Movie Details:
| Based on | “The Burial” by Jonathan Harr |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | September 11, 2023 (TIFF) October 6, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 6min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Jamie Foxx Tommy Lee Jones Jurnee Smollett Alan Ruck Mamoudou Athie Pamela Reed Bill Camp |
| Directed by | Maggie Betts |
| Screenplay by | Doug Wright Maggie Betts |
| Story by | Doug Wright |
| Produced by | Bobby Shriver Jenette Kahn Adam Richman Jamie Foxx Datari Turner Celine Rattray Trudie Styler |
| Cinematography by | Maryse Alberti |
| Edited by | Lee Percy Jay Cassidy |
| Music by | Michael Abels |
| Production Company | Amazon MGM Studios Double Nickel Entertainment Foxxhole Productions Maven Screen Media Bobby Shriver Productions |
| Distributor | Amazon Prime Video |
| Budget | $32.5 million |
Cast & Characters:
- Jamie Foxx as Willie E. Gary
- Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe
- Jurnee Smollett as Mame Downes
- Alan Ruck as Mike Allred
- Mamoudou Athie as Hal Dockins
- Pamela Reed as Annette O’Keefe
- Bill Camp as Raymond Loewen
- Amanda Warren as Gloria Gary
- Dorian Missick as Reggie Douglas
- Lance E. Nichols as James E. Graves Jr.
- Billy Slaughter as Robert Sperr
Storyline:
Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensue as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story.
About Movie:
The Burial is an American legal drama film directed by Maggie Betts, with a screenplay by Betts and Doug Wright. The film is inspired by the true story of lawyer Willie E. Gary and his client Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe’s legal battle against the Loewen funeral company, as chronicled in Jonathan Harr’s 1999 New Yorker article. The cast includes Jamie Foxx as Gary, and Tommy Lee Jones as O’Keefe, with performances by Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, and Bill Camp.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023. It was subsequently released in a limited theatrical run by Amazon MGM Studios on October 6, 2023, before becoming available for streaming on Prime Video on October 13, 2023.
