Bowling for Columbine vs Hinckley
Hinckley has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.5/10 for Bowling for Columbine). Hinckley is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h . Bowling for Columbine is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are crime, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bowling for Columbine
Hinckley| Bowling for Columbine | Hinckley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, Drama | Crime, Documentary, History |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Michael Moore | Neil McGregor |
| Main cast | Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Dick Clark, George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush | Jodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr. |
Synopsis
Bowling for Columbine
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another…
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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