A Double Life vs Hinckley
A Double Life is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 33m. A Double Life is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Double Life
Hinckley| A Double Life | Hinckley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary, History |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Catherine Masud | Neil McGregor |
| Main cast | – | Jodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr. |
Synopsis
A Double Life
The grim news made international headlines: On August 21, 1971, prison authorities discovered a gun on famed Soledad Brother author, activist and San Quentin inmate George Jackson. A shootout ensued, killing Jackson, two other inmates and three guards, and wounding three more officers. Authorities asserted that only lawyer Stephen Bingham could have smuggled the weapon into the prison. Fearing that a conviction for abetting the guards’ deaths…
Hinckley
In March 1981, inspired by a dangerous obsession with the film Taxi Driver and actress Jodie Foster, a man named John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The attack shocked the world and forever changed American history. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, Hinckley spent thirty-five years in a psychiatric hospital. Nearly 40 years later, a judge granted him his unconditional release. HINCKLEY presents an unsparing profile…
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