Hinckley vs NUKED
Hinckley has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.5/10 for NUKED). NUKED is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 33m. NUKED is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hinckley
NUKED| Hinckley | NUKED | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Crime, Documentary, History | Documentary, History |
| Country | Australia | – |
| Director | Neil McGregor | Andrew Nisker |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr. | Anderson Jibas, Nixon Jibas, Katie Porter, Fredrick Aitab, Eldin Alik |
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…
NUKED
The US detonated 67 nuclear weapons over the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the Cold War, the consequences of which still reverberate down four generations to today. "NUKED," is a timely new feature documentary focussing on the human victims of the nuclear arms race, tracing the displaced Bikinian's ongoing struggle for justice and survival even as climate change poses a new existential threat. Using carefully restored archival…