Director: Gary Ross
Writer(s): Gary Ross
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Christopher Berry, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland, Thomas Francis Murphy, Bill Tangradi, Brian Lee Franklin, Kerry Cahill, Joe Chrest, Jessica Collins, Donald Watkins, Jill Jane Clements, Dane Rhodes, Lawrence Turner, Troy Anthony Hogan, Greg Kennedy, Artrial Clark, Charlie Anderson, Cade Mansfield Cooksey, Liza J. Bennett, Gary Grubbs, David Jensen, Bill Martin Williams, Jim Kelly, John P. Fertitta, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Jane McNeil, David Maldonado, Wayne Pére, John Neisler, Sharon Landry, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Kurt Krause, Andrew Petrotta, Joseph Hosey, Henry Frost, P.J. Marshall, Lucy Faust, Lara Grice, Johnny McPhail, Kylen Davis, LaJessie Smith, Kesha Bullard, Jackson Beals, Sam Malone, William Mark McCullough, Garrett Kruithof, Martin Bats Bradford, Jaren Mitchell, Jim Klock, Will Beinbrink, Stella Allen, Camden Flowers, Carsen Flowers, Jason Ament, Kirk Bovill, Matt Lintz, Mattie Liptak, Trace Masters, Brandon Hartley, Paul Alan Webb, Victoria Bynum, Manny Penton, Francine Rush Levenstein, Monique Bilbo, Samantha Hopkins, Shelby Sanders, Melanie Hebert, Jackson Lee Brockton, Joe Girard, Ann Hamilton, James G. Hanifen, Ethan Lee, Pine Purvis, Julia Holt, John Robert Carpenter, Davis Coen, Chris Ploetz, Tim Bell, Eric Berris, Bryan Blasingame, Nicolas Bosc, Emily Bossak, Kobe M. Brown, Deejay Buras, Daniel Cagle, Blaine Carpenter, Carlton Caudle, Ron Centanni, Michelle L. Clarke, Nolan Cummings, James David Gabriel, Terrell D. Davis, Miles Donald, Bradley Einboden, Brian Elder, Maggie Eldred, James W. Evermore, Dudley Fuqua, Juan Gaspard, Steven Grossman, Joel Guilbeau, Chris D. Henry, Adam Henslee, Newton James Hippolyte Jr., Kasey James, Alicia Davis Johnson, Matthew Jolly, Sam Jones, William Royce Jones, Anthony Kane, Kensley Keys, Jesse King, Steve Kish, Gary Wayne Loper, Lamar Lott, David Lee Marshall, Aaron N. Martin, Glen Mayes, Bailey Vaughn McAndrew, Matthew McCoy, Claire McReynolds, Cameron Metrejean, Ritchie Montgomery, Zach Mooney, Jeffery Bryant Moss, Serenity Neil, Jason Palombo, Cy Parks, Zack Payne, Brandon Pettis, Shane Pinson, Joshua Probus, Ronnie Rhodes, Matthew Blake Rogers, Michael Patrick Rogers, Marlene B. Russell, Ben Shannon, Jarett Shorts, Darrell L. Shuler, Kerry Sims, Carl Singleton, Eunice Smith, Lisa Ann Smith, Michael David Smith, Carl Stevens, Devante Stewart, Blake Stokes, Melvin Thorn, Steven Varnes, Tahj Vaughans, Joshua Watts, Abigail Williams, Valeria Lee Williams, Bobby D. Willis, Kebron Woodfin, Cotton Yancey, Jesse Yarborough
Synopsis: Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.
Release Date: June 24, 2016 (USA) | Length: 139 min | Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War | MPAA Rating: Rated R for brutal battle scenes and disturbing graphic image.