Hinckley vs Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Hinckley). Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 33m. Hinckley is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hinckley posterHinckley2024 VS Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum posterSecrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum2026
HinckleySecrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Audience score★ 9.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20242026
Length1h 33m59m
GenresCrime, Documentary, HistoryDocumentary, History, TV Movie
CountryAustralia–
DirectorNeil McGregorJoe Myerscough
Main castJodie Foster, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Lennon, John Hinckley Jr.Michael Palin, Dan Snow, David Olusoga, Janina Ramirez

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…

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the treasures of the medieval world. Across 70 metres of exquisitely embroidered scenes, it tells the story of one of the most seismic events in British history – the Norman Invasion of 1066. For the last 950 years, this crucial part of Britain's national story has remained on the other side of the English Channel, in Bayeux, Normandy, but now it’s coming back to the UK. A stellar cast of historians and experts…

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