Free State of Jones
“For justice. For pride. For freedom.”
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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46 people
Matthew McConaughey
Newton Knight
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Rachel
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Mahershala Ali
Moses Washington
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Keri Russell
Serena Knight
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Jacob Lofland
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Sean Bridgers
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Brad Carter
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Jane McNeill
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Gary Grubbs
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Christopher Berry
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Joe Chrest
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David Jensen
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Gary Ross Director · Leonard Hartman Story Nicholas Britell Composer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $50M · United States release June 24, 2016
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,035,950
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
STXfilms
Production
Huayi Brothers Pictures
Production
IM Global
Production
Route One Entertainment
Production
Union Investment Partners
Production
Vendian Entertainment
Production
Bluegrass Films
Production
Rahway Road Productions
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Larger Than Life Productions
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STX Entertainment
Studio · Production
Route One Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · June 24, 2016
Theatrical
Argentina
November 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 28, 2016 · Digital
Denmark
September 15, 2016 · Theatrical
France
September 14, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
November 10, 2016 · Physical
Greece
September 15, 2016 · Theatrical
January 13, 2017 · Physical · DVD
India
July 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 30, 2016 · Digital
Italy
December 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
October 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
January 18, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
August 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 15, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
February 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
September 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 12, 2016 · Theatrical
December 5, 2016 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Türkiye
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 30, 2016 · Theatrical
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