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.
Directed by Frank Darabont
mentally disabled
death penalty
based on novel or book
southern usa
psychopath
death row
jail guard
supernatural
great depression
prison guard
jail
electric chair
capital punishment
torture
magic realism
healing
1930s
abuse of power
Rank
#3 in 1999·#318 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.3 / 5
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Cast
Tom Hanks
Paul Edgecomb
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
Sam Rockwell
'Wild Bill' Wharton
Barry Pepper
Dean Stanton
Jeffrey DeMunn
Harry Terwilliger
Patricia Clarkson
Melinda Moores
Crew
Frank Darabont
Director
Frank Darabont
Writer
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
David Tattersall
Director of Photography
Frank Darabont
Producer
David Valdes
Producer
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Danielle Burgio
Stunts
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Popular Reviews
5576 reviews
John Ryan
7.5★ · 12/10/25
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Jack Wolf
9.0★ · 06/04/25
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Khaleesi
10.0★ · 03/22/26
The most heartbreaking part isn't the execution it's Paul living forever and having to watch everyone he loves die as his punishment
The most heartbreaking part isn't the execution it's Paul living forever and having to watch everyone he loves die as his punishment
