Balloon vs North Face
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.2/10 for North Face). Balloon is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 6m. North Face is the older of the two (2008 against 2018). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
North Face| Balloon | North Face | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Philipp Stölzl |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Georg Friedrich, Benno Fürmann, Erni Mangold, Ulrich Tukur, Florian Lukas |
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.
North Face
North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
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