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10 Best Movies Like Just Mercy

If you loved Just Mercy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
13th

13th

2016★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Just Mercy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality....

#2
Judy

Judy

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Just Mercy for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While ther...

#3
21 Bridges

21 Bridges

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Just Mercy for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become bl...

#4
Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Just Mercy for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, onl...

#5
Marauders

Marauders

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Just Mercy for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides....

#6
Dark Waters

Dark Waters

2019★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Just Mercy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — h...