Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead

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Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead

2008

1h 34m

Documentary

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500+ Ratings

A death-row inmate and a supporter of the death penalty become friends.

Nell Minow

Beliefnet

Vivid, engrossing, and surprising.

Rated: B+

Mar 26, 2009

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Hank Stuever

Washington Post

On a deeper level (and a skillfully conscious one on the part of filmmaker Ted Schillinger) it's a portrait of two men's utter loneliness in their thoughts.

Mar 13, 2009

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

A thoughtful if dry discussion of the death penalty revolving around the titular gentleman.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 27, 2009

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

In the documentary, Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead, New York Law School professor and well-known retributivist Blecker submits he can measure -- in his gut -- who deserves to die.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 15, 2009

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Tricia Olszewski

Washington City Paper

Anyone who's gotten jazzed by a lively philosophy class (hello?) should find it fascinating.

Mar 12, 2009

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A compelling, provocative and illuminating documentary that will inspire you to intelligently reexamine your own beliefs about the death penalty.

Rated: 8.75/10

Feb 27, 2009

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pretty interesting, but i think it would have been a bit better if there was a robert blecker voice over rather than him on screen...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Fascinating characters, provacative discussion, a little dry

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Ted Schillinger

Director

Bruce David Klein

Producer

Bruce David Klein

Executive Producer

Kaki Kirby

Executive Producer

Richard Abramowitz

Executive Producer

Ted Schillinger

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Synopsis

A death-row inmate and a supporter of the death penalty become friends.

Director: Ted Schillinger
Producer: Bruce David Klein
Production Co: Atlas Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.6K
Runtime: 1h 34m