Balloon vs Red Joan
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Red Joan). Red Joan is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 5m. Both are history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
Red Joan| Balloon | Red Joan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Trevor Nunn |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Ben Miles, Tom Hughes, Stephen Campbell Moore, Nina Sosanya, Judi Dench |
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.
Red Joan
London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.
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