Balloon vs JFK
Balloon and JFK are tied on audience score (7.5/10). Balloon is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 3h 9m. JFK is the older of the two (1991 against 2018). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
JFK| Balloon | JFK | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1991 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Oliver Stone |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Kevin Costner |
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.
JFK
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.