By Any Means (2026)
The FBI couldn't crack it. So they called in the mob.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 47m
- Director Elegance Bratton
- Genres Crime Drama History
- Rating 8.1/10 (16 votes)
Synopsis
In 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent is forced to partner with a notorious mafia hitman to investigate a wave of brutal civil rights murders.
Cast
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
as Wayne Strider
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Mark Wahlberg
as Gregory Scarpa
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Nicole Beharie
as Allison Strider
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Josh Lucas
as Special Agent Everett Rhodes
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David Strathairn
as Special Agent Roy K. Moore
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Giancarlo Esposito
as Vernon Dahmer
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Ethan Embry
as Sam Bowers
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LisaGay Hamilton
as Ms. Rebecca Brewer
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LaChanze
as Hattie Dahmer
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Biko Eisen-Martin
as Special Agent Archie Crawford
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Will Brittain
as Billy Roy Pitts
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DeVere Jehl
as Edgar Ray Killen
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Jody Thompson
as Lawrence Byrd
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Zach Lane
as Howard Styles
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Lee Perkins
as Sheriff Mitchell
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John C. Martin
as State Trooper Jones
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Daniel Annone
as Special Agent Anthony Villano
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Alanna Masterson
as Connie Scarpa
Crew
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Elegance Bratton
Director
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Ante Cheng
Director of Photography
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Kristan Sprague
Editor
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Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
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Alex Lebovici
Producer
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Basil Iwanyk
Producer
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Erica Lee
Producer
- Chester Algernal Gordon Producer
- Stephen Levinson Producer
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Mark Wahlberg
Producer
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Elegance Bratton
Producer
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Sascha Penn
Writer
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