Rated
R
Runtime 139 min
Ratings
Where to Watch
PBS (Free), Plex Channel (Free), Fawesome (Free), Amazon Prime Video (Subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (Subscription), Amazon Video (Rent), Google Play Movies (Rent), YouTube (Rent), Fandango At Home (Rent)
Genre Action, Biography, Drama
Release 06/24/16
Actors
Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali
Directors
Gary Ross
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.
Genre Action, Biography, Drama
Release 06/24/16
Actors
Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali
Directors
Gary Ross
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.