Balloon vs The Spacewalker
Balloon has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7/10 for The Spacewalker). Balloon is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 20m. The Spacewalker is the older of the two (2017 against 2018). Both are drama, history, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Balloon
The Spacewalker| Balloon | The Spacewalker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Thriller | Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Michael Herbig | Dmitry Kiselev |
| Main cast | Emily Kusche, Thomas Kretschmann, David Kross, Sebastian Hülk, Alicia von Rittberg | Evgeny Mironov, Vladimir Ilin, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Kirill Poluhin, Anatoliy Kotenyov |
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.
The Spacewalker
March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete…
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