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The Burial

The Burial

Drama · History · 2023

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.

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The Burial

“Never settle.”

2023 Drama · History 2h 6m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Margaret Betts

Written by

Margaret Betts · Doug Wright

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Jeremiah O'Keefe

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Willie E. Gary

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Mame Downes

Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Mike Allred

Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie

Hal Dockins

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Annette O'Keefe

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Ray Loewen

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.