Capital Punishment Movies

  • 1982
    The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

    5.71982HD

    In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving...

    The Executioner's Song
  • 2011
    Into the Abyss

    Into the Abyss

    Into the Abyss

    6.8822011HD

    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...

    Into the Abyss
  • 1938
    Secrets of a Nurse

    Secrets of a Nurse

    Secrets of a Nurse

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    This Universal programmer was based on a Collier's Magazine story by journalist Quentin Reynolds. This story in turn was ostensibly based on a true...

    Secrets of a Nurse
  • 1948
    A Woman's Vengeance

    A Woman's Vengeance

    A Woman's Vengeance

    6.21948HD

    A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

    A Woman's Vengeance
  • 1956
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    6.81956HD

    A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in...

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
  • 1967
    A Covenant with Death

    A Covenant with Death

    A Covenant with Death

    4.6671967HD

    An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces...

    A Covenant with Death
  • 2004
    Death and Texas

    Death and Texas

    Death and Texas

    62004HD

    Barefoot Bobby Briggs, the legendary running back for the Austin Steers was today sentenced to die for his role in the armed robbery/murder at a...

    Death and Texas
  • 1987
    Dragonard

    Dragonard

    Dragonard

    3.41987HD

    In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British...

    Dragonard
  • 1916
    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    The People vs. John Doe

    01916HD

    A farmer is unjustly convicted of a homicide he did not commit.

    The People vs. John Doe
  • 1998
    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

    61998HD

    Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a...

    Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
  • 2006
    Execution of a Teenage Girl

    Execution of a Teenage Girl

    Execution of a Teenage Girl

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    On 15 August 2004, a 16-year-old girl was hanged in a public square in Neka, a small Iranian town by the Caspian Sea. Atefeh Sahaaleh's death...

    Execution of a Teenage Girl
  • 2008
    Mizhikal Sakshi

    Mizhikal Sakshi

    Mizhikal Sakshi

    5.32008HD

    A mother finds it hard to believe that her son is convicted as a terrorist and is sent to gallows. Eventually, she loses her mental balance.

    Mizhikal Sakshi
  • 1997
    The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row

    The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row

    The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row

    01997HD

    Explores the realities of death-row inmates inside Huntsville (Texas) Unit, a prison with the highest number of executions in 1997. Features...

    The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row
  • 1989
    Shocker

    Shocker

    Shocker

    5.5671989HD

    About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young...

    Shocker
  • 1901
    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    4.21901HD

    This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
  • 2015
    Seamstress

    Seamstress

    Seamstress

    7.22015HD

    A documentary film about Martta Koskinen, the last executed woman in Finland during the war in 1943. Martta was a Seamstress who lived in Helsinki...

    Seamstress
  • 1917
    Who Shall Take My Life?

    Who Shall Take My Life?

    Who Shall Take My Life?

    01917HD

    A man is found guilty of murdering a woman by way of circumstantial evidence, and is executed. Afterwards, it is discovered that his supposed victim...

    Who Shall Take My Life?
  • 1962
    The Quare Fellow

    The Quare Fellow

    The Quare Fellow

    5.351962HD

    Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in...

    The Quare Fellow
  • 2019
    November 1st

    November 1st

    November 1st

    6.92019HD

    A woman and her angry mother travel together to the execution of a man they never met.

    November 1st
  • 1983
    The Mikado

    The Mikado

    The Mikado

    9.51983HD

    In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of...

    The Mikado