Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Romántico

Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Romántico). Romántico is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 29m. Romántico is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Backlash: The Murder of George FloydRomántico
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.8/10
Year20252005
Length1h 29m1h 20m
GenresCrime, DocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorKwabena OppongMark Becker
Main cast–Arturo Arias, Carmelo Muñiz Sanchez

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…

Romántico

Romántico is a documentary about Mexican musician Carmelo Muñiz Sánchez, who returns home to his beloved daughters after years spent playing San Francisco’s taquerías and hipster joints. But once Carmelo arrives in his hometown, he finds himself immediately confronted with the struggles that led to his first border crossing. Despite working the mariachi circuit (weddings, funerals, quinceañeras) and at bars that cater to prostitutes and their…

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