[Music]
midnite my death are only a few hours
away when I get my first surprise in 18
months
capital punishment makes for some pretty
crazy big-screen moments welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten execution
scenes in movies but Allah Colossus is
black well then nothing we’re out for
this list we’re taking a look at
memorable moments and scenes in which a
character or characters are executed for
whatever reason on the big screen I must
have good and legal proof that you have
confessed to witchcraft Proctor who are
the High Court your word is good enough
since we’ll be discussing the plot
details of these films we’re drawing out
a spoiler alert do you want to blindfold
[Music]
number 10 Matthew Poncelet dead man
walking
you have any last words possible yes I
do based on a true story this crime
drama that follows the relationship
between a death row inmate convicted of
murder and a nun in the closing days of
his life is truly affecting show some
respect
aw I respect you coz you a nun you a
that little cross around your neck
because I’m a person every person
deserves respect though he adopts an
arrogant attitude and continues to
proclaim his innocence sister Helen
Prejean manages to break through Matthew
Poncelet facade while also becoming
familiar with the families of the
victims he left in his wake you don’t
know him no real know myself
you love to want anybody ask myself much
good
well figures I’d have to die to find
love he ultimately admits to his true
role in the crime and asks for
forgiveness
I think Ewan is wrong no matter who does
but it’s me Oh y’all are you government
knowing that the man is about to die
combined with the fact that we see the
victims families and the nun Shepherd
him to his end this death scene is lent
true gravity and an intense emotional
impact
[Music]
number nine marv Sin City
I love hitmen no matter what you do to
them you don’t feel bad
despite all the stone-cold killers and
military leaders on this list we’d argue
that no character that made the cut is
more about us than marf the man from Sin
City they fixed me a pretty decent steak
for my last meal they even throw in a
brew it’s the first I’ve had since back
at Nancy’s when a woman who showed him
some kindness is killed she was murdered
and I was right here when it happened my
next turn and he set up to take the fall
Marv unleashes his fists and takes the
lives of those responsible all with a
grin on his face that it hits me like a
kick in the nuts what if I’m wrong I’ve
got a condition I get confused sometimes
when he finds himself taking a seat in
the electric chair after the first shot
flows through him he spits out blood and
growls the best you can do you pantys
his survival of the attempt and the
mockery are certainly unexpected and
make his eventual death all the more
unforgettable he’s gone number eight
dick Hickok and Perry Smith in cold
blood the war from the Supreme Court of
the State Council when two men break
into a home to rob it but instead end up
killing the family of four that resides
there they sealed their fate on the
gallows they never heard me they just
happened to be there
I thought mr. clutter was a very nice
gentleman I thought so right up at the
time I cut his throat after being
arrested and tried they end up turning
on each other but neither is able to
delay their date with death and one
after the other they find a noose around
their necks
no prepares the table before me in the
presence of mine enemies thou anointest
my head with oil
[Music]
he’s God in this place to shot in stark
black and white in cold Bloods
performance by Robert Blake as a man
destined to die and realizing there’s
nobody he can even apologize to insured
this film’s place in history I’d like to
apologize but who to and this scene spot
on our list number 7
pirates Pirates of the Caribbean at
World’s End right to assembly suspended
right to habeas corpus suspended when
you think of a movie inspired by a
Disney theme park ride you probably
wouldn’t expect it to begin with a
series of executions by degree all
persons found guilty of piracy or aiding
a person convicted of piracy or
associating with a person convicted of
piracy
shall be sentenced to hang by the neck
until dead nevertheless when the third
film in the Pirates of the Caribbean
franchise was released families who made
their way to theaters were almost
instantaneously greeted by a literal
line of men women and children awaiting
their demise
[Music]
the scene was made all the more real
when the filmmaker showed us a child
having his neck put in a noose and
standing on a barrel and confirmed that
at World’s End wasn’t going to be
pulling any punches they’ve started to
sing
finally
number six corporal Philip Parris
private maurice farol and private Pierre
are no paths of glory of the Corps there
are times when I’m ashamed to be a
member of the human race and this is one
such a cage directed by the master
Stanley Kubrick this film tells the
haunting tale of three soldiers who are
court-martialed and ultimately sent to
their deaths for cowardice that question
will of God myself whether the men are
logical or disloyal for refusing to take
part in a suicide mission that had
already killed many soldiers is left up
to the viewer but there’s no denying
that the soldiers predicament is
something we can sympathize with having
been found guilty of cowardice in the
face of the enemy are to be executed by
