Balloon vs Carlos
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7/10 for Carlos). Balloon is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 5h 39m. Carlos is the older of the two (2010 against 2018). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
Carlos| Balloon | Carlos | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 5h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Olivier Assayas |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Alexander Scheer, Edgar Ramírez, Katharina Schüttler, Nora Waldstätten, Talal Jurdi |
Synopsis
Balloon
Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.
Carlos
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.