Barracuda (2016) TV Mini-Series poster and book cover compared.

Barracuda

Robert Connolly, 2016

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Barracuda
Christos Tsiolkas, 2013

Barracuda is a TV mini-series directed by Robert Connolly in 2016 and based on the book of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, first published in 2013. The TV series features Matt Nable, Elias Anton, Ben Kindon, Victoria Haralabidou, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Andrew Creer, and others.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.9

/ 10

TV Mini-Series Poster: Barracuda (Robert Connolly, 2016)

7.3

/ 10

Book Cover: Barracuda (Christos Tsiolkas, 2013)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Barracuda, the 2013 book by Christos Tsiolkas.

Barracuda

Read by: Grant Cartwright

Storyline

The story is set in 1996 and revolves around Danny Kelly, a gifted swimmer who receives a sports scholarship to attend a prestigious private school in Melbourne. Being half Greek and half Irish and from a working-class background, he is subjected to harassment from the wealthy students. Despite this, Danny dreams of winning a swimming gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. With the help of his highly regarded coach Frank Torma, Danny develops a friendship and rivalry with his teammate Martin Taylor, which inspires him to break a world record.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Barracuda, the 2016 TV series by Robert Connolly

Year

2016

Minutes

55

Movie Rate

7.90

Source: IMDb

TV Mini-Series

Barracuda

Country: Australia

Year: 2016

Length: 55m / 4 episodes

Cover of Barracuda, the 2013 book by Christos Tsiolkas

Year

2013

Pages

516

Book Rate

7.36

S: Goodreads

Book

Barracuda

Country: Australia

First published in: 2013

Length: 516 pages

Genre: Fiction

*Provided by Amazon

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Barracuda, the 2016 TV series by Robert Connolly

TV Mini-Series

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7 VOTES

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Cover of Barracuda, the 2013 book by Christos Tsiolkas

Book

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5 VOTES

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Barracuda, the 2016 TV series by Robert Connolly

WATCH

Yes

0

%

15% No

11 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Barracuda, the 2013 book by Christos Tsiolkas

READ

Yes

0

%

36% No

9 votes

5 votes

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