300 vs Flyboys
300 has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.5/10 for Flyboys). 300 is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 18m. Flyboys is the older of the two (2006 against 2007). Both are action, adventure, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
300
Flyboys| 300 | Flyboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Zack Snyder | Tony Bill |
| Main cast | Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Lena Headey, Gerard Butler, David Wenham | Ruth Bradley, Philip Winchester, Keith McErlean, Tyler Labine, James Franco |
Synopsis
300
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Flyboys
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.