Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Detainment
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Detainment). Detainment is the shorter watch at 30m compared with 1h 29m. Detainment is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Detainment| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Detainment | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Vincent Lambe |
| Main cast | – | Brian Fortune, Barbara Adair, Morgan C. Jones, Will O'Connell, Ely Solan |
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…
Detainment
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.
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