(2017) PG-13 118 minutes


Mature thematic content, sexuality, violence and some strong language. Based on an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Young lawyer (Chadwick Boseman) defends a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer (Kate Hudson). Muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, Samuel Friedman (Josh Gad) to mount the defense in an environment of racism and anti-Semitism. The high profile case and partnership served as a template for Marshall's creation of the NAACP legal defense fund.