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By Any Means (2026) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2026 · 1 h 47 m · English
- Echo score 55
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- Directed by
- Elegance Bratton
- Starring
- LisaGay Hamilton, Mark Wahlberg, David Strathairn, Nicole Beharie, Ethan Embry, Giancarlo Esposito
- Budget
- $30M
A young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings of civil‑rights leaders. Forced to partner with notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he is drawn into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance blur. When the system collapses, the two must navigate a treacherous landscape of corruption, confronting loyalties and their own demons.
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