Overview
A gripping exploration of duty and morality in a time of changing public sentiment.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- somber
- austere
- haunting
- historical drama night
- serious weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics generally responded favorably to the film’s unflinching treatment of its dark subject and Timothy Spall’s mesmerizing lead performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Albert Pierrepoint is known for efficient, respectful executions while confronting the human consequences of capital punishment.
Pierrepoint’s career spans changing British sentiment toward executions, culminating in the case of Ruth Ellis.
The drama focuses on Pierrepoint’s work, domestic life, and the grim historical context surrounding wartime and postwar executions.
Pierrepoint delivers groceries by day while becoming Britain’s most renowned hangman, then experiences the consequences of public judgment.
Films like Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, and why
The Green Mile
historical biographical drama examining capital punishment, moral responsibility, and a conflicted executioner
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
somber british historical drama centered on institutional violence, guilt, and changing public morality
The Good Shepherd
measured biographical drama about an ordinary professional caught in an ethically corrosive system
Movie Details
- Director
- Adrian Shergold
- Release Date
- 2005-12-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Timothy Spall
- Juliet Stevenson
- Mary Stockley
- Lizzie Hopley
- Joyia Fitch
- Sheyla Shehovich
- Simon Armstrong
- Ann Bell
- Tobias Menzies
- Eddie Marsan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman about?
- A reserved British executioner’s celebrated efficiency becomes a haunting measure of society’s changing conscience.
- What is Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman?
- Critics generally responded favorably to the film’s unflinching treatment of its dark subject and Timothy Spall’s mesmerizing lead performance.
- Which films are like Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman?
- Films with a similar feel include The Green Mile, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, and The Good Shepherd.
- How long is Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman?
- Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman?
- In United States, Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
