Black Mass vs Just Mercy
Just Mercy has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Black Mass). Black Mass is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 17m. Black Mass is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Black Mass | Just Mercy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Director | Scott Cooper | Destin Daniel Cretton |
| Main cast | Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Bill Camp, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple | Andrene Ward-Hammond, Rafe Spall, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Rhoda Griffis, Tim Blake Nelson |
Synopsis
Black Mass
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Just Mercy
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
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