Life Itself vs Rising Through the Fray
Rising Through the Fray has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Life Itself). Rising Through the Fray is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 1m. Life Itself is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life Itself
Rising Through the Fray| Life Itself | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Steve James | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | Werner Herzog, Stephen Stanton, Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Ramin Bahrani | – |
Synopsis
Life Itself
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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