Balloon vs September 5
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7/10 for September 5). September 5 is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 5m. Balloon is the older of the two (2018 against 2024). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
September 5| Balloon | September 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Tim Fehlbaum |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Benjamin Walker, Marcus Rutherford, Ben Chaplin |
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.
September 5
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
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