Babe Ruth vs Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Babe Ruth). Babe Ruth is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 29m. Babe Ruth is the older of the two (1998 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Babe Ruth
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd| Babe Ruth | Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Documentary | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | – | Kwabena Oppong |
| Main cast | Liev Schreiber, Babe Ruth, Jean Shepherd | – |
Synopsis
Babe Ruth
As its title implies, this video attempts to go beyond the public persona of one of major league baseball's greatest stars. Accepting Ruth as a larger-than-life figure, this 59-minute video doesn't attempt to rationalize, apologize, or analyze his behavior. Rather, it endeavors to present an unbiased account of the life of George Herman Ruth, contradictions and all.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Five years since the murder of George Floyd – the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history. Featuring ground-breaking interviews with members of George Floyd’s family, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the bold step of testifying against one of his own officers, Boris Johnson’s…
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