Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

In this adaptation of John Berendt's book, a young journalist, John Kelso (John Cusack), travels to Savannah, Ga., to cover the city's Christmas celebration amid a backdrop of eccentric characters. He becomes intrigued by a sultry singer, Mandy (Alison Eastwood), and engrossed by a murder trial. Wealthy society figure Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey) is accused of shooting his male lover, and the question is whether it was in self-defense as he claims.

Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A City Of Hot Nights And Cold Blooded Murder.

JBscale
57
Average

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 35 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 21, 1997
US Box Office
$25,105,255 (#3074 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Brief Violence, Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
September 27, 2016
Acquired Date
January 3, 2023
Times Seen
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Last Watched
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Actors

John Cusack
John Cusack
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall
Jude Law
Jude Law
Alison Eastwood
Alison Eastwood
Paul Hipp
Paul Hipp
Lady Chablis
Lady Chablis
Dorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon
Anne Haney
Anne Haney
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis
Richard Herd
Richard Herd
Leon Rippy
Leon Rippy
Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton

Directors

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood

Producers

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Arnold Stiefel
Arnold Stiefel

Writers

John Lee Hancock
John Lee Hancock

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Ratings

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RT Rotten
51%
Tomatometer
39 votes
RT Hot
65%
Popcornmeter
1,167 votes
METASCORE
56
23 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
42,295 votes

Additional Info

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