Top 10 Most Memorable Death Penalty Movies

In light of our recent Death Penalty report we asked you to tell us what you think the most memorable movie about the death penalty is. We are happy to say we were overwhelmed with submissions - Here are the top 10 movies voted for by you.

1. The Green Mile

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

2. Dead Man Walking

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A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

3. The Life of David Gale

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A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

4. Paths Of Glory

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When soldiers in World War I refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superior officers decide to make an example of them.

5. The Stoning of Soraya M.

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A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant had a tragic ending.

6. The Ox-Bow Incident

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When a posse catches up three men suspected of killing a local farmer, some of them become strongly divided on whether or not to lynch the men.

7. Let Him Have It

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In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.

8. Dekalog: The Ten Commandments

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Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments.

9. Monster's Ball

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After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard reexamines his attitudes while falling in love with the African American wife of the last prisoner he executed.

10. Pierrepoint

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The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's most prolific hangman.