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Incendiary: The Willingham Case

Released Oct 7, 2011 1h 42m Drama Crime List
83% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Filmmakers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr. investigate the case involving Cameron Todd Willingham, a convicted arsonist executed in 2004.

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Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times Alarming viewing for anyone who cares about the American justice system. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 19, 2011 Full Review Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News Highly engaging. Rated: B+ Oct 13, 2011 Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post Raises interesting and important questions but suffers from poor organization and glosses over or ignores inconvenient facts. Rated: 2/4 Oct 7, 2011 Full Review Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) Incendiary in every sense of the word. Sep 18, 2017 Full Review John Esther UR Chicago Magazine As sober as a lab report, the excellent documentary metes out its findings with calm precision. Jun 27, 2012 Full Review Brent Simon Shockya.com Rather flatly told but still engaging throughout, this doc should appeal to both newsmagazine junkies and those impassioned by the death penalty debate. Rated: B Nov 19, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Saw this at the 2011 SXSW festival in Austin. GREAT MOVIE, learned a lot with the director's Q&A. I've met many of those in the movie and learned extensively about the story; I'm a Texas anti-death penalty activist, so yes, I am biased; however, I am also a believer in science and evidence. After I saw this movie, the doubt I had about Willingham's innocence was gone. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I've seen this movie five times. It is beautifully filmed, fascinating and disturbing. I see something new each time I watch it. The cut has also changed over time, as the filmmakers added an epilogue to bring viewers up to date with recent developments. Truly an eye-opening experience that produces lively post-show conversation. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member My sentiments lie with the filmmakers; the death penalty is bad regardless of guilt or innocence. But the filmmakers interview the unsympathetic defense attorney in mic-shot of cocks crowing, while everybody else gets the dignity of an office interview. Feels an awful lot like loading the dice and furthering the rural/urban divide. Then the film gets mired in contentious official hearings. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmakers Steve Mims and Joe Bailey Jr. investigate the case involving Cameron Todd Willingham, a convicted arsonist executed in 2004.
Director
Joe Bailey Jr., Steve Mims
Producer
Joe Bailey Jr., Steve Mims
Distributor
Truly Indie
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.9K
Runtime
1h 42m
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