In the Electric Mist poster

In the Electric Mist

NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST

6.1(491)20091h 57m4

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. When the star of the film, Elrod Sykes, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man whose murder he witnessed 35 years earlier.

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Status
Released
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Language
English
  • detective inspector
  • bayou
  • series of murders
  • confederate soldier

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France, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRNew Iberia, Louisiana18 Feb 2009
    • PhysicalDVD3 Mar 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical15DVD21 Nov 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • TV17 Jul 2010
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical22 Apr 2009
  • BrazilBR

    • PhysicalDVD12 May 2009
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical7 Dec 2009
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereEspoo Film Festival24 Aug 2009
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical15 Apr 2009
    • TVT1828 Feb 2026
    • TVT187 Sept 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival7 Feb 2009
    • Physical16DVD28 May 2010
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical25 Jun 2009
  • HungaryHU

    • PhysicalDVD6 Oct 2009
  • ItalyIT

    • PhysicalDVD12 Jul 2011

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In the Electric Mist was released on 15 April 2009.

Audience reviews

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  • A

    Andres Gomez

    6/16/2014

    5/10

    Tommy Lee Jones performance is superb and the Southern US atmosphere is really genuine but the story is just made overcomplicated and disappointing.

  • K

    Kenneth Axel Carlsson

    12/31/2014

    7.5/10

    A woman is found murdered in the swamp somewhere in the south. A brutal murder, quite possibly a serial killer. A policeman is investigating, and while he does that, another body is found, but this one nothing but bones. This guy (a black guy) was killed 40 years ago, and the policeman suddenly remembers that he saw this murder happening when he was a kid. There doesn't seem to be any sort of connection between the …

  • W

    Wuchak

    10/5/2023

    6/10

    **_Tommy Lee Jones as a tough sleuth in the bayous of the Deep South_** A no-nonsense detective in the heart of Louisiana (Jones) tries to stay away from alcohol as he investigates the murder of a young prostitute, as well as a murder from the mid-60s of a black man in the swamp. John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen and Ned Beatty appear in secondary roles. Based on the 1993 book, “In the Electric Mi…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    11/27/2024

    6/10

    The problem from the outset of this film is that it is far too convoluted. That is a shame because Tommy Lee Jones as "Lt. Robicheaux" is on really good form. This adaptation of James Lee Burke's book needed a much more aggressive perspective in adapting the story to keep it taut to watch. This story sees him investigating the murder of a local prostitute who is tied up (not literally!) with local mobster "Baby Feet …

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