African Cats vs Touching the Void

Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for African Cats). African Cats is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 46m. Touching the Void is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are adventure, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

African Cats posterAfrican Cats2011 VS Touching the Void posterTouching the Void2003
African CatsTouching the Void
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 7.6/10
Year20112003
Length1h 29m1h 46m
GenresAdventure, DocumentaryAction, Adventure, Documentary, Drama
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorAlastair Fothergill, Keith ScholeyKevin Macdonald
Main castPatrick Stewart, Samuel L. JacksonNicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking

Synopsis

African Cats

African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion.

Touching the Void

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

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