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Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

Drama · History · 1996

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

Movie details

Ghosts of Mississippi

“A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice.”

1996 Drama · History 2h 10m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

13.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

42 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

56 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Ghosts of Mississippi?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rob Reiner

Written by

Lewis Colick

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Bobby DeLaughter

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Myrlie Evers

James Woods

James Woods

Byron De La Beckwith

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Ed Peters

Susanna Thompson

Susanna Thompson

Peggy Lloyd

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Burt DeLaughter

J

Joseph Tello

Drew DeLaughter

Court is in session

Put Ghosts of Mississippi on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.