13 Assassins vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.3/10 for 13 Assassins). Touching the Void is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 21m. Touching the Void is the older of the two (2003 against 2010). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
13 Assassins
Touching the Void| 13 Assassins | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Takayuki Yamada, Sousuke Takaoka, Koji Yakusho, Arata Furuta, Tsuyoshi Ihara | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
Synopsis
13 Assassins
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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