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The Green Mile (1999) 8.5
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8.5/10 from 402,419 users
Metascore: 61/100
Reviews: 1,254 user | 179 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Director:Frank Darabont |
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| Tom Hanks | ... | ||
| David Morse | ... | ||
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | ||
| Bonnie Hunt | ... | ||
| James Cromwell | ... | ||
| Michael Jeter | ... | ||
| Graham Greene | ... | ||
| Doug Hutchison | ... | ||
| Sam Rockwell | ... | ||
| Barry Pepper | ... | ||
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | ||
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | ||
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | ||
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Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift. Written by Guy Johns
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This is a story about a miracle where I work... The Green Mile. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, language and some sex-related material | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
10 December 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Stephen King's The Green Mile See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£83,473 (UK) (25 February 2000)Gross:
AUD 7,730,847 (Australia) (15 December 2000)Company Credits
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Written by James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
Performed by Eddy Howard
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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The crumb from the cheese wafer that the guards feed to Mr. Jingles is lying on the floor after Percy throws his baton at it and is still on the floor when he starts chasing Mr. Jingles with a waste basket but is gone in the next shot when Percy throws the waste basket at the mouse. See more »Quotes
William 'Wild Bill' Wharton: [about to pass out from drugs] I don't see why white man has to sit in a nigger electric chair. White man should have his own damn electric chair.See more »
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"Old Fashioned Love"Written by James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
Performed by Eddy Howard
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Frank Darabont returns to the directors chair with another adaptation of Stephen Kings novel. The events take place at a death row, the guards call the green mile. The story is a layered, rather character-driven fantasy tale of the events that transpire at "the mile" after the arrival of a giant man, John Coffey (Michael Duncan), convicted of the murder of two small girls. Actually this is not one single story, but several tied together seamlessly.
A character-driven movie requires a lot from the cast, and fortunately when it comes to cast, The Green Mile delivers. As the poster of the movie tells, this movie stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb, senior prison guard of the mile, and as always he performs very well indeed. Yet the cast around him is even more spectacular, perhaps partially due to them being relatively unknown. With a face you know, one inevitably remembers previous performances, and the new role is coloured by this. Doug Hutchison as Percy Wetmore, a mean spirited prison guard was particularly impressive, yet his character could have been given more depth. The most captivating was the performance of Michael Duncan.
It is hard to find a flaw in this movie. The camerawork is superb, cast wonderful and direction flawless. The movie's considerable length, a bit over three hours, is something that had me worried. Yet the marvellous cast and the peaceful yet firm pace of the movie held my attention progressively through the three hours right to the touching culmination. Many will find this movie to be too long, but I for one was delighted of the style, combination of simplicity of events and depth of characters and conversation.
All in all the The Green Mile is a very touching drama, with the joys and sorrows of the life pictured with great skill, if not the best movie of the year. Five out of five.