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The Burial
Directed by Maggie Betts
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. From TMDB
82 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works
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The Burial is a 2023 drama history film, directed by Maggie Betts, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx and Jurnee Smollett-Bell.
- 70 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
- posts span Jul 24, 2023 to Oct 3, 2026
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60 of 82 · most liked firstIf you’re in need of a good old fashioned, brilliantly acted courtroom drama based on true events to switch off from everything then The Burial movie on Amazon is what I’d recommend. ♥️🎥
positive · AI labelView post →Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Blitz Bazawule's extraordinary Afrofuturist fable THE BURIAL OF KOJO (2018) in our BlackStar Film Festival Presents collection! A profusion of dazzling, magical-realist images grace the visually & emotionally stunning debut feature from musician turned filmmaker
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanna know what’s hilarious about this? This is from the movie ‘The Burial’ … a movie about racial injustice 🤣 …and there’s Jamie Foxx’s name just slightly below TLJ’s 🤦♂️ OPTICS, PEOPLE, FOR THE SAKE OF PETE 🤦♂️ #MovieRanking #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →My recommendation during these dark times is to focus on whatever brings you light - for me it's watching the underdog WIN - like the movie The Burial - true story and Mamdani in NYC - current true story. Lottsa light in both - and it Shines Bright! 🌟🌟🌟 youtu.be/ZOhIdaufd3Q?...
positive · AI labelView post →He is indeed. 7 years younger than Bill though. He was one of the stars of the show, 'Noah's Arc' some years back, on which this latest movie is based. But he has appeared in all sorts of things. He was in the movie, 'The Burial' with Jamie Foxx more recently. Currently performing on stage in NOLA.
neutral · AI labelView post →#265moviereview Filmsky 📽️ THE BURIAL Predictably dull David and Goliath story is powered to full enjoyability by a crackling script that balances humor & drama & mesmerizing performances by Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Mamoudou Athie & Alan Ruck. Thoroughly engaging film. WATCH IT 3.5/5
positive · AI labelView post →Watching ‘The Burial’ on Amazon Prime with @iamjamiefoxx & Tommy Lee Jones — JUST A REALLY EXCELLENT FILM 💯 🎞️
positive · AI labelView post →TIFF48: World Premieres of 'Pain Hustlers,' 'Lee,' 'Dumb Money,' 'The Burial' and More Announced for 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
neutral · AI labelView post →“The Burial” is like if a John Grisham movie had a Black lawyer and I can’t get enough.
positive · AI labelView post →The Burial is a prime example of why the court room film needs to be saved and nurtured and supported. It's a peak example of how great the subgenre can be when done right. It's also rather funny and sweet too. Don't let the average poster and naff title put you off.
positive · AI labelView post →Just watched 📽️: The Burial I had high hopes for this one, but it feels like the need to stay close to the "true story" prevented the movie from living up to the potential of the cast.
negative · AI labelView post →Book: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Film: The Burial TV Show: Yellowstone
neutral · AI labelView post →Went to see The Burial at TIFF last night, at which the audience BOOOED Amazon (the studio), and the Disney Company (briefly mentioned during the movie epilogue as losing a lawsuit against the protagonist).
neutral · AI labelView post →FEB 11 ‘25 MAGGIE BETTS WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW DIRECTOR FOR EVELYN HUGO it’s one day off BUT 14 is 1 off from Taylor’s lucky 13 and Taylor’s released two albums now 14 days after a Maggie Betts film release! Novitiate (starring margaret+diana) 14 days before Rep + The Burial 14 days before 1989TV
neutral · AI labelView post →Today - Jodie Foster in FOXES at on magenta-fied 35mm and THE BURIAL OF KOJO at Lightbox, STAR WARS at Fox, TANK GIRL and PADDINGTON at Revue, video game films MORTAL KOMBAT and STREET FIGHTER at Eyesore Cinema, more! Rundown: letterboxd.com/torontoplex/... #toRep
neutral · AI labelView post →My first post on @bsky.app ... dont fuck this up now...okay... I just saw THE BURIAL. Great story. Shit movie. Abominable script. Lazy direction. Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones are in it though. Then this happens in the credits 🤔
negative · AI labelView post →Oscar worthy, family friendly, court drama #TheBurial and #APlaceAmongtheDead starring #JulietLandau, who also directed & cowrote. You may remember her as Drusilla from #BuffytheVampireSlayer #BTVS www.cambridgeday.com/2023/10/13/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →You can't just make an '90s-style courtroom drama and expect it to work in 2023. I dug into the disappointing THE BURIAL. ryerecord.com/at-the-movie...
