Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Free Solo
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for Free Solo). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 40m. Free Solo is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Free Solo| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Free Solo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Adventure, Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin |
| Main cast | – | Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Jimmy Chin, Sanni McCandless, Mikey Schaefer |
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…
Free Solo
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
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