Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment vs The Five Obstructions
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Five Obstructions). Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 30m. The Five Obstructions is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
The Five Obstructions| Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment | The Five Obstructions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Steve Lawson | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | Richard Felix, Mark Topping | Patrick Bauchau, Lars von Trier, Anders Hove, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen |
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?
The Five Obstructions
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates…
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