Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 130 min PG-13 Drama · History

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

A career prosecutor pairs with a widow to retry a 1963 racially motivated murder. Reconstruction-era Mississippi and present-day courts collide. The film rides tight performances into a legal milestone.

Directed by Rob Reiner · Written by Lewis Colick

Starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Susanna Thompson, Lucas Black

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