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.

Themes of power & corruption, survival, and war's cost run throughout.

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

Themes

Power & CorruptionSurvivalWar's Cost

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

True Story

2012
Django Unchained
Mississippi · Texas — 1800s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Quentin Tarantino
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Mississippi — 1930s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Joel Coen

Free State of Jones

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Setting

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