In the Electric Mist
2009 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 6.1 · 63% critics
In a small Louisiana town, a hard-edged detective investigates the murder of a young woman while a second body turns up in the nearby swamp. As the cases begin to overlap with old memories and local corruption tied to a movie production, he pushes for answers while battling personal demons and a community that would rather look away.
Based on In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-04-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (462 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like moody, character-driven Southern crime mysteries with a slow burn and tangled cases, in the vein of The Pledge; Not for you if you want a tight, fast, twisty thriller.
Pros: strong lead performance; rich bayou atmosphere; character-focused drama | Cons: convoluted, busy plot; slow, meandering pace; confusing, disjointed moments
Themes
- detective inspector
- bayou
- series of murders
- confederate soldier
Cast & crew
Tommy Lee Jones
as Dave Robicheaux
John Goodman
as Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Peter Sarsgaard
as Elrod Sykes
Mary Steenburgen
as Bootsie Robicheaux
Kelly Macdonald
as Kelly Drummond
Justina Machado
as Rosie Gomez
Ned Beatty
as Twinky LeMoyne
James Gammon
as Ben Hebert
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Lou Girard
Levon Helm
as General John Bell Hood
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier