Chasing Red vs My Octopus Teacher
Chasing Red has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for My Octopus Teacher). Chasing Red is the shorter watch at 57m compared with 1h 25m. Chasing Red is the older of the two (2015 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Chasing Red
My Octopus Teacher| Chasing Red | My Octopus Teacher | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2020 |
| Length | 57m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Documentary, History | Documentary |
| Country | US | South Africa |
| Director | Dennis Clancey | James Reed, Philippa Ehrlich |
| Main cast | Dennis Clancey, Bill Hillmann, David Ubeda | Craig Foster, Tom Foster |
Synopsis
Chasing Red
Everyone has heard of Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, yet so few know much about it. Even fewer know that there is an elite group of runners who brave dozens of bull runs each year, risking their life to run inches away from the sharp horns of the 1000+ pound ferocious animals they revere. Chasing Red is a character-driven documentary following 4 runners across the eight bull runs of a single fiesta in Pamplona. Braving through injury and…
My Octopus Teacher
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
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