Dead Man Walking fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dead Man Walking is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Dead Man Walking is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.5 and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and suicide themes.
2 h 2 min
Dead Man Walking runs 2 h 2 min.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 75 out of 100, so both groups see Dead Man Walking much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $11 million to make and earned $39 million worldwide, 3.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, United Kingdom.
+107GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dead Man Walking in 121 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 51 storytelling tropes for Dead Man Walking, including Prisoner's Last Meal, Hollywood Nuns, Match Cut.
7.5
