Alaska's Giant Bears vs Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Alaska's Giant Bears has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.5/10 for Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning). Alaska's Giant Bears is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 30m. Alaska's Giant Bears is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are documentary, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alaska's Giant Bears
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning| Alaska's Giant Bears | Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Length | 52m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary, TV Movie | Documentary, TV Movie |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Jürgen Hansen, Simone Stripp | Chris Eyre |
| Main cast | Daniel Schindler, Oliver Schmitz | Jim Thorpe |
Synopsis
Alaska's Giant Bears
In Canada and Alaska, the consequences of global warming are being keenly felt by brown bears - but in different ways by different populations. Their survival depends mainly on the quantity of wild salmon available in the region, as it is the fruit of their catch that enables the bears to accumulate fat reserves for the winter. While salmon populations off Canada's Pacific coast continue to decline year after year, in the immense Bristol Bay in…
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Jim Thorpe was a Native American icon whose athletic prowess reshaped the landscape of 20th-century sports, defying the brutal challenges of racial prejudice along the way. Based on extensive interviews and utilizing Jim’s own writing this documentary brings together a diverse array of Native American scholars, historians, athletes, and influential sports commentators.
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