Bodyguard of Lies vs Life Itself
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Life Itself). Bodyguard of Lies is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 1m. Life Itself is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bodyguard of Lies
Life Itself| Bodyguard of Lies | Life Itself | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Steve James |
| Main cast | – | Werner Herzog, Stephen Stanton, Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Ramin Bahrani |
Synopsis
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
Life Itself
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
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