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The Green Mile (1999) 8.5
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8.5/10 from 409,508 users
Metascore: 61/100
Reviews: 1,257 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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Cast
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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 | ... | ||
| Dabbs Greer | ... | ||
| Eve Brent | ... | ||
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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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Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one. 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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John Coffey: Don't want no preacher. You can say a prayer if you like.
Paul Edgecomb: Me? I suppose I could if it came to that.
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Performed by Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians (as His Royal Canadians)
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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The reason Stephen King serialized The Green Mile was because it was a deliberate response to fans who flipped to the end of his books, something his mother used to do. The fans would have to wait for the last installment to find out the ending. King wrote each one with its own miniature climax, but even he admitted he didn't have a clue how the story would end. See more »Goofs
Executions were carried out at local courthouses in Louisiana until 1957, when they were moved to a state prison. See more »Quotes
Paul Edgecomb: [about Coffey's upcoming execution] Now how about a preacher? Someone to say a little prayer with?John Coffey: Don't want no preacher. You can say a prayer if you like.
Paul Edgecomb: Me? I suppose I could if it came to that.
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"Charmaine"Performed by Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians (as His Royal Canadians)
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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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.