Nas: Time Is Illmatic vs The Road Forward
The Road Forward has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7/10 for Nas: Time Is Illmatic). Nas: Time Is Illmatic is the shorter watch at 1h 14m compared with 1h 41m. Nas: Time Is Illmatic is the older of the two (2014 against 2017). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
The Road Forward| Nas: Time Is Illmatic | The Road Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 14m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | One9 | Marie Clements |
| Main cast | Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, M.C. Serch, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George |
Synopsis
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.
The Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
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