
Ghosts of Mississippi
Best from age 14 · PG-13 · 1996 · 130 min
Ghosts of Mississippi
A district attorney and the widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers fight to bring his racist assassin to justice decades after the 1963 murder. The film chronicles their struggle to reopen the case and secure a conviction, highlighting the deep-seated racial tensions and the pursuit of justice in Mississippi.
What's in it
0 = none · 10 = intenseViolence & peril
Moderate4/10
Language
Moderate3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
Mild2/10
Romance & sensuality
Mild1/10
Scary moments
Moderate3/10
Heads up
- Discussions of racial violence
- Factual historical events depicted
- Some intense courtroom confrontations
Models well
- The pursuit of justice
- Courage and perseverance
- Standing up against hate
- Honoring civil rights history
Talk about it after
- Racial injustice and its lasting impact
- The importance of activism
- What constitutes true justice
- The role of the legal system
Cast & crew
Directed by: Rob Reiner

Alec Baldwin
Bobby DeLaughter

Whoopi Goldberg
Myrlie Evers

James Woods
Byron De La Beckwith

Craig T. Nelson
Ed Peters

Susanna Thompson
Peggy Lloyd

Lucas Black
Burt DeLaughter
Joseph Tello
Drew DeLaughter

Alexa PenaVega
Claire DeLaughter

William H. Macy
Charlie Crisco
Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett
Benny Bennett
Darrell Evers
Darrell Evers

Yolanda King
Reena Evers