300 vs Red Tails
300 has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Red Tails). 300 is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 5m. 300 is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are action, adventure, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
300
Red Tails| 300 | Red Tails | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Zack Snyder | Anthony Hemingway |
| Main cast | Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Lena Headey, Gerard Butler, David Wenham | Bryan Cranston, Daniela Ruah, Gerald McRaney, Method Man, Terrence Howard |
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.
Red Tails
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.