Overview
A gripping tale of resilience and justice unfolds in a courtroom battle against corporate greed.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- rousing
- witty
- sincere
- serious movie night
- true story viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found it to be a well-acted, solid and rousing courtroom drama that follows familiar genre expectations while delivering an appealing David-versus-Goliath story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeremiah O’Keefe’s family funeral business faces a corporate behemoth, with Willie E. Gary leading the legal counterattack.
The case exposes racial tension and injustice alongside the corporate conflict, particularly through Willie E. Gary’s position in the courtroom.
A corporate force threatens a multigenerational family business, turning a private financial dispute into a challenge to corporate greed.
Willie E. Gary’s flamboyant legal presence is central to the film’s rousing courtroom energy and crowd-pleasing tone.
Films like The Burial, and why
Erin Brockovich
true-story courtroom drama centered on a determined attorney confronting institutional power and injustice
Just Mercy
rousing legal drama about racial injustice, moral conviction, and a high-stakes defense
A Few Good Men
fact-based courtroom drama combining charismatic performances with a David-versus-Goliath fight against entrenched authority
Movie Details
- Director
- Margaret Betts
- Release Date
- 2023-10-06
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (653)
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Jamie Foxx
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell
- Alan Ruck
- Mamoudou Athie
- Pamela Reed
- Bill Camp
- Amanda Warren
- Dorian Missick
- Tywayne Wheatt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Burial about?
- A tenacious attorney turns a funeral home owner’s corporate dispute into a resonant courtroom fight over family legacy, race, and justice.
- What is The Burial like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Burial as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Burial violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Burial.
- What did critics think of The Burial?
- Critics broadly found it to be a well-acted, solid and rousing courtroom drama that follows familiar genre expectations while delivering an appealing David-versus-Goliath story.
- Which films are like The Burial?
- Films with a similar feel include Erin Brockovich, Just Mercy, and A Few Good Men.
- How long is The Burial?
- The Burial runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Burial?
- In United States, The Burial streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
