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06/10/2023 Drama, History 2h 6m
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Overview

When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.

  1. Margaret Betts

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tommy Lee Jones

    Jeremiah O'Keefe

  2. Jamie Foxx

    Willie E. Gary

  3. Jurnee Smollett

    Mame Downes

  4. Alan Ruck

    Mike Allred

  5. Mamoudou Athie

    Hal Dockins

  6. Pamela Reed

    Annette O'Keefe

  7. Bill Camp

    Ray Loewen

  8. Amanda Warren

    Gioria Gary

  9. Dorian Missick

    Reggie Douglas

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on 2023-11-03
There isn’t much to dislike about director Maggie Betts‘ “The Burial,” a solid courtroom drama that hits all the expectations of the genre (and sometimes even exceeds them). Inspired by true events, this rousing David versus Goliath story is well cast, well acted, well told, and is set up to be an all-around crowd pleaser.

Mississippi funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) has fallen on hard times. The mom-and-pop business has been in his family for generations, and he aims to have something to pass down to his plethora of children and grandchildren. When a deal wit...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$32,500,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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