The Green Mile (1999) is a deeply emotional drama set on death row in a 1930s prison, where a kind-hearted guard, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), encounters John Coffey, a mysterious inmate with a gentle soul and supernatural healing abilities. As Paul and the other guards come to see Coffey’s innocence and humanity, they’re forced to confront moral dilemmas about justice, compassion, and the flaws of the system.