Balloon vs Tetris
Tetris has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.5/10 for Balloon). Tetris is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 5m. Balloon is the older of the two (2018 against 2023). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
Tetris| Balloon | Tetris | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Jon S. Baird |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Roger Allam, Anthony Boyle, Toby Jones |
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.
Tetris
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.