Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning vs Wild Uganda
Wild Uganda has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.5/10 for Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning). Wild Uganda is the shorter watch at 45m compared with 1h 30m. Wild Uganda is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are documentary, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Wild Uganda| Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning | Wild Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 45m |
| Genres | Documentary, TV Movie | Documentary, TV Movie |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Chris Eyre | Harald Pokieser |
| Main cast | Jim Thorpe | Russell Boulter, Dörte Lyssewski |
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.
Wild Uganda
Uganda is still what travellers consider an ‘insider tip’. Off the tourist map, a place still in the shadows of its past. Visitors, including scientists and conservationists, had a difficult time in the civil war-stricken country. Poaching had endangered many of Uganda’s most iconic animals including Mountain gorillas, cave elephants, the chimpanzees and even the tree-dwelling lions. But now the national parks have been restored and Uganda’s…
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