Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile). Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile is the shorter watch at 1h 5m compared with 1h 29m. Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Erica Gornall |
| Main cast | – | Gary Glitter, Paul Cheston, Keith Gildart, Sally James, Garry Johnson |
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…
Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile
This feature-length documentary for ITV1 and ITVX is the first detailed up to date telling of the dark double life of Gary Glitter - real name Paul Gadd - who was viewed as an iconic performer in his heyday, yet was later exposed as a predatory child abuser. The documentary highlights how Glitter was able to evade justice for decades meaning he was free to travel abroad and continue offending. Documenting his crimes committed both in the UK and…
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