Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Into the Abyss
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Into the Abyss). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 45m. Into the Abyss is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Into the Abyss| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Into the Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Werner Herzog |
| Main cast | – | Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun |
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…
Into the Abyss
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
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