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Release Date:
10 December 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
Miracles do happen. morePlot:
The story about the lives of guards on death row leading up to the execution of black man accused of child murder & rape, who has the power of faith healing. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 23 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(72 articles)
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True to the book, which is odd for a movie. moreCast
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Rated R for violence, language and some sex-related material.Parents Guide:
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188 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) (TV rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13Fun Stuff
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Voted number 2 in Channel 4 (UK) "Top 100 Tearjerkers" countdown, losing first place to "E.T The Extra Terrestrial". moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene when Percy is sitting at his desk reading a book on mental patients with the dirty magazine in it, Brutal and Paul come in and Percy jumps up closing the book and throwing it where it falls off the edge of the table. In the next shot when Paul picks up the book it is laying on the table opened to the page where the magazine is. moreSoundtrack:
Charmaine moreFAQ
Why wasn't Wild Bill a suspect in the murder of the little girls?What did John Coffey shoot out of his mouth everytime he healed someone?
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Having seen the movie, The Green Mile, and read the novel of the same name by Stephen King, I am glad to say that the movie stays true to the book, which in itself is a great read. I read the book in one setting about a year ago, and after seeing the movie, I didn't see one scene from the book, or one plot point, left out. There were a few minor changes from the book but which in no way detract from either work. As far as performances, I can imagine many people pointing to Michael Duncan as John Coffey or Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb as the best performances of the movie, and they are good, but I would hope that Michael Jeter would receive recognition for portraying Eduard Delacroix. He plays Delacroix exactly as I pictured him when I read the book. I can very well see why King himself said this is his favorite of the movies adapted from his novels. It is the only one played out as he had written it. I wouldn't compare this movie or the book to (Rita Hayworth and) The Shawshank Redemption because that would be unfair to both. They are both great, but are both different. The Green Mile isn't a movie about hope and friendship, as The Shawshank Redemption was, it is a movie about a miracle of a man, and the people he affects. But like The Shawshank Redemption, I give The Green Mile 4 out of 4 stars. Great story, great cast, great look.