negative · AI labelView post →The Burial I might have been sleeping on how good of an actor Jamie Foxx is. I'll always enjoy a movie where a massive corporation/billionaire gets cut down to size after harming people. Make more of them!
positive · AI labelView post →"The Burial" is a damn fine movie. www.imdb.com/title/tt5648...
positive · AI labelView post →Never heard of that movie "The Burial" with Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones. But it's really good so far
positive · AI labelView post →The Burial of Kojo Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ What the Water Remembers #AfricanAugust 2025 Film No. 10 — #Ghana Time runs in circles here, and memory keeps the clock. Told by a child who seems to speak across past and future, The Burial of Kojo blends… Continues at boxd.it/aFUYJh #filmsky #moviechallenge
neutral · AI labelView post →The August Collection of new book releases. My most anticipated are: Black Flame 13 Months Haunted (good so far) The El Lucky Day Your Favorite Scary Movie Joy Moody is Out of Time 8114 How Bad Things Can Get The Burial Place The Good Vampire's Guide Grin
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh my gosh, Freeman! The Burial was such a great movie. Thank you so much for the recommendation. Keep them coming. Please 💙💙💙
positive · AI labelView post →I saw the film - didn't realise there was a series! Watched it on the train from Oxford last week. I'll remember next time I subscribe to Netflix to watch some, ta. Have you seen "The Burial"?
neutral · AI labelView post →Work once had a poll for a movie to watch, The Burial won, I didn't stick even around.
negative · AI labelView post →“The Burial of Natty Bumppo”. A traditional hand drawn and painted animated film I proudly produced with my friend Fred Burns. Enjoy.
neutral · AI labelView post →super fun piece—got me over here mentally arranging movies like The Burial, The Rainmaker, and Presumed Innocent on the holy lawyer movie trinity
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 147. Hooray, it was a quiet, slow day at work. And I'm still on track with my goals for the month. Read some manga, watched a film - The Burial of Kojo - watched some MST3K shorts and did a little reading.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok. No cap. The Burial Arms suit in the King-Ohger movie fucks.
positive · AI labelView post →BEST 2023 ACTOR: Jamie Foxx - The Burial - No other actor has single-handedly risen above his film like Foxx does as the riveting flashy lawyer bursting forth from this humdrum legal drama
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie is “The Burial.” I love Jamie Foxx.
neutral · AI labelView post →Totally agree about The Burial and Jamie Foxx. Very enjoyable film with a great performance from Jamie.
positive · AI labelView post →[Film Review] Jamie Foxx in The Burial is utterly brilliant. And it is lots of fun. But my word, jury trials are daft. And the justification for punitive damages, discussed here, seems missing. spinninghugo.wordpress.com/2022/10/09/f...
neutral · AI labelView post →The performances by Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones bolster THE BURIAL (2023) above the tropes of a courtroom film. My review. @seattlecritics.bsky.social #filmsky 🎥 macguff.in/film-reviews...
neutral · AI labelView post →I will absolutely watch that Tommy Lee Jones / Jamie Foxx court room dramedy on Prime. But it’s downright mean to release a movie in October called The Burial and not have it be a horror movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →“The Burial” is a formulaic, feel-good courtroom drama elevated by a magnetic movie-star turn by Jamie Foxx.
