Dead Man Walking

About Dead Man Walking

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

Dead Man Walking (1995) is a drama film directed by Tim Robbins. Susan Sarandon takes the lead as Sister Helen Prejean, Sean Penn as Matthew Poncelet, Robert Prosky as Hilton Barber, and Raymond J. Barry as Earl Delacroix.

Released in December 1995, it runs 122 minutes. Written by Tim Robbins. Production companies include Gramercy Pictures and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.

Members will find angry, depressing, horrified, and dreary in it. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 1,546 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

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