Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Blackfish
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Blackfish). Blackfish is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 29m. Blackfish is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Blackfish| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Blackfish | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Gabriela Cowperthwaite |
| Main cast | – | Dean Gomersall, Samantha Berg, John Jett, John Hargrove, Carol Ray |
Synopsis
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…
Blackfish
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.
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