Hinckley vs Just Mercy
Hinckley has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.9/10 for Just Mercy). Hinckley is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 17m. Just Mercy is the older of the two (2019 against 2024). Both are crime, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hinckley
Just Mercy| Hinckley | Just Mercy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | Australia | United States of America |
| Director | Neil McGregor | Destin Daniel Cretton |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr. | Andrene Ward-Hammond, Rafe Spall, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Rhoda Griffis, Tim Blake Nelson |
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…
Just Mercy
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
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