Cruel Train vs The Green Mile
The Green Mile has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 3.3/10 for Cruel Train). Cruel Train is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 3h 9m. Cruel Train is the older of the two (1995 against 1999). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cruel Train
The Green Mile| Cruel Train | The Green Mile | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Malcolm McKay | Frank Darabont |
| Main cast | Minnie Driver, Richard Ridings, David Suchet, Gerard Horan, Alec McCowen | Patricia Clarkson, Tom Hanks, David Morse, Sam Rockwell, James Cromwell |
Synopsis
Cruel Train
In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.
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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