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   Critics consensus Free State of Jones has the noblest of intentions, but they aren't enough to make up for its stilted treatment of a fascinating real-life story. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

1. • • Free State of Jones is well-crafted and tells a worthwhile story, but makes for a better history lesson than moviegoing experience. Free State of Jones tells the tale of real-life historical figure Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey), a Mississippi farmer who serves in the Confederate army during the U.S. Civil War.
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   Jun 24, 2016 · Gary Ross’ “Free State of Jones” is based on one of the most fascinating true stories of the Civil War. It tells of a rebellion against the Confederacy led by an angry farmer named Newton Knight, whose ragtag army of poor whites and escaped slaves declared a portion of southeastern Mississippi, including Jones County, independent and ...

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   Is free state of Jones a good movie?

   • 'Free State of Jones' isn't quite Gone With the Wind, but it'll transport you back there, teach you a thing or two and most certainly hold your attention! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Kevin P A movie of two halves.

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   • "Free State of Jones" is receiving negative reviews. It's easy to see why. There is something in this film to anger multiple grievance mongers. First, race hustlers will hate this movie. Race hustlers want the official story to be that all whites are supremacists and all blacks are heroic.

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   Is free state of Jones a true story?

   • Free State of Jones has the noblest of intentions, but they aren't enough to make up for its stilted treatment of a fascinating real-life story. Soraya Nadia McDonald Andscape Because Free State of Jones concentrates so singularly on making [Matthew] McConaughey the hero of the film, it ends up being a series of missed opportunities.

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   • “Free State of Jones” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Gory wartime violence and less explicit but equally upsetting postwar brutality. Running time: 2 hours 19 minutes. Not sure what to watch next?

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   Jun 24, 2016 · In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle ...

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   • Director: Gary Ross

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Matthew Mcconaughey

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   Jun 23, 2016 · “Free State of Jones” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Gory wartime violence and less explicit but equally upsetting postwar brutality.

   • Director: Gary Ross

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   Jun 20, 2016 · Film Review: ‘Free State of Jones’. Matthew McConaughey plays a Confederate deserter turned guerrilla saint in a Civil War drama more dogged than exciting. By Owen Gleiberman. Courtesy of...

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   Free State of Jones has its moments of clumsiness, but it also has scenes that are rousing and a story that, as they say, makes learning fun. Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Oct 23, 2018

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   Jun 24, 2016 · Free State of Jones: Directed by Gary Ross. With Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.

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    Jun 24, 2016 · Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) • 1 Win & 1 Nomination. 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.