Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning vs Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes
Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.5/10 for Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning). Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes is the shorter watch at 43m compared with 1h 30m. Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are documentary, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes| Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning | Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 43m |
| Genres | Documentary, TV Movie | Documentary, TV Movie |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Chris Eyre | – |
| Main cast | Jim Thorpe | – |
Synopsis
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Jim Thorpe was a Native American icon whose athletic prowess reshaped the landscape of 20th-century sports, defying the brutal challenges of racial prejudice along the way. Based on extensive interviews and utilizing Jim’s own writing this documentary brings together a diverse array of Native American scholars, historians, athletes, and influential sports commentators.
Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes
On July 16, 1969, the world watches as the three Apollo 11 astronauts attempt the impossible: to ride a controlled explosion off Planet Earth, land on another celestial body and return home. As the nine-day mission proceeds, audio from mission control captures the drama as it unfolds—each moment revealing new dangers, new decisions and new wonders. For the first time on television, this documentary utilizes “lost tapes” of the astronauts…
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