Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Man on Wire
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Man on Wire). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 34m. Man on Wire is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Man on Wire| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Man on Wire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | James Marsh |
| Main cast | – | Richard Nixon, Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix |
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…
Man on Wire
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
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