Bowling for Columbine vs On the Way to School

Bowling for Columbine has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.1/10 for On the Way to School). On the Way to School is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 2h . Bowling for Columbine is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bowling for Columbine posterBowling for Columbine2002 VS On the Way to School posterOn the Way to School2008
Bowling for ColumbineOn the Way to School
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 7.1/10
Year20022008
Length2h 1h 21m
GenresCrime, Documentary, DramaDocumentary, Drama
Country––
DirectorMichael MooreOrhan Eskikoy, Ozgur Dogan
Main castMichael Moore, Charlton Heston, Dick Clark, George W. Bush, George H. W. BushEmre Aydin, Rojda Huz, Vehip Huz, Zulkuf Huz

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…

On the Way to School

One year in the life of a Turkish teacher, teaching the Turkish language to Kurdish children in a remote village in Turkey. The children can't speak Turkish, the teacher can't speak Kurdish and is forced to become an exile in his own country. On the Way to School is a film about a Turkish teacher who is alone in a village as an authority of the state, and about his interaction with the Kurdish children who have to learn Turkish. The film…

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