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Dead Man Walking
The movie follows sister Helen Prejean, who receives a letter from Matthew Poncelet as he is scheduled to be executed soon for the rape and murder of two teenagers and he needs her help with a final appeal. While comforting a convicted killer on death row, Helen empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
26 December 1970
3 March 1945, Tucson, Arizona, USA
14 December 1951, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
25 March 1973, Covington, Louisiana, USA
4 May 1992, New York City, New York, USA
January 01, 2000
is the finest, least compromised film about capital punishment ever advancing a gently stated 'anti' view but going the extra 100 miles to give victims their due.
January 01, 2000
Absorbing, surprising, technically superb and worth talking about for a long time afterward
May 26, 2006
Dead Man Walking is one courageous film, one of the very best of its time.
June 06, 2011
Has the distinction of including not one, but two of the greatest screen performances of all time...undeniably one of the most gut-churning emotional experiences of 1990s cinema... [Blu-ray]
July 19, 2014
A powerful and provocative film -- not quite a work of art, maybe, but close enough to demand your respectful attention.
January 31, 2002
An intelligent, balanced, devastating movie.
July 29, 2007
To say that the movie is neither for nor against capital punishment is disingenuous. Still, this is a fine and painful effort overall.
February 13, 2001
Takes us along on the reluctant, difficult, essentially spiritual journey these two unlikely people make together.
January 01, 2000
A thought-provoking drama not to be missed or dismissed.
June 10, 2006
Tim Robbins's balanced yet uncompromising approach refuses to judge any of the characters, including the killer (superlatively played by Sean Penn), instead giving each a fair chance to present their case with dignity and respect.
February 12, 2016
It doesn't flinch from presenting the crime committed, and yet, it's a film that undoubtedly is against capital punishment.