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The Last Executioner (2014)
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Original name: เพชฌฆาต
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Inspired by real events, The Last Executioner is the story of Chavoret Jaruboon, the last person in Thailand whose job it was to execute by gun. A rock musician who adored Elvis, but took a 'respectable' job to support the family he loved devotedly, and then constantly tried to reconcile the good and bad karma that came from this decision.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, thought provoking
Plot:
prison, death row, executioner, karma, corporal punishment, prisoner, death penalty, death, father daughter relationship, death of protagonist, fortune teller, convict, husband wife relationship, jail cell, marriage, haunted by the past, death sentence, music, asian, guilt, biopic, pregnancy, writers, rock band, hostage situation ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 1960s
Place:
thailand
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Most similar movies to The Last Executioner
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out disturbing, realistic, serious and suspense films with plots about prison, biopic, murder, true crime, death row, death sentence and courtroom mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres. Some movies like The Last Executioner: Convicts 4 (1962), The Executioner's Song (1982), Just Mercy (2019), Silent Scream (1990), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he ...
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serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, depressing ...
Plot:
death sentence, executioner, hanging, politics, execution, introspection, punishment, death row, death penalty, criminal, war crime, biopic ...
Time:
year 2005, 1940s, 1950s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, germany
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95%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This movie is about the progression of John Resko's (Ben Gazzara) character as he is commuted from the death sentence for killing a man to life in prison. Not only is he transferred to a new facility, but his guard (Stuart Whitman), who ...
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black and white, independent film, semi serious, realistic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
prison, death row, prisoner, convict, journalism, transformation, murder, prison life, biopic, pardon, redemption, confined ...
Time:
1940s, 60s, 1930s
Place:
new york, new york state
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In this fact-based film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, rough, thought provoking ...
Plot:
death row, murder, death sentence, prison, courtroom drama, price of justice, confined, going straight, journalism, legal, true crime, biopic ...
Time:
year 1976
Place:
utah, usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
courtroom, death penalty, injustice, lawyer, false accusation of murder, defense attorney, perjury, african american, murder, prison, innocence, convict ...
Time:
year 1987, 2010s, 80s, year 2019, year 1993 ...
Place:
alabama
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A biopic about convicted murderer Larry Winters.
Style:
dark, intense, psychological, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
prison, murder, biopic, character study, mental illness, flashback, guilt, addiction, drug abuse, violence, isolation, true crime ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
london, scotland, glasgow scotland
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard ...
Style:
black and white, realistic, serious, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
prison, bird, warden, life sentence, alcatraz, redemption, medical, pet bird, biopic, rebel, self discovery, isolation ...
Time:
20th century, year 1962, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s ...
Place:
san francisco, bay area, kansas, usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tony Danza stars in this prison drama about Jerome "Jerry" Rosenburg, a self-professed "jailhouse lawyer" who defends himself against the homicide charge that has put him on death row. This tense movie, made in Canada, has the ...
Style:
intense, tense, dramatic, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
maximum security prison, death row, wrongful conviction, innocence, death sentence, biopic, execution, survival, courtroom, redemption, character study, isolation ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, serial killer, abduction, kidnapped, true crime, rape, child abduction, psychopath, kidnapped girl, autobiography, homicide detective, homicidal maniac ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to, his capture
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, family relations, psychopath, human nature, family problems, parents and children, haunted by the past, biopic, father son relationship, gay, cannibal ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, kansas city
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, rough, deep ...
Plot:
rape of a girl, investigation, loss of daughter, death of daughter, murder, flashback, murder of daughter, tragedy, true crime, kidnapping, rape, revenge ...
Time:
year 2016, 90s, 80s, year 1974, year 2009
Place:
germany, morocco
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot:
cult leader, life sentence, sect, female murderer, serial killer, charles manson, hippie, prison, psychopath, confined, female assassin, manipulation ...
Time:
year 1969, year 2009, year 2014, year 2017, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true and intense story of Mark 'Chopper' Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison.
Style:
disturbing, cynical, rough, brutal, dark ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
criminal, prison, true crime, convict, brutality, prison life, dark humor, character study, gangster, murder, eccentricity, judge ...
