Blow vs The Green Mile
The Green Mile has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for Blow). Blow is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 3h 9m. The Green Mile is the older of the two (1999 against 2001). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blow
The Green Mile| Blow | The Green Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 1999 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Ted Demme | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Franka Potente, Ray Liotta, Miguel Sandoval, Ethan Suplee, Johnny Depp | Patricia Clarkson, Tom Hanks, David Morse, Sam Rockwell, James Cromwell |
Synopsis
Blow
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he…
The Green Mile
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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