Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Capturing the Friedmans
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Capturing the Friedmans). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 47m. Capturing the Friedmans is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Capturing the Friedmans| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Capturing the Friedmans | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Andrew Jarecki |
| Main cast | – | Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Seth Friedman |
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…
Capturing the Friedmans
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. Director Jarecki interviews people from different sides of this tragic story and raises the question of whether they were rightfully tried when they claim they were innocent and there was never any evidence against them.
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