Crossing Over vs The Green Mile
The Green Mile has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Crossing Over). Crossing Over is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 3h 9m. The Green Mile is the older of the two (1999 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Crossing Over | The Green Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Wayne Kramer | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Sarah Shahi, Alice Braga, Summer Bishil, Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta | Patricia Clarkson, Tom Hanks, David Morse, Sam Rockwell, James Cromwell |
Synopsis
Crossing Over
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
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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