Warner Bros. makes Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx legal drama Just Mercy free to rent

Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy didn’t get a ton of attention when it received a wide theatrical release earlier this year (which is surprising because it has so many famous actors), but Warner Bros. is giving the movie another chance to reach people because of its unfortunately timely story about racial injustice in America. The movie is based on a memoir written by attorney Bryan Stevenson, who is played by Michael B. Jordan, and it takes place in the ‘80s as Jordan’s Stevenson tries to set up a legal practice in Alabama that’s specifically designed to help with death row appeals. He quickly takes on a case from a prisoner (Jamie Foxx) who is being railroaded for a murder he did not commit, but rather than trying to solve the murder and prove that his client is innocent, Jordan spends the movie fighting against the systemic issues in the legal system.