Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking (1995) is Tim Robbins' death-penalty drama you can watch online on iFILM. A Louisiana nun becomes the spiritual counselor to a condemned killer. His execution date is almost here.

Sean Penn plays Matthew Poncelet, a man on death row for the murder of a young couple. Sister Helen Prejean, played by Susan Sarandon, first tries to keep him off the gurney. As his appeals collapse, her work shifts: reach the human being behind the crime and lead him toward honesty before the clock runs out. The victims' grieving parents see her mercy toward Poncelet as a betrayal of their children.

Adapted from the real Sister Helen Prejean's memoir, the film refuses easy verdicts on capital punishment and keeps both sides on screen at once. Sarandon won the Academy Award for Best Actress, while Penn and Robbins earned nominations of their own. Stream Dead Man Walking (1995) online on iFILM.