Just Mercy vs Les Misérables
Just Mercy has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Les Misérables). Les Misérables is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 17m. Les Misérables is the older of the two (1998 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Just Mercy
Les Misérables| Just Mercy | Les Misérables | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Destin Daniel Cretton | Bille August |
| Main cast | Andrene Ward-Hammond, Rafe Spall, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Rhoda Griffis, Tim Blake Nelson | Lennie James, Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Geoffrey Rush, Liam Neeson |
Synopsis
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.
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Where to watch
Where to watch Just MercyWhere to watch Les Misérables
More like Just Mercy · More like Les Misérables · Compare other titles