Top 20 Execution Scenes in Movies

These execution scenes are not for the faint of heart. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most memorable film moments where a character is put to death. Our countdown of execution scenes includes movies like “Law Abiding Citizen", “The Other Boleyn Girl”, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End”, and more! Which of these left the biggest impact on you? Let us know in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these left the biggest impact on you? Let us know in the comments below!

[kaylahensley]

I think Del's death from The Green Mile should have made the list too. The antagonistic guard botched it on purpose and the scene was pure nightmare fuel.

[MORONIC_official]

Sad moments. The green mile scene was the saddest to me.

[Pbkid]

The Green Mile will go on record as the only movie that’s ever made me cry

[saranissen]

The Green Mile is my favorite movie, and that death scene with John Coffy is really one to make me tear up, he is really a gentle giant.

[ethandegge]

The ending to the Green Mile is just overwhelmingly sad, everyone cried watching it

[rsjones]

I get that they don't wana double dip but Del's death from the Green Mile is one you'll never forget.

[loyalistmundicomedentisdux]

The entirety of Paths of Glory is forever entombed in my mind. The cruelty, realism, the sorrow is hard to match by other war films. Can't beat Kubrick.

[JGE_DK]

The John Coffey scene gets me EVERY time!! 😢 Seriously... I'm a 51 year old dude, and I bawled my eyes out for John Coffey, when I saw The Green Mile for the first time in 1999 - and I'm STILL bawling my eyes out for John Coffey. 😭 Yep, even the short clip in this video got to me. 😢
But don't worry. I AM okay. 🥲 I'm just emotional, that's all. ☺

[davidsmith]

I can't believe The Execution of Private Slovik isn't in there. It was one of the most intense scenes I've seen in any movie.

[wojtek]

The green mile really annoys me every time, because the Gentle giant was innocent the whole time

[DanaCristianaAgent]

Dancer in The Dark remains one of the saddest deaths I've watched on television. So sad. I couldn't stop crying.

[jocreek]

A very deserving scene that was missed is from the 1980 Australian film 'Breaker Morant', set during the Boer War and based on a true story. The two men reach to hold hands as they walk to the execution spot is poignant enough, however, Morant's last words of "Shoot straight ya bastards" will tear at your heart as they are executed.

[mumblingpatchey]

The mother's death in Jojo Rabbit. You don't need to see her execution to feel the impact and sadness

[emiebex]

The Green Mile...How big of a Sociopath do you have to be to let someone suffer that way?

[alexistorres]

The Hunger Games execution was the craziest scene I’ve ever witnessed in theaters ! The way everyone gasped

[matthijssmeets]

For me, The execution of Sarah Fier in Fear Street 1666 was the saddest to watch. Because the people in her village accused her of witchcraft while she was innocent all along. And what it makes it more sadder was that her friends were the only ones who knew she was innocent. 😢

[rustydustyman]

It's been a while since I've seen The Green Mile, but I'd argue that the more impactful execution scene was the one that was deliberately sabotaged to make him suffer. I can't remember the name of the character, but it's the one who had the rat.

[williamsummerson]

Rebecca delivered a perfect narration to this video. John Coffey's execution is soul crushing. 🙏😭

[MusondaV]

And you skipped Del's electrical chair mayhem in Green Mile?