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Året er 1935, og Paul Edgecomb er chef for dødsgangen, kaldet Den grønne mil, i Cold Mountain fængslet i Louisiana. Trods stedets grumme formål drives det af Edgecomb og hans folk med både værdighed og humanisme. Der er blot en enkelt slange i dette "Paradis", nemlig den lille, lede sadist Percy Wetmore, der har fået job som vagt på dødsgangen takket være det forhold, at han er nevø af guvernørens kone. En dag ankommer den enfoldige, sorte kæmpe John Coffey til fængslet, dødsdømt for mordet på to små hvide piger. Edgecomb opdager så småt, at denne blide kæmpe er en clairvoyant healer, der gerne bruger sine mirakuløse evner i det godes tjeneste. Sammen med det forhold, at han nu også ved, at Coffey er uskyldigt dømt, sætter det Edgecomb i et alvorligt moralsk dilemma over at skulle eksekvere dødsdommen.

Kevin Lomax er en ung succesrig forsvarsadvokat, der aldrig har tabt en retssag. Uanset forbrydelsens omfang lykkes det Kevin at forføre enhver jury med sin charme og logiske sans og i sidste ende at vinde. Derfor tilbydes Kevin et superjob hos et stort New Yorker advokatfirma. Her møder han firmaets karismatiske leder John Milton, der giver ham et tilbud, han ikke kan afslå. Men Kevin påvirkes kraftigt af sit nye liv. Succesen går ham til hovedet, og snart begynder hans liv at forandre sig til et mareridt...

Thelma og Louise er godt trætte af deres mænd, og nu er det slut med at blive taget for givet. Så de to kvinder beslutter sig for at tage på en rask lille pigeweekend, som dog ikke går helt som forventet. De møder en mand, der ikke respekterer en kvindes nej, og så er de på flugt fra politiet.

I 60'ernes USA hyres den italiensk-amerikanske udsmider Tony Lip som chauffør for den sorte klavervirtuos Don Shirley. Don skal på koncertturné, og det umage par må gøre brug af en rejseguide til, hvilke restauranter og hoteller der tager imod afroamerikanere for at sikre, at han ikke nægtes servering. Undervejs bliver Tony og Don konfronteret med deres egne fordomme, og de får øjnene op for alt det, de har til fælles.

På plejehjemmet fortæller den aldrende Ninny sin buttede niece historien om Idgie og Ruth. De to veninder kommer sammen til at drive Whistle Stop Cafe, hvor man altid kan få stegte grønne tomater og stegeben med barbecue-sauce. De to veninder har ufortrødent kæmpet mod de ting, der har gjort livet svært - bl.a. en voldelig ægtemand og ku-klux-klan.

I 1983 infiltrerer veteran detektiven, Bud Carter (Willem Dafoe), den mest kriminelle organisation i syden. Efter at have fanget organisationens løjtnant og lejemorder, Jesse Weiland (Matt Dillon), overtaler han ham til at blive informer. Jesse bliver sat ud for at nedlægge hele organisationen, samt dens bagmand, Lutin (Tom Berenger). Baseret på en sand historie.

Mel Gibson er Benjamin Martin, som ændrer sig fra at være omsorgsfuld familiefar til at være en fuldblods soldat i den amerikanske frihedskrig i 1770'erne. Han bliver leder af en guerillaagtig milits, der med stor kløgt og brutalitet gør livet surt for den engelske hær.

Filmatisering af Broadway-musicalen baseret på Alice Walkers litterære klassiker af samme navn fra 1982.

Alle familier har dårlige minder. Familien Weston har flere end de fleste, ikke mindst takket være den bidske matriark Violet. En krise bringer Violet's tre døtre tilbage til barndomshjemmet sammen med deres mænd og børn. Snart falder alle tilbage i deres gamle roller. Spydighederne leveres i ærlighedens navn, og især Violet deler verbale klø ud til højre og venstre.

