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The Green Mile
1999
· Movie
· 189 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #152
- IMDb #24
- Google retired #17
- Rotten Tomatoes #962
- Metacritic #1149
- Letterboxd #119
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2184
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #134
- Metacritic Critics #2336
- Metacritic Audience #61
- Criticker #320
- Douban #92
- Kinopoisk #2
- AlloCiné #2
- Trakt #21
Every rating
61–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 61, highest is Google on 98. Critics average 70, everyone else 88.
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Details
- Director
- Frank Darabont
- Writer
- Frank Darabont
- Based on
- The Green Mile by Stephen King
- Released
- 10 December 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 189 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $60.0M
- Box office
- $286.8M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 32 →10 wins from 32 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Frank Darabont | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Sound | Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. Burton | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Picture | David Valdes and Frank Darabont | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1999 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Frank Darabont | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Green Mile | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Frank Darabont | Nominee |
| Best Picture | David Valdes and Frank Darabont | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. Burton | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Green Mile | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Frank Darabont | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | The Green Mile | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Clarke Duncan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Clarkson | Winner |
| Best Director | Frank Darabont | Nominee |
| Best Music | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay, Adaptation | Frank Darabont | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Clarke Duncan | Winner |
| Best Film | The Green Mile | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite All-Around Motion Picture | The Green Mile | Winner |
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | The Green Mile | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actor – Drama | Tom Hanks | Winner |
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Bonnie Hunt | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Thomas Newman | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Clarke Duncan | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actor | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Awards)
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR | Mark A. Mangini, Julia Evershade | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Effects and Foley | Mark A. Mangini, Aaron Glascock, Howell Gibbens, David E. Stone, Solange S. Schwalbe | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Frank Darabont | Nominee |
Golden Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Doug Hutchison | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Male Performance | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Michael Clarke Duncan | Nominee |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ( Nebula Award )
1 nomination
| Best Script | Frank Darabont | Nominee |