Free State of Jones (2016)
Overview
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $50,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $25,035,950.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.925 |
Directed By
Gary Ross
Crew
Bela Trutz
Chad Rivetti
Gary Archer
Jerry M. Jacob
Diana Alvarez
Leonard Hartman
Wang Zhonglei
Christopher Lytton
Oren Aviv
Samuel Yeunju Ha
David Pomier
Leonard Feder
Elexa Ruth
Griffin McCann
Garrett Warren
Russell Levine
Milan Janicin
Chris Flurry
Sandino Moya-Smith
Lee Jae Woo
Michael Bassick
David Pomier
Eric Heffron
T.G. Herrington
Adam Fogelson
Bruce Nachbar
Stuart Ford
Matt Jackson
Donald Tang
Robert Simonds
Jerry M. Jacob
Robin Bissell
Wang Zhongjun
Christopher Woodrow
Matthew Gaumer
Christopher T. Sadler
Wade Whitley
Marvin Williams
Eric Heffron
Jerry Ye
Garrett Warren
Matthew O'Toole
Nicholas Britell
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Pamela Martin
Gary Ross
Dylan Jury
John Finklea
Jason Markey
Tracey Millar
Teresa Berus
Danny Singh
Bela Trutz
Lisa Beroud
Dan Webster
Sam Sullivan
Virle S. Reid
Meagan McLaughlin
David K. Nami
Kelly Port
Greg Morris
Jon Kilik
Philip Messina
Louise Frogley
Amy Darden Amos
Vic Keatley
Henry Wan
Jenne Guerra
Dawn Jefferson
Craig Sheppard
Benoît Delhomme
Lisa Magee
Jerry M. Jacob
Scott Stuber
Wylie Griffin
Leonard Hartman
Chris Craine
Naline Amaral
Gershon Hinkson
Carlane Passman
Tom Cummins
Bob Bates
Nikos Kalaitzidis
Juliette Welfling
Larry Dias
Timothy A. Wonsik
Adriane Bennett
Murray Close
Andrew Max Cahn
Parrish Kennington
Michael Watson
Jules Holdren
David Levy
Eric Milano
Peter Boychuk
Dave Flynch
Paul Hsu
Melizah Anguiano Wheat
Kris Evans
Paul Hsu
Felicity Bowring
Khanh Trance
Staci Pontius
Nikoletta Skarlatos
Marko Costanzo
Lee Salevan
Theraesa Rivers
Mike Prestwood Smith
Debra Zane
Meagan Lewis
Randall D. Wilkins
Branka Mrkic
Branka Mrkic
Eric Kasanowski
TOP CAST
Matthew McConaughey
Newton Knight
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Rachel
Mahershala Ali
Moses Washington
Keri Russell
Serena Knight
Jacob Lofland
Daniel
Sean Bridgers
Sumrall
Brad Carter
Lieutenant Barbour
Jane McNeill
Miss Ellie
Gary Grubbs
Prosecuting Attorney
Christopher Berry
Jasper
Joe Chrest
Amos Deason
David Jensen
Quitman
Kurt Krause
Injured Soldier
Carlton Caudle
Confederate Color Guard
Martin Bats Bradford
Freedman 1
Matt Lintz
Matthew Yates
Kerry Cahill
Mary
Jessica Collins
Annie
Juan Gaspard
Confederate Soldier
Liza J. Bennett
Junie Lee
David Maldonado
Polling Station Clerk
Serenity Neil
Schoolgirl
Lawrence Turner
Chester
Lara Grice
Mrs. Deason
Wayne Pére
Col. Robert Lowry
Jim Klock
Farmer 1
Emily Bossak
Town Folk
P.J. Marshall
Sergeant
Ritchie Montgomery
Third Man
Mattie Liptak
Stillman Coleman
Jill Jane Clements
Aunt Sally
Thomas Francis Murphy
Col. McLemore
Johnny McPhail
Old Man
Bill Tangradi
Lt. Barbour
William Mark McCullough
First Man
Sam Malone
Edward James - Cotton Field Worker
Kylen Davis
Boy at Alice Hotel
Will Beinbrink
Farmer 2
Troy Hogan
George
Cy Parks
Confederate Soldier
Dane Rhodes
Ward
Lucy Faust
Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer
Stella Allen
Yeoman Girl
Cade Mansfield Cooksey
Older Coleman Brother
Tahj Vaughans
Maroon (uncredited)
Brian Lee Franklin
Davis Knight
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