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  • Dead Man Walking
  • Opened December 29, 1995 | Runtime:2 hr 0 min
  • R
  • As death row inmate Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn) nears his execution date, he calls upon Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) to help him with one last appeal, maintaining that he is innocent of the murders of a young couple. Poncelet begins to form Read More
  • Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey
  • Director: Tim Robbins
  • Genres: Prison Film, Drama, Religious Drama

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Go Avg. Critic Score 80 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Happily, there's nothing to misconstrue about the film: It's fabulous.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann

    Acting rarely gets better than this.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This film ennobles filmmaking.

  • 100
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    A bold, searching, wrenching experience. It may be the most complexly...

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