Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd vs The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz). Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 45m. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz| Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd | The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary | Crime, Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Kwabena Oppong | Brian Knappenberger |
| Main cast | – | Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley, Lawrence Lessig |
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 Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
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