Pirates of the Airwaves vs The Rescue
The Rescue has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for Pirates of the Airwaves). Pirates of the Airwaves is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 47m. Pirates of the Airwaves is the older of the two (2014 against 2021). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pirates of the Airwaves
The Rescue| Pirates of the Airwaves | The Rescue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 10m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama, TV Movie | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | New Zealand | – |
| Director | Charlie Haskell | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin |
| Main cast | Ryan O'Kane, Cohen Holloway, Andrew Robertt, Michael Whalley, Benedict Wall | Richard Harris, Jim Warny, Thanet Natisri, John Volanthen, Derek Anderson |
Synopsis
Pirates of the Airwaves
In 1966 a group of determined young men defied the New Zealand government and launched a pirate radio station aboard a ship in the Hauraki Gulf.
The Rescue
The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
Where to watch
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