rifle fire immediately in accordance
with the judgment of a military
court-martial and when the time comes
for them to face down a firing squad
we’re absolutely heartbroken to witness
a grown man sobbing about never seeing
his loved ones again
[Music]
I’ll put the pan right and it’s
definitely a moment we won’t soon forget
ready aim number 5 I’m on good
Schindler’s List both new one of the
most powerful aspects of Schindler’s
List is its depiction of the crimes of
the Nazis Vaman for listen don’t you
build incident and I live forever
when concentration camp commanded among
good kills one of the imprisoned people
he doesn’t with a nonchalance that
leaves us aghast it will take more than
that I’m sorry alright he’s an evil man
who sees the men women and children
under his thumb as nothing more than
cattle when his own death is shown in
this epic historical period drama it
mirrors the way he killed with a noose
placed around his neck good takes a
minute to fix his hair before the stool
he stands on is kicked out from under
him
[Music]
because
and he’s left without any more dignity
than he afforded his victims this is
really cruel Oscar give you never hope
you shouldn’t do that number four Jean
d’Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc
[Music]
most of us know the story of Joan of Arc
who was a young woman that managed to
gain military might in France during the
1400s but was ultimately put to death
an amazing tale to be sure and one
that’s been told on film multiple times
there’s arguably no account more
compelling than this 1928 silent film
[Music]
the black-and-white film ends with the
titular character being burned at the
stake and though we never see the flames
touch her flesh we don’t need to the
filmmakers juxtaposition of the wood
that’s a flame and the pained village of
the actress playing Jen are powerful
enough to cement the scene in our minds
for a long time to come number three
Jesus Christ
The Passion of the Christ main traffic
charitable cool
quit vicious t-rex is too
revenue male nanny state mundo this
might be one of the longest execution
scenes ever put on film if you consider
that the torture humiliation and
crucifixion that were all a part of it
take up nearly the entirety of the epic
biblical drama with a field chimera hem
hockey kita he think he will denali tena
koe Cavell Deanna a faithfully comb
following the last 12 hours of the life
of Jesus Christ we bear witness to the
man absorbing more punishment than
anyone should ever have to endure never
fear
fuck Cuffy Oh God meanwhile blood pours
out of his wounds in such a grisly
manner that viewers are never allowed a
moment of respite
let’s face it that when Christ is
finally placed on the crucifix and
raised into the sky we’re almost
relieved for him despite how terrible a
death that is o be letter dinu boy feel
pain as his previous suffering really
seemed to know no bounds potluck a lot
not aliens
[Music]
number two John Coffey the Green Mile
does it hurt yet I hope it does I hope
it hurts like hail innocent of the
crimes that sent him to death row John
Coffey is a gentle giant with a harmless
nature and amazing abilities and a man
who touches the souls of those he meets
you can’t hurt
within your heart what you saw one take
my hairball
you see for yourself although we feared
for del who we had to watch die in agony
as his body breaks out inflamed during
his execution by electric chair when the
time came
Coffey embraced his fate in a way that
really stayed with us mostly tired of
people being ugly Twitter
I’ll tell all the pain of feeling here
in the world every day there’s too much
of it
it’s like pieces of glass in my head all
the time can you understand seemingly
more afraid of the dark than death
coffee tearfully requests not to have
his head covered face don’t put me to
talk I was afraid
and before long his heart beats no more
if your eyes don’t well up when he
finally leaves this world we just don’t
get it or you
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions lead us
not into temptation but deliver us from
evil for thine is the kingdom the power
and the glory forever and ever
God is restored
[Music]
good job
I took it to that what the hell is going
on out here you have anything to say
number one William Wallace Braveheart
absolutely a 13th century Scotsman who
stood up against the tyranny of English
rule over his homeland seems like the
perfect story on which to base a movie I
want a home and children and peace do
you I do I’ve asked God for those things
that’s all for nothing if you don’t have
freedom Mel Gibson took that very story
and made Braveheart a straight-up
fantastic film about rebellion national
pride and enduring love now behold the
oval price of trees on it also features
one of the best climaxes in movie
history in which William Wallace is
publicly tortured in an effort to make
him accept English rule and it’s
something he fights with and until his
dying breath Pleasant yes
[Applause]
rise to your knees kiss the Royal emblem
of my club feel no more when he screams
his last word at the top of his lungs we
are left tingling with adrenaline and
admiration now that is one hell of a
scene
do you agree with our list huh what’s
your favorite execution scene in film
four more deadly top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com you gonna kill it
raping baby killer try
[Music]
midnite my death are only a few hours
