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Oscar-nominated drama with Academy Award-nominee Alec Baldwin ("The Cooler," "The Royal Tenenbaums") as an assistant DA seeking justice for the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Co-starring Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg ("Sister Act," "Ghost") as the slain leader's wife, Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner James Woods ("Any Given Sunday," "The Virgin Suicides") as his killer, and Diane Ladd ("28 Days," "Primary Colors"), Oscar-nominee William H. Macy ("Jurassic Park III," "State and Main"), Craig T. Nelson ("The Devil's Advocate," TV's "Coach") and Michael O'Keefe ("The Pledge," TV's "Roseanne"). Woods received an Academy Award nomination for his powerfully chilling performance as Byron De La Beckwith.

1996 · 2h 10m
Director Rob Reiner

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Ghosts of Mississippi

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Oscar-nominated drama with Academy Award-nominee Alec Baldwin ("The Cooler," "The Royal Tenenbaums") as an assistant DA seeking justice for the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Co-starring Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg ("Sister Act," "Ghost") as the slain leader's wife, Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner James Woods ("Any Given Sunday," "The Virgin Suicides") as his killer, and Diane Ladd ("28 Days," "Primary Colors"), Oscar-nominee William H. Macy ("Jurassic Park III," "State and Main"), Craig T. Nelson ("The Devil's Advocate," TV's "Coach") and Michael O'Keefe ("The Pledge," TV's "Roseanne"). Woods received an Academy Award nomination for his powerfully chilling performance as Byron De La Beckwith.

TOMATOMETER
Average 5.6
Reviews 28
Fresh 12
Rotten 16

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1996
Run Time
2 hr 10 min
Rated
Unrated For a strong scene of violence and for racial dialogue.
Region of Origin
United States
© 1996 Castle Rock Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.