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 | 42.498 |
Directed By
Gary Ross
Crew
Gary Archer
Bela Trutz
Chad Rivetti
Milan Janicin
Jerry M. Jacob
Chris Flurry
Matthew Gaumer
Wade Whitley
Griffin McCann
Jerry M. Jacob
Garrett Warren
Marvin Williams
David Pomier
Eric Heffron
Christopher T. Sadler
David Pomier
Eric Heffron
Sandino Moya-Smith
Diana Alvarez
Robin Bissell
Leonard Feder
Leonard Hartman
Bruce Nachbar
T.G. Herrington
Wang Zhongjun
Wang Zhonglei
Jerry Ye
Donald Tang
Stuart Ford
Matt Jackson
Russell Levine
Lee Jae Woo
Christopher Lytton
Robert Simonds
Adam Fogelson
Oren Aviv
Christopher Woodrow
Michael Bassick
Elexa Ruth
Samuel Yeunju Ha
Garrett Warren
Matthew O'Toole
Nicholas Britell
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Pamela Martin
Leonard Hartman
Jon Kilik
Gary Ross
Scott Stuber
Benoît Delhomme
Juliette Welfling
Philip Messina
Andrew Max Cahn
Chris Craine
Larry Dias
Wylie Griffin
Dan Webster
Louise Frogley
Dylan Jury
Dawn Jefferson
John Finklea
Sam Sullivan
Virle S. Reid
Jason Markey
Timothy A. Wonsik
Meagan McLaughlin
Carlane Passman
Amy Darden Amos
Tom Cummins
Parrish Kennington
Adriane Bennett
Lisa Magee
Tracey Millar
Jerry M. Jacob
Bela Trutz
Murray Close
Bob Bates
Vic Keatley
Greg Morris
Michael Watson
David K. Nami
Teresa Berus
Naline Amaral
Henry Wan
Gershon Hinkson
Danny Singh
Craig Sheppard
Lisa Beroud
Jenne Guerra
Nikos Kalaitzidis
Kelly Port
David Levy
Marko Costanzo
Eric Milano
Dave Flynch
Lee Salevan
Paul Hsu
Mike Prestwood Smith
Paul Hsu
Jules Holdren
Felicity Bowring
Theraesa Rivers
Melizah Anguiano Wheat
Nikoletta Skarlatos
Kris Evans
Khanh Trance
Peter Boychuk
Staci Pontius
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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