Hoops, Hopes & Dreams vs The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 1/10 for Hoops, Hopes & Dreams). Hoops, Hopes & Dreams is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 40m. The Look of Silence is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
The Look of Silence| Hoops, Hopes & Dreams | The Look of Silence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 1.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 18m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Animation, Documentary, History | Documentary, History |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Glenn Kaino | Joshua Oppenheimer |
| Main cast | Jemele Hill, Reginald Love, Michael Strautmanis, Jerry West, Andrew Young | Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat |
Synopsis
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.
The Look of Silence
An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.
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