Broderick Crawford har sit livs rolle som politikeren Willie Stark, der starter sin karriere i det små, men ender som sin stats guvernør. For at nå så vidt benytter han sig af korruption og grov udnyttelse af sine medmennesker, noget han selv tidligere så med foragt på.

Frihedskæmperen Harriet Tubman flygter fra slaveri. Hun foretager modige missioner for lede andre slaver til frihed via en underjordisk jernbane.

Sydstaterne, den første halvdel af det 19. århundrede. Celie bliver solgt som kone til den brutale Albert. Livet er slidsomt og hun skriver om hverdagen med hårdt arbejde og tørre tæsk til sin søster. Endelig samler Celie mod til at forlade sin mand og søge lykken selv. Men inden da skal hun så meget grueligt ondt igennem.

Det er en historie om en sydstatsfamilie. Sygdom, alkohol og jalousi har ødelagt familien, kærlighed og had ligger ikke langt fra hinanden. På en varm og trykkende sommeraften kommer fortvivlelsen op til overfladen, og der opstår en dramatisk konflikt.

George Clooney spiller Everett Ulysses McGill, som har lokket to af sine medstraffefanger til at flygte sammen med ham ved at love at dele udbyttet fra sit sidste kup med dem. Det bliver en begivenhedsrig rejse gennem 30’ernes USA, hvor fattigdom og racisme hærger. Man kan dog langtfra kalde O Brother, Where Art Thou? for en nedslående film. For det første er de tre tumper på flugt ustyrligt morsomme. Især Clooney er ubetalelig i en rolle, hvor han spiller mod sit normale image og dermed er en herlig parodi på både sig selv og 30’er-filmenes slikkede førsteelskere med pomade i håret og et velplejet moustache. Dernæst er Coen-brødrenes manuskripter altid et veritabelt overflødighedshorn af underfundigt vid, og sidst, men bestemt ikke mindst, er O Brother, Where Art Thou? krydret med en flok skønne sange fra perioden og markerer altså Brødrene Coens debut i musical-genren. Efter min ydmyge mening en fuldendt triumf, og en klokkeklar anbefaling skal der lyde herfra.

Småfuskeren Vincent La Guardia Gambini har netop - med nød og næppe - bestået eksamen som advokat. Så da hans fætter William og dennes ven Stanley anholdes for mord og røveri nede i Alabama, rejser Vincent ned for at forsvare dem. Men Vincent har ingen erfaring med at føre retssager, og hans mafioso-storbyslang er heller ikke populært på disse kanter.

Lærerinden Blanche DuBois må forlade sin hjemby efter rygter om, at hun har forført en 17-årige elev. Hun rejser til New Orleans og opsøger sin gravide søster Stella og hendes mand Stanley. Men den forfinede Blache og hendes usofistikerede svoger kan slet ikke finde ud af det med hinanden, og samtidig er Blanches fortid ved at indhente hende.

As I Lay Daying er baseret på en roman af William Faulkner fra 30'erne, om kvinden Addie Bundren, der dør og om hendes families forsøg på af følge hendes ønsker for sin begravelse. En mørk og dyster historie fortalt med stor visuel opfindsomhed.

I sydstatsbyen Sparta er en rig industrimand blevet myrdet. Allerede samme aften finder politiet en mistænkt på stationen. Han er fremmed, han er sort, han er den perfekte mistænkte, men desværre er han også storbystrømer med speciale i drab. Noget uvilligt begynder han at hjælpe den lokale politichef, men det er yderst farligt at have den forkerte hudfarve i Sparta.

Den lurvede privatdetektiv, Harry Angel, får til opgave at finde den forsvundne sanger, Johnny Favorite, for den excentriske Louis Cyphre. En simpel rutinesag. Efterforskningen bringer Harry til det lumre Louisiana, hvor han kommer i kontakt med en ung pige, der er en del af egnens voodoomiljø, men undervejs bliver sagen stadig mere suspekt. Hver gang han finder et nyt spor, dukker der også et nyt lig op. Efterhånden går det op for Harry, at der er noget, Cyphre ikke har fortalt...