Time:
year 2000, 70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1978 ...
Place:
australia, melbourne, oceania, new zealand
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their ...
Style:
neo noir, black and white, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, true crime, execution, serial killer, home invasion, trial, killer, death sentence, death row, u.s. mexico border, cell mate, murder of family ...
Time:
50s, year 1967, year 1965, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
kansas, kansas city, america, usa, las vegas ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
serial killer, psycho killer, killer, charm, confession, death row, murderer, criminal, couple relations, male female relationship, relationship problems, true crime ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s, year 1986, year 1987
Place:
florida
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style:
sincere, emotional, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, writers, journalism, gay, murder, obsession, biopic, friendship, writer's life, gossip and rumors, manipulation, character study ...
Time:
1950s, year 2006, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
kansas, manhattan new york city, usa, new york, mexico ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The movie tells the story of a woman who struggles and fights to escape the gas chamber being condemned with capital punishment because of her participation in a hold up in which a person was killed.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, courtroom drama, death penalty, biopic, dishonesty, fugitives, legal, confined, life is a bitch, society, fighting the system, injustice ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in prison for quite some time in connection with a murder.
Plot:
serial killer, killing spree, best friend, trial, execution, friend, dead cop, sadness, desperation, death of loved one, shooting, court ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Africa, USA, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
death penalty, courtroom, death sentence, life & death, society, culture clash, lifestyle, executioner, investigation, brutality, justice, life is a bitch ...
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, closeted homosexual, murder, true crime, police investigation, legal, death sentence, trial, moral ambiguity, manipulation, morality, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1979, 60s, year 1963
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian ...
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, bleak, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gay interest, homosexual, murder, gay subtext, biopic, legal, rise and fall, criminal heroes, confined, society, death row, gay ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.
Style:
depressing, realistic, emotional, factual, compassionate ...
Plot:
court, death penalty, lawyer, trial, justice, death sentence, arson, true crime, fighting the system, false accusation, hopes, prison ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, Mike Newell's Dance With a Stranger (1985) concentrates on Ellis's (Richardson) short-lived relationship with motor-racing driver David Blakely (Rupert Everett).
Style:
independent film, disturbing, neo noir, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
obsession, single mother, true crime, nightclub, revenge, jealousy, abusive relationship, execution, murder, death sentence, women, death penalty ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1985, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
england, europe, london, california, tokyo
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, depressing
Plot:
family tragedy, bereavement, biopic, marriage, child illness, family problems, parents and children, father daughter relationship, illness, terminal illness, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who in his last days forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality as she accompanies him to his execution.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, emotional, sad, depressing ...
Plot:
death row, prison, rape, death sentence, nun, death penalty, violence, prison life, court, murder, redemption, catholic ...
Time:
20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, united kingdom, southern usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
serial killer, death row, prison rape, killer, murder, true crime, prison, drinking, prisoner, chase, rape, violence ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
rhode island, minnesota, new jersey, israel, africa ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions.
Style:
political, historical drama, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
italian immigrant, anarchism, anarchist, death sentence, lawyer, courtroom, injustice, anarchy, biopic, immigrant, courtroom drama, working class ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
usa, massachusetts
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Léa, age 16. Between his increasingly ...
Style:
rough, melancholic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
true crime, serial killer, murder, prison, rape, psychopath, mature, unsettling, robbery, police investigation, mental illness, biopic ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
france, italy
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Faced with a sobering death sentence of execution by lethal injection, a convicted murderer and former prostitute embraces religion, marries a prison minister and focuses on making the most of her last days on Earth.
Plot:
death row, meal, marriage proposal, faith, prison, love, prisoner, murderer, jail cell, pastor, death sentence, religious conversion ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic, disgusting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, brutality, godfather, federal bureau of investigation, organized crime, mobster, criminal heroes, cosa nostra, father son relationship, american mafia, mafia, family relations ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 2002 ...
Place:
columbus ohio, new york, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction, prison, prison life, false accusation, friendship, sex scene, african american, husband wife relationship, lie, injustice, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
34%
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