Hinckley vs Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Hinckley has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.3/10 for Janis Ian: Breaking Silence). Hinckley is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hinckley
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence| Hinckley | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 33m | – |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, History | Documentary, History, Music |
| Country | Australia | – |
| Director | Neil McGregor | Varda Bar-Kar |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr. | Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Metcalf, Joan Baez, Janis Ian |
Synopsis
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…
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin–and yet a few years later she emerged from the ashes with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen.” Over six decades, Janis Ian…
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