Behind the Burly Q vs Hinckley

Hinckley has the higher audience score (9/10 against 4.9/10 for Behind the Burly Q). Hinckley is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 37m. Behind the Burly Q is the older of the two (2010 against 2024). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Behind the Burly Q posterBehind the Burly Q2010 VS Hinckley posterHinckley2024
Behind the Burly QHinckley
Audience score★ 4.9/10★ 9.0/10
Year20102024
Length1h 37m1h 33m
GenresDocumentary, HistoryCrime, Documentary, History
Country–Australia
DirectorLeslie ZemeckisNeil McGregor
Main castAlan Alda, Bud Abbott, Joan Arline, Beverly Arlynne, Al Baker Jr.Jodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr.

Synopsis

Behind the Burly Q

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.

Hinckley

In March 1981, inspired by a dangerous obsession with the film Taxi Driver and actress Jodie Foster, a man named John Hinckley tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The attack shocked the world and forever changed American history. Found not guilty by reason of insanity, Hinckley spent thirty-five years in a psychiatric hospital. Nearly 40 years later, a judge granted him his unconditional release. HINCKLEY presents an unsparing profile…

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