Synopsis
World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.
Scores
Overall Score
87.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.7%
Review Aggregate
87.7
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 250 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
character-drivenemotionalhistoricalupliftingrealisticvisually strikingpoliticalfamily-friendlychristmassuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael B. Jordan | 2019 | $1,630,000 | $2,000,000 | (est) |
| Jamie Foxx | 2019 | $1,003,000 | $1,231,000 | (est) |
| Rob Morgan | 2019 | $755,000 | $927,000 | (est) |
| Tim Blake Nelson | 2019 | $618,000 | $758,000 | (est) |
| Rafe Spall | 2019 | $528,000 | $648,000 | (est) |
| Brie Larson | 2019 | $465,000 | $571,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count310
Rotten Tomatoes audience score99.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes81,782
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2019 | $36,001,504 | $44,167,663 |
| International | 2019 | $14,900,000 | $18,279,741 |
| Worldwide | 2019 | $50,901,504 | $62,447,404 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2019 | $23,960,752 | $29,395,728 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2019 | $4,636,000 | $5,687,576 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2019 | $5,537,000 | $6,792,948 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2019 | $2,098,000 | $2,573,886 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2019 | $6,037,000 | $7,406,362 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2019 | $9,000,376 | $11,041,916 |
| Total Revenues | 2019 | $51,269,128 | $62,898,416 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2019 | $25,000,000 | $30,670,707 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2019 | $22,045,000 (est) | $27,045,429 (est) |
| Participations | 2019 | $1,025,000 | $1,257,499 |
| Residuals ? | 2019 | $1,327,000 | $1,628,001 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2019 | $4,250,000 | $5,214,020 |
| Total Expenses | 2019 | $53,647,000 | $65,815,656 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2019 | $-2,377,872 | $-2,917,241 |
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