The Green Mile
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.
12 September 1931, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
16 May 1949, Orange, California, USA
5 November 1968, Daly City, California, USA
21 February 1957, Sweetwater, Tennessee, USA
30 June 1964, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
11 October 1953, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
20 December 1991, Los Angeles County, California, USA
26 August 1952, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA
13 April 1950, Buffalo, New York, USA
4 April 1970, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
7 April 1933
22 June 1952, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada
21 May 1961, Moberly, Missouri, USA
7 July 1939, Portland, Oregon, USA
10 May 1899, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
1970, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
12 August 1917, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
October 1, 1947 in Weslaco, Texas, USA
17 March 1955, Blue Island, Illinois, USA
October 18, 2008
How many blockbusters deal with that kind of grief?
August 24, 2008
To more than a few viewers, this one will feel like a life sentence.
January 01, 2000
An affecting motion picture.
August 24, 2008
Though the film drifts off down some long blind alleys, when Darabont exercises discipline the result is highly effective.
December 28, 2010
Thoughtful, intelligent movie for older teens.
April 08, 2011
Much of the three-hour movie takes place in the prison, but the resonant characterization, expansive plotting, and judicious use of exterior locations and flashbacks turn the walls into windows.
June 24, 2006
The supernatural elements carry an undeniable emotional charge, but the solution to the underlying murder mystery is disappointingly tidy and trite.
December 06, 2009
...despite the clichés and stereotypes, the film's cast manages to lift it from the depths of the commonplace and make watching it enjoyable.
February 05, 2008
Overextending its welcome, Frank Darabont's film is the most commercially popular adaptation of a Stephen King novella, but it's also a slow, often dull prison drama.
January 01, 2000
Unassumingly strong, moving performances and Darabont's durable storytelling make it a trip worth taking.
February 14, 2008
Dotted with many fine moments, clotted with a few flabby ones.
April 25, 2003
Three long hours of wind, an exercise in titanic self-importance intent on passing off klunky rhetoric as poignant drama.