neutral · AI labelView post →TAMPA ADVANCE SCREENING: "THE BURIAL" Download FREE passes to the screening on Tuesday, October 10, 8:00 PM at AMC Veterans 24. Quantities are limited! #TheBurial #AmazonStudios #PrimeVideo #AdvanceScreening #Free #Tampa https://hotchka.com/the-burial-tampa-advance-screening-passes
neutral · AI labelView post →SEATTLE ADVANCE SCREENING: "THE BURIAL" Download FREE passes to the screening on Tuesday, October 10, 7:00 PM at Regal Thornton Place. Quantities are limited! #TheBurial #AmazonStudios #PrimeVideo #AdvanceScreening #Free #Seattle https://hotchka.com/the-burial-seattle-advance-screening-passes
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neutral · AI labelView post →It takes a special kind of movie to reel me in right away, hold my attention, and leave me wondering how the story plays out. I present, "The Burial." Starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones.
positive · AI labelView post →A beautiful parable from Ghanaian filmmaker Blitz Bazawule, The Burial of Kojo is a haunting and evocative piece of magical realism about guilt, grief, and emotional reconciliation that exists firmly on the line between the tangible and spiritual.
neutral · AI labelView post →“The Burial”, starring Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, & her. Incredible movie.
positive · AI labelView post →The Burial (2023) i haven’t seen the film but the release dates stood out to me [insert these in the timeline below] 9/11 - TIFF Premiere 10/6 - Amazon Studios Limited Release 10/13 - Full Release on Prime ONCE AGAIN 14 DAYS BEFORE A TAYLOR RELEASE!
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally watched The Burial. Good movie!
positive · AI labelView post →The Burial (2023) - 7.5/10 It was crazy when the guy buried the other guy (actually tho idrk what to say about the movie. It was pretty good)
positive · AI labelView post →There's a film of The Burial of the Rats?!! That story fucked me up. Is Deadly Eyes the same film as The Rats cover there?
neutral · AI labelView post →The Burial. There's no burial - uplifting film, and funny.
positive · AI labelView post →Will there ever be a great movie about breach of contract that also gives viewers a real sense of what contracts litigation is all about? Perhaps. The Burial is a diverting movie, but it is hard for a contracts prof to watch. lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractspro...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Burial was a good watch truly refreshing (it's streaming) Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Fox, a good story left me hopeful, the wicked is a great movie very little 'cgi' great message . Wonderful in a theater. Grateful 2 the arts right now. I'm a stylist. I tell people every day to look for the good
positive · AI labelView post →Wanna know what’s hilarious about this? This is from the movie ‘The Burial’ … a movie about racial injustice 🤣 and there’s Jamie Foxx’s name just slightly below the other actor (white) 🤦♂️
neutral · AI labelView post →The Burial - 8.5/10 📽️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burial_(film)
positive · AI labelView post →Films Watched in 2024: #208 I'm squeezing in one last film for this extended birthday weekend - ending things with Blitz Bazawule’s THE BURIAL OF KOJO. #NowWatching
neutral · AI labelView post →366 Days of Film. Day 99 - The Burial. Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones team up in a based-on-a-true-story story. Despite all his strength and bravado, Foxx is David in this scenario, and Goliath is every successful African American lawyer in America hired to beat him. Great set up, great performances
positive · AI labelView post →watching #TheBurial and oh buoy 😬😆
neutral · AI labelView post →okay this movie The Burial on Amazon Prime? rly heartwarming. im glad i watched it. idk how they managed to make a courtroom drama cute, but they nailed it lol
positive · AI labelView post →Coming Soon: Issue 45 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd kicks off with Double Reel Monthly on Jan 25th, including reviews of Three Musketeers: Milady, Rebel Moon Part 1, Saltburn and the Burial.📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching a movie called The Burial with Jamie Foxx & Tommy Lee Jones. Good rating on Rotten Tomatoes and so far seems promising.
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