Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Chasing Ice
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Chasing Ice). Chasing Ice is the shorter watch at 1h 14m compared with 1h 29m. Chasing Ice is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Chasing Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 14m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Jeff Orlowski |
| Main cast | – | James Balog, Svavar Jonatansson, Adam LeWinter, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone |
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…
Chasing Ice
When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.
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