Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment vs The Free Man
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Free Man). Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 24m. The Free Man is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
The Free Man| Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment | The Free Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | New Zealand |
| Director | Steve Lawson | Toa Fraser |
| Main cast | Richard Felix, Mark Topping | Jossi Wells |
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 Free Man
Freedom is defined as the power of self-determination attributed to the will; the quality of being independent of fate or necessity. To reach that level of liberty is a physical and mental endeavor that many will risk their life to obtain. Is life worth risking for the feeling of conquering fear and becoming free? Olympic Freestyle skier, Jossi Wells, meets extreme sports performing artists, The Flying Frenchies, to find out what it really…
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