Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment vs The Swan: Behind the Mirror
Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 40m. 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
The Swan: Behind the Mirror| Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment | The Swan: Behind the Mirror | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Director | Steve Lawson | Erin Lee Carr |
| Main cast | Richard Felix, Mark Topping | – |
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 Swan: Behind the Mirror
A look at the controversial 2004 reality series The Swan, which took self-proclaimed 'ugly ducklings' and set out to make them... not that.
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