Film1996130 min

Ghosts of Mississippi

Name: Ghosts of Mississippi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Virginia Madsen, Whoopi Goldberg, Susanna Thompson

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowheavylineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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"A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice."

Boxlist takeA serious drama that is moving and slow-paced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 101 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In this film based on actual events, black activist Medgar Evers is murdered in 1963, and much of the evidence points toward white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. However, after two trials, De La Beckwith is acquitted twice by a jury of whites. Now, decades later in 1989, Evers' widow, Myrlie, thinks she has evidence to finally convict him. But no lawyer will touch the case except the young and brash Bobby DeLaughter.

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