death row
69 movies and shows
The Green Mile
Fri, 10 Dec 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.
Lost Highway
Wed, 15 Jan 1997
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Nefarious
Fri, 14 Apr 2023
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.
Clemency
Fri, 27 Dec 2019
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
The Life of David Gale
Fri, 21 Feb 2003
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
True Crime
Fri, 19 Mar 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.
Body Parts
Fri, 02 Aug 1991
A criminal psychologist loses his arm in a car crash, and becomes one of three patients to have their missing limbs replaced by those belonging to an executed serial killer. One of them dies violently, and disturbing occurrences start happening to the surviving two.
The Paperboy
Fri, 14 Sep 2012
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Midnight Edition
Fri, 01 Jan 1993
After interviewing a convicted killer, a reporter becomes obsessed with his mesmerizing subject. When his life is threatened, he comes to his senses, but it may be too late to save his family.
Dead Man Walking
Fri, 29 Dec 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.
Murder in the First
Fri, 20 Jan 1995
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
No Man of God
Thu, 19 Aug 2021
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
My Days of Mercy
Sat, 31 Mar 2018
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman on the opposing side of her family's political cause.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Sat, 13 Oct 2012
A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Fri, 21 Nov 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.
American Violence
Fri, 03 Feb 2017
A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.
The Executioner's Song
Fri, 10 Sep 1982
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 to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.
Fatal Charm
Wed, 19 Sep 1990
Valerie's prosecutor mom is trying to put away Adam, an alleged serial killer on trial for murdering six women. But he's so charming that the teenage Valerie just can't believe he really did it, and soon they begin sending each other letters. Adam is caught up in a jailbreak and ends up on the run.
I Want to Live!
Tue, 18 Nov 1958
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Into the Abyss
Fri, 11 Nov 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.