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    Free State of Jones

    R2016 · Historical drama · 2h 19m

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      • There is no particular reason that Free State of Jones starts in 1862. There is no particular reason it ends in 1876. Some of the incidents that occur in the film feel like they're a part of the larger story and some just happen. The message is obvious, the bad guys are paper thin, and there is little—if any—character growth in Newt.
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  1. 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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  3. Free State of Jones. 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...

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    • Gary Ross
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    • Matthew Mcconaughey
  4. Jun 23, 2016 · The Times critic A.O. Scott reviews “Free State of Jones.” Murray Close/STX Entertainment. The hero of this tale is Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Jones County, Miss., who led a...

    • Gary Ross
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  5. 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. Newton Knight, the Mississippi...

  6. 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

  7. Jun 20, 2016 · ‘Free State of Jones’: Film Review. Matthew McConaughey stars as Newton Knight, the Mississippi farmer who led a rebellion against the Confederacy from the inside with the help of renegade slaves.

  8. 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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