The Paperboy
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
American Violence
A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.
Clemency
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.
I Want to Live!
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
Beyond the Call
Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to the dismay of her husband Keith and becomes obsessed with the case, exploring every avenue that may still be open to the doomed man. The trips to the prison take a toll on both her marriage and her family.
Deathrow Gameshow
Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.
The Letter Room
Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.
The State of Texas vs. Melissa
Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.
Murder in the First
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
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.
The Executioner's Song
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.
An American Tragedy
Jeffrey Ferguson has been on death row for 26 years. Now he has just one hour left before he is put to death. Would you forgive the man who killed your daughter?
Nefarious
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.
Cell 2455, Death Row
A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.
No Man of God
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Black Tuesday
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
The Fear of 13
After 23 years on Death Row a convicted murderer petitions the court asking to be executed, but as his story unfolds, it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems.
True Crime
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.
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
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.
Man Made Monster
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
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Lee Daniels
Director
Nicole Kidman
as
Charlotte Bless
Zac Efron
as
Jack Jansen
Ned Bellamy
as
Tyree Van Wetter
Matthew McConaughey
as
Ward Jansen
Denise Richards
as
Amanda Tyler
Kaiwi Lyman
as
Jackson Shea
Bruce Dern
as
Richard Morton
Aldis Hodge
as
Anthony Woods
John Churchill
as
Brooks
Alma Martinez
as
Ms. Jimenez
Alex Castillo
as
Victor Jimenez
Robert Wise
Director
John Roy
as
Attorney
Len Lesser
as
Charlie, Newspaperman
Gene Roth
as
Eric, Machinist
Tony Bill
Director
Leslie Carlson
as
Dan
Arliss Howard
as
Keith O'Brien
Sissy Spacek
as
Pam O'Brien
David Strathairn
as
Russell Cates
Eve Brent
as
Crossing Guard
Darwyn Carson
as
Trudy
Eileen Galindo
as
Irene
Oscar Isaac
as
Richard
Alia Shawkat
as
Rosita
Sabrina Van Tassel
Director
Mia Kirshner
as
Adult Rosetta Young
William H. Macy
as
D.A. William McNeil
Kevin Bacon
as
Henri Young
Gary Oldman
as
Milton Glenn
Nick Broomfield
Director
Tyria Moore
as
Self - Wuornos' Former Lover
Richard Venture
as
Earl Dorius
William Sanderson
as
Gibbs
Rosanna Arquette
as
Nicole Baker
Stelio Savante
as
Detective Russo
Mark De Alessandro
as
Dr. Fischer
Jordan Belfi
as
Dr. James Martin
Cameron Arnett
as
Trustee Styles
Joe Turkel
as
Curly
Forrest Lewis
as
Parole Officer
Paul Brinegar
as
Prisoner
Elijah Wood
as
Bill Hagmaier
Christian Clemenson
as
Dobson
Doug Cox
as
Minister Lawrence
Robert Patrick
as
Roger Depue
Harold Goodwin
as
Fire Commissioner
Jack Kelly
as
Frank Carson
Carleton Young
as
Radio Broadcaster
Edward G. Robinson
as
Vincent Canelli
Clint Eastwood
Director
Hattie Winston
as
Angela Russel
Christine Ebersole
as
Bridget Rossiter
Lucy Liu
as
Toy Shop Girl
Joe Berlinger
Director
Johnny Depp
as
Self
Bruce Sinofsky
as
Self - Paradise Lost Filmmakers
Jason Baldwin
as
Self - Perpetrator
William B. Davidson
as
District Attorney Ralph B. Stanley
Frank Albertson
as
Mark Adams
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