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85% Critic Match
The Green Mile
“Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one.”
8.5 / 10• 1999• 3h 9m•R• English
FantasyDramaCrime
Storyline
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Cast & Crew
Tom Hanks
Paul Edgecomb
Lead
David Morse
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Bonnie Hunt
Jan Edgecomb
Michael Clarke Duncan
John Coffey
James Cromwell
Warden Hal Moores
Michael Jeter
Eduard Delacroix
Graham Greene
Arlen Bitterbuck
Doug Hutchison
Percy Wetmore
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Darabont's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Green Mile is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
