Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs Room 237
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Room 237). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 42m. Room 237 is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Room 237| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | Room 237 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Rodney Ascher |
| Main cast | – | Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner |
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…
Room 237
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
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