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Marshall

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Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing accuses Black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman, a local Jewish lawyer who's never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty.
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Critics Consensus

Marshall takes an illuminating, well-acted look at its real-life subject's early career that also delivers as an entertainingly old-fashioned courtroom drama.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 03/25/2020
This real-life case makes for an entertaining courtroom drama that nonetheless reduces Marshall to the level of Perry Mason and consigns to the end credits his greater triumphs arguing Brown vs. Board of Education and other landmark civil rights cases. Go to Full Review Jesse Hassenger AV Club 09/14/2018
B-
Marshall isn't so different from a well-made TV movie. But it plays well on the big screen anyway... Go to Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times 10/23/2017
3/5
The film does have the desired effects on the less demanding parts of the brain. And Marshall's story is one worth hearing. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 07/20/2025
4/5
The film’s dramatized character study allows you to still absorb the complete measure of the man as if you were watching a masterful symphony. Go to Full Review Fletcher Powell KMUW - Wichita Public Radio 07/21/2021
The movie is a solid, if unspectacular, piece of work, and a relief from the tired tropes of more traditional biopics. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/05/2020
7/10
For the most part, it transpires as if designed from the most standard of templates - with long odds, harsh opposition, and surprise witnesses. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul J @RT93323692 Mar 24 This isn't really about Thurgood Marshall, it's about Friedman. Bozeman who plays Thurgood has like three lines and the movie focuses on one of his more marginal cases where he doesn't have the right to speak in court. Therefore you have to sit through the guy who plays Friedman's weak B list acting. Also no mention of Brown v Board and Marshall's rise to success. Just lame ass Friedman See more Neil M @Neil-MacG Sep 8 A beautifully crated re-telling of a great story. See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life 01/28/2025 A very well made movie and story filled with great performances. Bosman and Gads terrific chemistry fuels this movie. Tim Treakle See more Kyle M @RT77296778 04/25/2024 Courtroom dramas this electrifying stem from intellectual preparation for a deftly spellbinding effect strengthened by impeccable performances, particularly Chadwick Boseman and Josh Gad’s dynamic at both their finest alongside Sterling K. Brown’s resonating edge, spiritedly overcoming the uncomfortably associated prejudices as part of highlighting a politically renowned legacy by directorial peak. (A-) See more Matt H @RT05315608 01/06/2024 I love a good court room drama but I really wish this film would have focused more on his entire life than just one specific case. See more Florence M @RT75798657 01/05/2024 I loved this film! I don't understand critics because it has superb acting, writing, editing, cinematography, and more. See more Read all reviews
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Reginald Hudlin

Director

Chadwick Boseman

Thurgood Marshall

Josh Gad

Sam Friedman

Kate Hudson

Eleanor Strubing

Sterling K. Brown

Joseph Spell

Dan Stevens

Loren Willis

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Synopsis Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing accuses Black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman, a local Jewish lawyer who's never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty.
Director
Reginald Hudlin
Producer
Paula Wagner, Jonathan Sanger
Screenwriter
Michael Koskoff, Jacob Koskoff
Distributor
Open Road
Production Co
Hudlin Entertainment, Chestnut Ridge
Rating
PG-13 (Sexuality|Mature Thematic Content|Some Strong Language|Violence)
Genre
History, Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.0M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)