The read
Scores higher than 91% of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic68/100
2,546 audience votes
Key crew
- Destin Daniel CrettonDirector
- Destin Daniel CrettonScreenplay
- Andrew LanhamScreenplay
- Joel P. WestOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael B. JordanBryan Stevenson
- Brie LarsonEva Ansley
- Jamie FoxxWalter McMillian
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.Anthony Ray Hinton
- Rafe SpallTommy Champan
- Rob MorganHerbert Richardson
- Tim Blake NelsonRalph Myers
- Rhoda GriffisJudge Pamela Bachab
- J. Alphonse NicholsonHenry Davis
- Karan KendrickMinnie McMillian
- Hayes MercureJeremy Doss
- Lindsay AyliffeJudge Foster
Stills
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Themes
death penaltyjudgeinnocencebased on true storylawyerelectric chairracismexecutionjusticetrue crimehumiliationinjustice
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