Fantasy, Drama, Crime  •  1999  •  189 min  •  Adults (18+)

The Green Mile (1999)

The Green Mile poster

The Green Mile (1999)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Tom Hanks  •   Michael Clarke Duncan  •   David Morse


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative, a powerful moral condemnation of capital punishment and racial injustice through the wrongful execution of an innocent Black man, aligns its dominant themes with progressive values, leading to a left-leaning rating.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a central Black character whose story highlights themes of injustice and prejudice within the 1930s American legal system. The narrative critically examines the societal structures and individual actions that lead to a profound miscarriage of justice.

Secondary

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

The film employs strong Christian allegories, portraying John Coffey as a Christ-like figure who embodies divine compassion, healing, and sacrificial innocence. The narrative aligns with themes of faith, redemption, and the struggle against injustice, ultimately affirming spiritual virtues. The guards' moral dilemmas and Coffey's miraculous powers are framed within a deeply spiritual context.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The Green Mile does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on justice, injustice, and supernatural events within a prison setting, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The Green Mile is a drama set in a 1930s prison, exploring themes of life, death, and the supernatural through its characters. The film does not feature any transsexual characters or themes, therefore, there is no identifiable portrayal to evaluate within its narrative.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a direct adaptation of Stephen King's novel. All major and named characters, including Paul Edgecomb and John Coffey, retain the same gender as established in the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another are present.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

All major characters in "The Green Mile" (1999) are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in Stephen King's original novel. No characters established as one race in the source material were depicted as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.6
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8.5

Critic Ratings

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7.8
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6.1

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