Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment vs Learning to Fly
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Learning to Fly). Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 43m. Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
Learning to Fly| Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment | Learning to Fly | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Director | Steve Lawson | Max Lowe |
| Main cast | Richard Felix, Mark Topping | Aisha McAdams, Jim Walmsley, Rod Farvard, Eszter Csillag |
Synopsis
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
From ancient practices such as death by a thousand cuts and hanging, drawing and quartering to the modern scientific era of lethal injection, we ask the question: do the most horrific crimes deserve the most horrific of punishments?
Learning to Fly
Aisha McAdams, a former competitive runner turned photographer, embarks on a journey to document the triumphs and struggles of famed ultra trailrunners, including Jim Walmsley and Eszter Csillag. Traveling to mythical races—the Western States Endurance Run in the mountains of eastern California, the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in the French Alps—the film marvels at athletes who maintain their intensity as they run 100 miles of mountain trails…
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