Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment vs The Queen of Versailles
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Queen of Versailles). Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 40m. The Queen of Versailles is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
The Queen of Versailles| Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment | The Queen of Versailles | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Steve Lawson | Lauren Greenfield |
| Main cast | Richard Felix, Mark Topping | Jacqueline Siegel, David Siegel, Virginia Nebab, Katie Stam, Lorraine Barrett |
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 Queen of Versailles
With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of their American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis…
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