22 July vs Balloon

Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.1/10 for 22 July). Balloon is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 23m. Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

22 July poster22 July2018 VS Balloon posterBalloon2018
22 JulyBalloon
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.5/10
Year20182018
Length2h 23m2h 5m
GenresCrime, Drama, History, ThrillerDrama, History, Thriller
Country–France
DirectorPaul GreengrassMichael Herbig
Main castJonas Strand Gravli, Øystein Martinsen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Maria Bock, Jon ØigardenEmily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg

Synopsis

22 July

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

Balloon

Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.

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