THEME EXPLORATION

capital punishment

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Incendiaires
Les Incendiaires
1906 · Georges Méliès
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Terence Fisher
Punishment Room
Punishment Room
1956 · Kon Ichikawa
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin
1953 · Marcel Carné
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
Gli imbroglioni
Gli imbroglioni
1963 · Lucio Fulci
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
1977 · Sergio Corbucci
Once Upon a Time in High School
Once Upon a Time in High School
2004 · Yoo Ha
Raped by an Angel
Raped by an Angel
1993 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian Robbins United States

His films like 'Dead Man Walking' and 'The Shawshank Redemption' profoundly examine capital punishment's moral and human dimensions.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentary 'Into the Abyss' provides an unflinching exploration of capital punishment and its effects on victims' families and perpetrators.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His film 'Da 5 Bloods' and broader body of work engage with systemic injustice and capital punishment's disproportionate impact on Black Americans.