away when I get my first surprise in 18
months
capital punishment makes for some pretty
crazy big-screen moments welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten execution
scenes in movies but Allah Colossus is
black well then nothing we’re out for
this list we’re taking a look at
memorable moments and scenes in which a
character or characters are executed for
whatever reason on the big screen I must
have good and legal proof that you have
confessed to witchcraft Proctor who are
the High Court your word is good enough
since we’ll be discussing the plot
details of these films we’re drawing out
a spoiler alert do you want to blindfold
[Music]
number 10 Matthew Poncelet dead man
walking
you have any last words possible yes I
do based on a true story this crime
drama that follows the relationship
between a death row inmate convicted of
murder and a nun in the closing days of
his life is truly affecting show some
respect
aw I respect you coz you a nun you a
that little cross around your neck
because I’m a person every person
deserves respect though he adopts an
arrogant attitude and continues to
proclaim his innocence sister Helen
Prejean manages to break through Matthew
Poncelet facade while also becoming
familiar with the families of the
victims he left in his wake you don’t
know him no real know myself
you love to want anybody ask myself much
good
well figures I’d have to die to find
love he ultimately admits to his true
role in the crime and asks for
forgiveness
I think Ewan is wrong no matter who does
but it’s me Oh y’all are you government
knowing that the man is about to die
combined with the fact that we see the
victims families and the nun Shepherd
him to his end this death scene is lent
true gravity and an intense emotional
impact
[Music]
number nine marv Sin City
I love hitmen no matter what you do to
them you don’t feel bad
despite all the stone-cold killers and
military leaders on this list we’d argue
that no character that made the cut is
more about us than marf the man from Sin
City they fixed me a pretty decent steak
for my last meal they even throw in a
brew it’s the first I’ve had since back
at Nancy’s when a woman who showed him
some kindness is killed she was murdered
and I was right here when it happened my
next turn and he set up to take the fall
Marv unleashes his fists and takes the
lives of those responsible all with a
grin on his face that it hits me like a
kick in the nuts what if I’m wrong I’ve
got a condition I get confused sometimes
when he finds himself taking a seat in
the electric chair after the first shot
flows through him he spits out blood and
growls the best you can do you pantys
his survival of the attempt and the
mockery are certainly unexpected and
make his eventual death all the more
unforgettable he’s gone number eight
dick Hickok and Perry Smith in cold
blood the war from the Supreme Court of
the State Council when two men break
into a home to rob it but instead end up
killing the family of four that resides
there they sealed their fate on the
gallows they never heard me they just
happened to be there
I thought mr. clutter was a very nice
gentleman I thought so right up at the
time I cut his throat after being
arrested and tried they end up turning
on each other but neither is able to
delay their date with death and one
after the other they find a noose around
their necks
no prepares the table before me in the
presence of mine enemies thou anointest
my head with oil
[Music]
he’s God in this place to shot in stark
black and white in cold Bloods
performance by Robert Blake as a man
destined to die and realizing there’s
nobody he can even apologize to insured
this film’s place in history I’d like to
apologize but who to and this scene spot
on our list number 7
pirates Pirates of the Caribbean at
World’s End right to assembly suspended
right to habeas corpus suspended when
you think of a movie inspired by a
Disney theme park ride you probably
wouldn’t expect it to begin with a
series of executions by degree all
persons found guilty of piracy or aiding
a person convicted of piracy or
associating with a person convicted of
piracy
shall be sentenced to hang by the neck
until dead nevertheless when the third
film in the Pirates of the Caribbean
franchise was released families who made
their way to theaters were almost
instantaneously greeted by a literal
line of men women and children awaiting
their demise
[Music]
the scene was made all the more real
when the filmmaker showed us a child
having his neck put in a noose and
standing on a barrel and confirmed that
at World’s End wasn’t going to be
pulling any punches they’ve started to
sing
finally
number six corporal Philip Parris
private maurice farol and private Pierre
are no paths of glory of the Corps there
are times when I’m ashamed to be a
member of the human race and this is one
such a cage directed by the master
Stanley Kubrick this film tells the
haunting tale of three soldiers who are
court-martialed and ultimately sent to
their deaths for cowardice that question
will of God myself whether the men are
logical or disloyal for refusing to take
part in a suicide mission that had
already killed many soldiers is left up
to the viewer but there’s no denying
that the soldiers predicament is
something we can sympathize with having
been found guilty of cowardice in the
face of the enemy are to be executed by
