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A story told in flashback and narrarted by Paul Edgecomb, now living in an old-age home six decades after working as the head guard on Death Row at a Southen Prison named Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Travelling back to 1935, during the Great Depression, the former prison guard, Edgecomb, reflects on how he developed a poignant, unusual relationship with this one inmate, sentenced to Death Row, who may... See Full Description
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Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
3 hrs. 7 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 10, 1999 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence, language and some sex-related material. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, FX Network
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$136,801,374 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Ain't It Cool News,
"Well, I've seen 'The Green Mile' and it is quite honestly the movie I thought it was going to be." Full Review...
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APB: Prison Guards Play Heroes in Green Mile,
"It's a formula that's worked before: Frank Darabont writing and directing an adaptation of a Stephen King period piece set in prison." Full Review...
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CBC Infoculture: More cinematic colour, please,
"'The Green Mile' therefore has two big strikes against it from the start." Full Review...
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Channel 2000: 'Green Mile' High On Enlightenment,
"If you don't know who filmmaker Frank Darabont is, you most definitely will come Oscar time." Full Review...
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