2016 · 140 min · R

Free State of Jones

Name: Free State of Jones
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 2016
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Jacob Lofland

Directed by Gary Ross · Action, Drama, History, War

Free State of Jones (2016) is a Action film, directed by Gary Ross set in Mississippi during the 1800s–1940s. It runs 140 minutes and is rated R.

A biopic, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of freedom & oppression, prejudice & racism, and war's cost play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Nicholas Britell

Cinematography

Benoît Delhomme

Cast

Matthew McConaugheyGugu Mbatha-RawMahershala AliKeri RussellJacob LoflandSean BridgersBrad CarterJane McNeill

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Mississippi

Setting

Rural

When

1800s 1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic

Themes

Freedom & Oppression Prejudice & Racism War's Cost

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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Free State of Jones

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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