rifle fire immediately in accordance
with the judgment of a military
court-martial and when the time comes
for them to face down a firing squad
we’re absolutely heartbroken to witness
a grown man sobbing about never seeing
his loved ones again
[Music]
I’ll put the pan right and it’s
definitely a moment we won’t soon forget
ready aim number 5 I’m on good
Schindler’s List both new one of the
most powerful aspects of Schindler’s
List is its depiction of the crimes of
the Nazis Vaman for listen don’t you
build incident and I live forever
when concentration camp commanded among
good kills one of the imprisoned people
he doesn’t with a nonchalance that
leaves us aghast it will take more than
that I’m sorry alright he’s an evil man
who sees the men women and children
under his thumb as nothing more than
cattle when his own death is shown in
this epic historical period drama it
mirrors the way he killed with a noose
placed around his neck good takes a
minute to fix his hair before the stool
he stands on is kicked out from under
him
[Music]
because
and he’s left without any more dignity
than he afforded his victims this is
really cruel Oscar give you never hope
you shouldn’t do that number four Jean
d’Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc
[Music]
most of us know the story of Joan of Arc
who was a young woman that managed to
gain military might in France during the
1400s but was ultimately put to death
an amazing tale to be sure and one
that’s been told on film multiple times
there’s arguably no account more
compelling than this 1928 silent film
[Music]
the black-and-white film ends with the
titular character being burned at the
stake and though we never see the flames
touch her flesh we don’t need to the
filmmakers juxtaposition of the wood
that’s a flame and the pained village of
the actress playing Jen are powerful
enough to cement the scene in our minds
for a long time to come number three
Jesus Christ
The Passion of the Christ main traffic
charitable cool
quit vicious t-rex is too
revenue male nanny state mundo this
might be one of the longest execution
scenes ever put on film if you consider
that the torture humiliation and
crucifixion that were all a part of it
take up nearly the entirety of the epic
biblical drama with a field chimera hem
hockey kita he think he will denali tena
koe Cavell Deanna a faithfully comb
following the last 12 hours of the life
of Jesus Christ we bear witness to the
man absorbing more punishment than
anyone should ever have to endure never
fear
fuck Cuffy Oh God meanwhile blood pours
out of his wounds in such a grisly
manner that viewers are never allowed a
moment of respite
let’s face it that when Christ is
finally placed on the crucifix and
raised into the sky we’re almost
relieved for him despite how terrible a
death that is o be letter dinu boy feel
pain as his previous suffering really
seemed to know no bounds potluck a lot
not aliens
[Music]
number two John Coffey the Green Mile
does it hurt yet I hope it does I hope
it hurts like hail innocent of the
crimes that sent him to death row John
Coffey is a gentle giant with a harmless
nature and amazing abilities and a man
who touches the souls of those he meets
you can’t hurt
within your heart what you saw one take
my hairball
you see for yourself although we feared
for del who we had to watch die in agony
as his body breaks out inflamed during
his execution by electric chair when the
time came
Coffey embraced his fate in a way that
really stayed with us mostly tired of
people being ugly Twitter
I’ll tell all the pain of feeling here
in the world every day there’s too much
of it
it’s like pieces of glass in my head all
the time can you understand seemingly
more afraid of the dark than death
coffee tearfully requests not to have
his head covered face don’t put me to
talk I was afraid
and before long his heart beats no more
if your eyes don’t well up when he
finally leaves this world we just don’t
get it or you
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions lead us
not into temptation but deliver us from
evil for thine is the kingdom the power
and the glory forever and ever
God is restored
[Music]
good job
I took it to that what the hell is going
on out here you have anything to say
number one William Wallace Braveheart
absolutely a 13th century Scotsman who
stood up against the tyranny of English
rule over his homeland seems like the
perfect story on which to base a movie I
want a home and children and peace do
you I do I’ve asked God for those things
that’s all for nothing if you don’t have
freedom Mel Gibson took that very story
and made Braveheart a straight-up
fantastic film about rebellion national
pride and enduring love now behold the
oval price of trees on it also features
one of the best climaxes in movie
history in which William Wallace is
publicly tortured in an effort to make
him accept English rule and it’s
something he fights with and until his
dying breath Pleasant yes
[Applause]
rise to your knees kiss the Royal emblem
of my club feel no more when he screams
his last word at the top of his lungs we
are left tingling with adrenaline and
admiration now that is one hell of a
scene
do you agree with our list huh what’s
your favorite execution scene in film
four more deadly top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com you gonna kill it
raping baby killer try
[Music]
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