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Amazon Prime Video
93
9.0
/971108/
88
/16391/
85
/9698/
4.6
/1334351/
100
/63/
97
/6767/
97
/18/
cc age 12+

12 Angry Men (1957)
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
poster
Kanopy
90
7.5
/7749/
72
/206/
75
/150/
3.8
/14481/
98
/53/
91
/6/
82
/15/

There Is No Evil (2020)
Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.9
/27451/
76
/915/
76
/402/
4.1
/44650/
100
/19/
90
/558/
79
/12/

The Thin Blue Line (1988)
This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.5
/107705/
74
/1861/
73
/1453/
3.7
/3036/
97
/60/
86
/1955/
80
/26/
cc age 17+

Dead Man Walking (1995)
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
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Peacock Premium
82
8.6
/1542436/
86
/32174/
85
/18767/
4.3
/1159479/
78
/134/
94
/31677/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
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Kanopy
81
7.8
/20660/
78
/845/
76
/418/
3.9
/32418/
93
/15/
87
/608/

12 Angry Men (1997)
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
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Criterion Channel
79
7.9
/8051/
76
/246/
75
/186/
4.0
/16652/
89
/30/

The Executioner (1963)
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
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MUBI
78
7.1
/510/
71
/45/
72
/13/
3.7
/3605/
100
/42/
88
/3/
73
/15/

Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.
poster
78
7.3
/171815/
73
/4144/
72
/2472/
3.7
/146158/
81
/189/
81
/4287/
74
/40/
cc age 18+

Monster (2003)
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
poster
78
7.7
/39789/
73
/617/
73
/474/
3.8
/23913/
89
/80/
87
/711/
72
/11/
cc age 10+

A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
poster
78
7.6
/83663/
79
/5007/
78
/2434/
3.8
/127772/
85
/310/
99
/4320/
68
/50/
cc age 13+

Just Mercy (2019)
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
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Hoopla
77
7.6
/29655/
75
/514/
71
/446/
3.6
/10101/
87
/94/
88
/929/
76
/30/

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.
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Kanopy
76
7.7
/278258/
77
/6684/
76
/3758/
4.0
/404258/
77
/47/
89
/3807/
47
/18/
cc age 17+

Primal Fear (1996)
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
poster
Pluto TV
76
7.3
/17937/
72
/599/
68
/276/
3.9
/21554/
92
/117/
76
/422/
74
/30/

Into the Abyss (2011)
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
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The Roku Channel
74
7.1
/7231/
68
/365/
67
/145/
3.5
/9766/
85
/61/
74
/191/
71
/23/

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
73
7.4
/8429/
71
/182/
71
/158/
3.6
/7669/
100
/10/
85
/109/
cc age 12+

Compulsion (1959)
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
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YouTube TV
72
7.0
/47619/
71
/1362/
68
/817/
3.4
/26202/
92
/13/
73
/749/
62
/4/
cc age 13+

Hang 'em High (1968)
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
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Plex
78
71
7.5
/8112/
73
/145/
69
/113/
3.7
/4617/
94
/18/
83
/108/

I Want to Live! (1958)
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
poster
MUBI
71
6.7
/8828/
67
/296/
66
/276/
3.5
/16519/
87
/83/
69
/21/
68
/18/

The Third Murder (2017)
A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.9
/22956/
77
/376/
76
/246/
3.6
/8892/
58
/84/
87
/640/
50
/20/

The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
poster
69
6.9
/16025/
69
/301/
64
/308/
3.3
/4088/
72
/43/
74
/335/
56
/22/

Return to Paradise (1998)
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
poster
67
7.0
/18791/
64
/281/
64
/214/
3.4
/5206/
75
/154/
69
/826/
68
/34/
cc age 16+

Infamous (2006)
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
poster
Kanopy
66
6.9
/1431/
65
/38/
63
/57/
3.5
/751/
86
/29/
71
/10/
61
/11/
cc age 15+

Difret (2014)
Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. In her village the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia’s oldest traditions. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self defense. Meaza boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority and abiding by customary law, risking the ongoing work of her women’s legal aid practice to save Hirut’s life.
poster
63
6.6
/41015/
68
/968/
65
/835/
3.3
/17332/
58
/40/
49
/282/
64
/26/

True Crime (1999)
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
poster
61
6.7
/40224/
70
/988/
67
/814/
3.2
/12329/
52
/99/
64
/1503/
56
/32/
cc age 14+

Anna and the King (1999)
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
6.5
/42825/
65
/1630/
62
/830/
3.6
/90898/
58
/45/
57
/1000/
48
/19/

