Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Acting
Boseman's cocky brilliance meets Gad's sweaty transformation.
Writing
Dialogue that snaps like a closing argument.
Costume
1940s tailoring so sharp it could file an amicus brief.
Director
Reginald Hudlin
Chadwick Boseman
Thurgood Marshall
Josh Gad
Sam Friedman
Kate Hudson
Eleanor Strubing
Sterling K. Brown
Joseph Spell
James Cromwell
The Judge
Dan Stevens
Lorin Willis
Sophia Bush
Jennifer
Jussie Smollett
Langston Hughes
Marina Squerciati
Stella Friedman
Keesha Sharp
Buster Marshall
Jeremy Bobb
John Strubing
Barrett Doss
Bertha Lancaster
John Magaro
Irwin Friedman
Rozonda Thomas
Zora Neale Hurston
Jeffrey DeMunn
Dr. Sayer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Joseph Spell attended the premiere and reportedly approved of Sterling K. Brown's portrayal. He died in 2018 at age 98.
Hudlin deliberately structured this as a '1940s buddy comedy' to make the racial themes more accessible to white audiences — a choice some critics called brilliant, others called compromise.
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