The Act of Killing vs The Last Class
The Last Class has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Act of Killing). The Last Class is the shorter watch at 1h 11m compared with 1h 57m. The Act of Killing is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Act of Killing
The Last Class| The Act of Killing | The Last Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 11m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joshua Oppenheimer | Elliot Kirschner |
| Main cast | Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno | Robert Reich |
Synopsis
The Act of Killing
In this chilling and groundbreaking documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders reenact their real-life mass killings in the style of various film genres, from gangster epics to musicals. As they recreate their past atrocities, the line between reality and performance blurs, exposing the lingering impact of Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist purge and the unsettling psychology of its perpetrators.
The Last Class
American political economist, professor, author, and social media sensation Robert Reich teaches his final "Wealth and Poverty" class to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that reached 40,000 students. One thousand fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich's wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation's…
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