The Exorcist III (1990)
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
poster
60
6.1
/31809/
67
/912/
62
/728/
3.0
/10822/
52
/25/
50
/698/
53
/27/

Point of No Return (1993)
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.
poster
60
6.1
/3000/
59
/61/
59
/57/
3.1
/3374/
55
/11/
50
/23/

Rampage (1987)
Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.
poster
58
7.5
/131606/
75
/2972/
74
/2138/
3.5
/47057/
19
/155/
81
/2962/
31
/36/
cc age 17+

The Life of David Gale (2003)
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
poster
Kanopy
67
57
6.8
/3356/
67
/175/
66
/94/
3.5
/13218/

The Letter Room (2020)
Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.
poster
71
57
7.2
/3549/
66
/71/
68
/63/
3.5
/1570/
83
/78/

Salvador (Puig Antich) (2006)
The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
6.0
/19990/
62
/727/
59
/383/
2.8
/4472/
60
/5/
45
/445/

The Lazarus Project (2008)
After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.
poster
The Roku Channel
54
6.3
/19604/
67
/512/
63
/394/
3.0
/5049/
27
/22/
48
/174/

Red Corner (1997)
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
poster
53
6.1
/31543/
65
/940/
60
/480/
2.9
/15697/
19
/32/
57
/556/

Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man...
poster
The Roku Channel
62
52
6.0
/4981/
64
/112/
60
/93/
3.0
/1299/
77
/13/
55
/96/

Oxygen (1999)
When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.
poster
Kanopy
71
50
6.6
/1896/
69
/92/
69
/56/
3.5
/1436/
85
/26/
63
/6/
77
/7/

Apprentice (2016)
When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned chief executioner Rahim. Aiman's desire to become the hangman's apprentice is not only professional but born of an unspeakable urge to reconnect with a past that haunts him.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
50
6.2
/8328/
64
/201/
60
/183/
3.0
/1359/
49
/133/

Control (2004)
Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
poster
70
49
7.1
/1753/
73
/40/
69
/40/
3.7
/2238/
63
/126/

Yield to the Night (1956)
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
poster
56
48
5.9
/4555/
60
/137/
54
/111/
2.8
/2054/
53
/98/

Too Young to Die (1990)
An abused 15 year old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based story.
poster
48
5.5
/19064/
60
/590/
55
/452/
2.9
/20915/
30
/27/
32
/424/
51
/4/

Shocker (1989)
About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete Jonathan Parker, with an uncanny connection to him through bizarre dreams, can fight the powerful demon.
poster
60
47
6.8
/3244/
70
/186/
63
/75/
3.4
/1034/
60
/10/
53
/17/
42
/5/

Shepherds and Butchers (2017)
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
poster
Kanopy
39
5.0
/35217/
58
/1045/
55
/640/
2.3
/20259/
10
/130/
34
/2365/
23
/27/
cc age 16+

Darkness Falls (2003)
A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.
poster
Public Domain Movies
62
28
6.7
/1005/
66
/20/
53
/24/
3.5
/1071/
67
/21/
54
/2/

The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
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 truth and save her own life, if only it would not damage the lives, careers and reputations of those whom she loves.
poster
Kanopy
63
27
6.4
/1345/
55
/23/
63
/63/
3.3
/1054/
64
/2/

Bluebeard (1963)
Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
poster
60
18
6.6
/740/
64
/7/
73
/16/
3.2
/268/
33
/90/

This Is My Affair (1937)
President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
poster
fuboTV
59
14
6.7
/763/
60
/12/
68
/12/
3.4
/404/
33
/11/

Let Us Live (1939)
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 in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, knows that her lover is innocent because she was with him when the crime was committed. As the scheduled execution draws ever nearer, Mary begins to investigate the murder herself.
poster
69
12
8.0
/379/
70
/11/
50
/10/
3.9
/473/

Fourteen Days in May (1987)
A camera crew follows Edward Earl Johnson, a man falsely convicted of rape and murder, during his last 14 days on death row. Everyone involved is interviewed, Johnson himself, his family, the warden, prison guards and other inmates. We also witness the futile attempts by his attorney to save his life.
poster
DocAlliance Films
?
7.6
/27/
70
/1/
90
/1/

Last Supper (2005)
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 punishment it accompanies. Mats Bigert & Lars Bergström's film “The Last Supper” focuses on this discrepancy between historical “meaning” and contemporary use of a tradition that has lost its connection with the past. The main character is the former death row chef Brian Price, who reconstructs one of the 200 final meals that he prepared during his time as inmate in Huntsville State Prison, Texas.


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