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Movies that feel like Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the case of a man who became an authority on capital punishment, but was discredited when he got involved on the wrong side of a court case. Leuchter, a meek man whose appearance belies his grim expertise, develops what he says is a more effective electric chair. Before long, he's in demand from officials who want his opinions on other execution methods. But when called to aid the case of an accused Holocaust denier, Leuchter's problems begin.
If you loved Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., the closest films we have are Tabloid (2011), Gates of Heaven (1978) and Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997). All three share Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.'s contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988).
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If Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. hit the spot, these will too
Errol Morris working the same nerve twice
Both lean on stillness more than on documentary
Contemplative documentary in both cases
Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that
Documentary in the same key
Both know what they want from documentary
The documentary is handled with the same confidence
Both working the same documentary territory
Documentary of the same temperament
The same documentary instincts
The scrappier of the two with critics
Both play documentary straight
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The best-reviewed films that share Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.’s defining feeling.
