Death Penalty Movies

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved...

Today, the ritual of giving the last supper to the condemned person has been detached from its origin, and can be perceived to be as absurd as the...

Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes,...

Nora Moran, a young woman with a difficult and tragic past, is sentenced to die for a murder that she did not commit. She could easily reveal the...

Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for women on death row.

Scott Mills travels to Uganda where the death penalty could soon be introduced for being gay. The gay Radio 1 DJ finds out what it's like to live in...

Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.

The movie tells the story of a woman who struggles and fights to escape the gas chamber being condemned with capital punishment because of her...

The Guillotine examines the fascinating and bizarre history of the "national razor" that started out strictly for execution and then became a source...

François Toledo, married businessman and father, falls head-over-heels in love with Janine, a work colleague. However, he is soon found out:...

A desperate woman, whose son is on trial for murder, blackmails the judge and kidnaps his wife.

In a dystopian future, a group of murderers facing the death penalty are forced to participate in a game show where they must survive being hunted...

A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.

A film about convicted drug smuggler Myuran Sukumaran, who became an accomplished artist before he was executed by firing squad in Indonesia in April...

Fourty years ago, in May 1981, with François Mitterrand's election, some people were letting themselves dream about a better life while others...

Israel, 1961. Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, responsible for organizing the extermination of European Jews, is sentenced to death.

Valeh, a member of a leftist organization, is arrested by the SAVAK and sentenced to death. In prison, he reconsiders his relationships with members...

When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned...

Three extraordinary people embark on journeys of recovery, discovery and rebellion and find themselves centre stage in the biggest capital punishment...

Forty years after the abolition of the death penalty in France, voted on September 18, 1981, the guillotine remains in the collective imagination as...