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The Burial

2023 · 126 min

A crowd-pleasing courtroom drama that mixes sharp humour with righteous anger, anchored by a charismatic double act.

Directed by
Maggie Betts
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx, Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Tagline
Never settle.
Overview
When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Maggie Betts
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx, Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • race
  • class
  • corruption
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Maggie Betts
Written by
Maggie Betts, Doug Wright
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Alan Ruck, Mamoudou Athie, Pamela Reed, Bill Camp, Amanda Warren
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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