Balloon vs Mr. Jones
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Mr. Jones). Mr. Jones is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 5m. Balloon is the older of the two (2018 against 2019). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
Mr. Jones| Balloon | Mr. Jones | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Agnieszka Holland |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, James Norton, Kenneth Cranham, Vanessa Kirby |
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.
Mr. Jones
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.
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