Singer | Foley Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrice Coleman | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Onnalee Blank | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Bach | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Eric A. Norris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lawrence Davis | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ai Nakata | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborrah Fairweather | Costumer |
| Camera | Kennith G. Smith | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Gilbert Nogalski | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jove Edmond | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Lynn Sable | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Atherton | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Crystal Woodford | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Icy White | Costumer |
| Crew | Kaitlyn Ali | Post Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Demetricus Holloway | Key Costumer |
| Sound | Onnalee Blank | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Sahar Simmons | Assistant Accountant |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Production | Alex McNeill | Production Secretary |
| Production | Kathleen Richter | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Matt DiGennaro | Assistant Accountant |
| Art | Laurie Garner | Props |
| Art | Jeff Juszkiewicz | Set Dresser |
| Art | Spencer Anderson | Set Dresser |
| Art | Eitan Sonnenberg | Set Dresser |
| Art | Curtis Crowe | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Jax Baker | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Katherine Rose | Foley Artist |
| Art | Maria Elia Castro | Art Department Coordinator |
| Crew | Laura Lecher | Craft Service |
| Editing | Zara Park | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Editing | Manny Dubón | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Production | Jamal DZ Mullen | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Rodney Harris | Set Dresser |
| Editing | Ian Vertovec | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Production | Rose Beale | Production Office Coordinator |
| Production | Caryn Cheever | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Rehya Young | Location Manager |
| Art | Elizabeth Ralston | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | T.D. Antoine | Set Dresser |
| Art | Brett Fahle | Set Dresser |
| Art | Christopher Watson | Set Dresser |
| Production | Aaron Gutentag | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Jeremy Tan | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Shawn M. Gray | Property Master |
| Art | Richard B. Wester | Leadman |
| Production | Dean Adam Citroni | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Reena Magsarili | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Caius Man | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Charley Medigovich | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Travis Murrell | Craft Service |
| Directing | Gregory Santoro | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Freddie Davis | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Charles Pickard | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Jessie McMillion | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Jake Giles Netter | Still Photographer |
| Production | Kalas Pendergraft | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Monique Eissing | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Production | Heather Taylor | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Matt Blackshear | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Production | Katie Feigenbaum | Casting Assistant |
| Writing | Andrew Lanham | Screenplay |
| Production | Mike Drake | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Destin Daniel Cretton | Screenplay |
| Directing | Destin Daniel Cretton | Director |
| Production | Gil Netter | Producer |
| Writing | Bryan Stevenson | Novel |
| Production | Bryan Stevenson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Karriem Riggins | Musician |
| Art | Peter Borck | Art Direction |
| Art | Samantha Dick | Art Direction |
| Art | James F. Truesdale | Art Direction |
| Camera | Brett Pawlak | Director of Photography |
| Production | Carmen Cuba | Casting Director |
| Production | Michael B. Jordan | Executive Producer |
| Art | Rita Ghosh | Art Direction |
| Production | Niija Kuykendall | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Joel P. West | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Daniel Hammond | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gabriel Hammond | Executive Producer |
| Production | Asher Goldstein | Producer |
| Art | Maggie Martin | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sharon Seymour | Production Design |
| Editing | Nat Sanders | Editor |
| Production | Charles D. King | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Design |
| Art | Brittany Upchurch | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Visual Effects | Christian Wood | Visual Effects |