Down deep in the Mississippi Delta, Trap music meets film noir in this kaleidoscopic story of a little-strip-club-that-could and the big characters who come through its doors—the hopeful, the lost, the broken, the ballers, the beautiful, and the damned.

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.

Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.

Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business.

New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a small practice in Bluebell, Alabama.

The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.

J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.

Texas is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. It was sponsored and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions at NBC Studios in Brooklyn, New York City. Texas is a spinoff of Another World. It was co-created by head writers John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, and executive producer Paul Rauch of Another World. Rauch would hold the title of executive producer for the parent series and its spin-off until 1981.

Go behind the walls of Charleston, South Carolina's most aristocratic families and discover a world of exclusivity, money and scandal that goes back generations. The fast-paced, drama-filled docu-series follows Charleston singles struggling with the constraints of this tight-knit, posh society.

Pre-law student Marti Perkins' world is flipped upside down when she loses her scholarship, and realizes the only way she can stay in school is by reigniting her dormant teen gymnastic skills to win a place on Lancer University's legendary cheerleading team.

Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim an inheritance from her recently departed father - an 800-acre sugarcane farm.

Savannah is an American prime time television drama that ran from January 21, 1996 to February 24, 1997 on The WB. It was created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling.

I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well. I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations. After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.

Houston Knights is an American crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Paré, is transferred to Houston after he kills a mobster from a powerful Mafia family and a contract is put out on him. Once there, he is partnered with Levon Lundy, played by Michael Beck, the grandson of a Texas Ranger. Although as different as night and day, and after a rocky beginning they form a successful partnership and become friends. This is aided to a certain extent by an event where a hitman from Chicago who holds the contract to shoot La Fiamma arrives in Houston and is ultimately killed by Lundy. During the series, it is revealed that both La Fiamma and Lundy have their own personal demons; La Fiamma's Chicago police partner had been killed when he went ahead while La Fiamma had waited for backup to arrive. Lundy's wife had been killed by an explosion that was intended to kill him.

Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap opera Dallas, and dealt with the intrigues of the Texas-based ranch-owning Champion family. The show's cast included Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright and Jane Russell. The Yellow Rose was canceled after one season of twenty-two episodes. In the summer of 1990, the series was rerun again on NBC along with the short-lived Bret Maverick starring James Garner.

Memphis Beat is an American drama series that debuted on TNT on June 22, 2010 and ended on August 16, 2011. Memphis Beat was officially canceled on October 14, 2011.

Boone is a dramatic television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983 to 1984. It starred Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone Sawyer, who aspires to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, played by Corbin, who wants Boone to join him in the automobile repair business. The setting of the series is Tennessee in the early 1950s, when great changes began to occur in popular music, with the rise of Elvis Presley. Ten weekly episodes began airing on September 26, 1983, and three remaining segments were broadcast in the summer of 1984, the last on August 11. The series was created by Earl Hamner, Jr. Ronnie Claire Edwards, an Oklahoma City native who played Corabeth Godsey, the bossy wife of storekeeper Ike Godsey in The Waltons, portrayed Aunt Dolly Sawyer in Boone. William Edward Phipps played her husband Link Sawyer, the owner of Link's Orchid Lounge, where Boone and his friend, Rome Hawley, sometimes performed. Other stars included Elizabeth Huddle as Boone's mother, Faye, who wanted Boone to commit to the ministry, as his older brother, Dwight, had done prior to Dwight's death in World War II. Julie Anne Haddock was cast as Amanda; Robyn Lively, Banjo; and Amanda Peterson, Boone's young sister, Squirt Sawyer.

Southern Fried Homicide probes the juiciest stories from down in the Bible Belt. Classic true crime is served up against a backdrop of Southern hospitality, etiquette and Christian values. Good ol' morals give way to cold-blooded murder in these grim tales of love gone wrong, business deals turned sour, families divided, and more.

Filthy Rich is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from August 1982 to July 1983. Starring Dixie Carter and Delta Burke, the series satirized prime-time soap operas such as Dallas and Dynasty.