Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue vs The Balloonists

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for The Balloonists). The Balloonists is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 47m. Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue posterBeyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue2024 VS The Balloonists posterThe Balloonists2025
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit IssueThe Balloonists
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 8.5/10
Year20242025
Length1h 47m1h 26m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country––
DirectorJill CampbellJohn Dower
Main castTyra Banks, Elle Macpherson, Paulina Porizkova, Cheryl Tiegs, Christie BrinkleyBertrand Piccard

Synopsis

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule's 32-year reign, where she championed intelligence and empowered supermodels like Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, and Elle Macpherson. Weaving together her journey with feminism's evolution, the film explores the changing gaze on beauty, from objectification to…

The Balloonists

Follows the improbable team of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, who, in 1999, competed against the world's finest pilots and extremely wealthy adventurers to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop.

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