Just Mercy

In the late ‘80s, with Harvard law degree in hand, Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) headed for Alabama to offer representation to the poor. After meeting death row inmate Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx)--and discovering that his conviction turned on a felon’s compromised testimony--he’d face a daunting challenge to reopen the case and see justice done. Effective true-life legal drama adapted from Stevenson’s memoir also stars Brie Larson, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson, Jr. 137 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.