• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1999-12-10
  • Runtime189 minutes
  • TaglinePaul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one.
  • Revenue286,801,374$
  • GenreFantasy, Drama, Crime
  • Production
    CompaniesCastle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions
  • Budget60,000,000$

Movie 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.

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Tom Hanks

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Bonnie Hunt

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James Cromwell

Michael Jeter

Graham Greene

Doug Hutchison

Sam Rockwell

Barry Pepper

Jeffrey DeMunn

Patricia Clarkson

Harry Dean Stanton

Dabbs Greer

Eve Brent

William Sadler

Mack Miles

Paula Malcomson

Brian Libby

Brent Briscoe

Bill McKinney

Gary Sinise

Rachel Singer

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Dee Croxton

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Gary Imhoff

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