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Based on a Stephen King novel, Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their jobs, when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has healing powers. When a prison guard discovers that a man on death row possesses mysterious powers, he desperately tries to stop the execution. Watch trailers & learn more. When a prison guard discovers that a man on death row possesses mysterious powers, he desperately tries to stop the execution. The Green Mile is a fantasy drama film based on Stephen King's novel, starring Tom Hanks as a death row guard who witnesses supernatural events involving a prisoner with healing powers. The film was nominated for four Oscars and received positive reviews, but also criticism for its length.