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By Any Means

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Based on a true story, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur. When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don't.
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Elegance Bratton

Director

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Actor

Mark Wahlberg

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Nicole Beharie

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Josh Lucas

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LisaGay Hamilton

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Synopsis Based on a true story, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur. When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don't.
Director
Elegance Bratton
Producer
Alex Lebovici, Chester Algernal Gordon, Elegance Bratton, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson
Screenwriter
Sascha Penn
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Hammerstone Studios
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 4, 2026, Wide