Thelma & Louise
1991
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The inmate, named Matthew Poncelet ( Sean Penn ), has been convicted, along with another man, of participating in the rape and murder of two young people on a lovers' lane. We see him first through the grating of a visitor's pen, so that his face breaks into jigsawlike pieces.
Sep 27, 2023 · Review by Michael Andor Brodeur. September 27, 2023 at 3:55 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK — It’s no spoiler to let slip that Joseph De Rocher — the titular “Dead Man Walking” of composer Jake Heggie’s...
95% Tomatometer 61 Reviews 86% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings As death row inmate Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn) nears his execution date, he calls upon Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) to...
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- Crime, Drama
- R
Feb 2, 1996 · Dead Man Walking: Directed by Tim Robbins. With Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry. A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Oct 3, 2023 · ‘Dead Man Walking’ Review: A Death-Row Drama at the Metropolitan Opera. With Ivo van Hove’s new staging of Jake Heggie’s opera about Sister Helen Prejean’s role as an adviser to a man condemned...
Dec 29, 1995 · Dead Man Walking has great performances, relevant messages about life and controversial topics like the death penalty, and a fine story. However, the movie can be overly sentimental at times, plus it could've been cut a good 10 minutes.
Sep 27, 2023 · When Sister Helen Prejean first published Dead Man Walking, her 1993 memoir and polemic against the death penalty, popular support for capital punishment was at an all-time high. According to...
Oct 3, 2023 · 'Dead Man Walking' Review: A Death-Row Drama at the Metropolitan Opera. Heidi Waleson. Posted: October 3, 2023 | Last updated: October 3, 2023. New York. Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking”...
A contaminated man (Wings Hauser) is hired to rescue a big shot's kidnapped daughter (Pamela Ludwig) in the post-plague future.
- Sci-Fi
Dead Man Walking was well received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 95% positive rating based on reviews from 60 critics, with an average rating of 8.24/10.
