Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs The Balloonists
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for The Balloonists). The Balloonists is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 29m. Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
The Balloonists| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | The Balloonists | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | John Dower |
| Main cast | – | Bertrand Piccard |
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…
The Balloonists
Follows the improbable team of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, who, in 1999, competed against the world's finest pilots and extremely wealthy adventurers to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop.
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