Almost everyone who watched the movie "Green Mile" They say that this is a masterpiece. This is not an entertaining movie, the film is heavy, but everyone agrees that one of the best adaptations of Stephen King.
Paul Edgecomb, played by Tom Hanks, leads a block of suicide bombers in a prison called Cold Mountain. Each of the prisoners must go to the place of execution, which is called the “green mile”.
Paul has to meet with many prisoners, communicate with different warders. But he especially remembered the black giant John Coffey, a mentally disabled prisoner accused of a terrible murder.
It’s impossible to shoot the second picture, but for those who remember and love it, I would like to advise you to watch a list of 10 films similar to The Green Mile. All of them are worthy pictures, which were also remembered by the audience and critics, and some still enjoy universal love.
10. Powder (1995)
This is a rather old but interesting film about a young man whose name is “Powder”. He is not like everyone else. At the last stage of pregnancy, lightning strikes his mother and she dies, but the child is saved.
The boy has to go through many trials. Classmates do not accept Jeremy, because he is very different from them: pale skin, an unusual, frightening look. In addition, he has supernatural powers.
"Powder"- this is a movie that is worth showing to adolescents, but it will be interesting to absolutely everyone, will make you take a fresh look at life.
9. The Dead Man Comes (1995)
The film was shot then by a book written by Catholic nun Helen Prechan. She once spoke with Elmo-Patrick Saunier, who was sentenced to death in 1978, and carried out the sentence after 6 years.
Director Tim Robbins made a film “Dead man is coming”in which Susan Sarandon played the sister of Helen Pregand, and Sean Penn got the role of the criminal. For this role, the young woman received an Oscar in 1996.
As in the book, the nun becomes the spiritual mentor of a brutal killer to ease the last hours of his life and make him repent.
The result was a deep, complex, but interesting film, with a heartbreaking plot. It is impossible not to note the wonderful game of actors who performed the main roles.
8. Substitution (2008)
This thriller was shot by director Clint Eastwood. Based on the true story, the scriptwriter spent a whole year studying the documents of the city archive. The main role was played by Angelina Jolie, who received the Saturn Award for her in 2009.
"Substitution" - This is a tragic story that happened in the late 1920s, in Los Angeles. Christine Collins kidnap 9-year-old son
Walter. Soon the boy is found and returned to his mother. But the woman understands that this is not her son, although she is very similar to him. She tries to resume the search, but no one listens to her. And after contacting reporters, a desperate mother is recognized as insane.
7. Forrest Gump (1994)
The film, based on the novel by Winston Groom, became the most popular among viewers and critics. He has won 38 different awards, including 6 Oscars.
Like in the Green Mile, the main role was played by Tom Hanks. The book and the film are very different. In the novel, the main character is more cynical, has sex, indulges in drugs, he is a savant, i.e. a brilliant mathematician and plays chess perfectly.
Film "Forrest Gump" more soulful. In it, the main character is good-natured, simple, ingenuous, and in some ways stupid. He is moronic, but a man with a noble and open heart. And this helps him succeed in everything, become a war hero and a successful businessman.
6. Dancing in the Dark (2000)
The main role in the film was played by the singer Bjork. She was able to win many awards, including for the best female role at the Cannes Film Festival, and the song from the film was nominated for an Oscar.
Director Lars von Trier worked on the musical drama, about which they say that he does not know how to make bad films.
Film Dancing in the Dark turned out strong, tearing to pieces, you are immersed in the world of a heroine, full of sadness and love. It talks about Selma, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia. She lives with her son in a trailer and works in a factory. Her only joy is musicals and a son.
But a woman is struck by a serious illness, due to which she becomes blind. The same illness appears in the boy. Selma is trying to hide her illness in order to earn money to treat her son.
5. Planet Ka-Pak (2001)
The psychological drama, based on the book by Gene Brewer, turned out to be smart, subtle and interesting. After it remains an indescribable gamut of feelings, bewitching and unusual cinema, a bit slow, but compelling to follow what is happening with interest.
Planet Ka-Pak talks about a strange patient at the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute. This black-eyed man brilliantly played by Kevin Spacey claims to have arrived from the planet Ka-Pak.
An experienced doctor (Jeff Bridges) is trying to figure out where this mysterious patient came from. But he convinces him of his unearthly origin and even calls the date of his return to his homeland. And the doctor begins to doubt that Prot is just an ordinary madman.
4. The Real Crime (1999)
The drama on which Clint Eastwood worked, he also played the main role in it. The movie "The real crime" special atmosphere.
It is somewhat reminiscent of a documentary film, because there is no escalation of the situation, not even musical accompaniment. This is a dramatic movie that reveals to us the life of the hero of Eastwood - the famous, rich, but unhappy.
Although the plot is not built around him, one of the main characters is Frank Louis Beecham. He spent 7 years behind bars and should soon be executed for the murder of a pregnant woman. The journalist Michelle was instructed to write about him, but she died the day before the execution.
Then the reporter Steve takes up the article. He is not a role model: a poor family man and father, a womanizer and a drunkard. But, having learned that the young guy, who should be executed in 12 hours, is not guilty, the journalist is ready to risk his life in order to save him.
3. The Life of David Gale (2001)
The audience called the film amazing, it was played by first-class actors. He has a well-developed plot, interesting camera work.
“The Life of David Gale” - a selfless, dramatic, sacrificial movie, with a shocking ending. It makes you think about such important issues as the need for the death penalty. A brilliant movie in which Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet played.
The main character of the picture is David Gale, who has always been a devoted father, a popular professor. He is an ardent opponent of the death penalty. But he ended up on death row and must be executed for the murder of one activist.
3 days before his death, he decides to give an interview to journalist Bitsy Bloom. But the girl realizes that she must save David, and begins her own investigation.
2. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The film was shot based on the novel by Harper Lee, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Now it is studied in most American schools. The writer told about her family and neighbors, about her observations, about the events that occurred in 1936, when she was 10 years old.
In 1962, the novel was filmed, and is now considered one of the greatest films. He had 8 Oscar nominations, and 3 movie figurines "To Kill a Mockingbird" got. One of them went to the excellent acting work of Gregory Peck, who played a major role.
Attikus Finch, wise and gentle, with excellent manners, brings up 2 children without a mother. He defends an African American accused of raping a white woman.
A lawyer will have to face the racial prejudices and hostility of the inhabitants of a small town. And at the same time help their children grow up, fostering in them the nobility and compassion.
1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
This film is in first place in the list of the best paintings of all time. A screen version of Stephen King’s book, which, according to the audience, is much better than the literary work itself.
The result was a highly spiritual film, the best film, and the director and screenwriter of which was Frank Darabont.
"The Shawshank Redemption" talks about Andy Dufrain accused of killing his wife and her lover. He ends up in the Shawshank prison, where cruelty and lawlessness reigns. But Andy manages to make friends with both the prisoners and the guards.