9th Company vs The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for 9th Company). The Battleship Island is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 19m. 9th Company is the older of the two (2005 against 2017). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

9th Company poster9th Company2005 VS The Battleship Island posterThe Battleship Island2017
9th CompanyThe Battleship Island
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 7.2/10
Year20052017
Length2h 19m2h 12m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Drama, History, War
CountryFinland–
DirectorFyodor BondarchukRyoo Seung-wan
Main castSoslan Fidarov, Aleksey Chadov, Artur Smolyaninov, Konstantin Kryukov, Ivan KokorinSong Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-min

Synopsis

9th Company

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

The Battleship Island

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

Where to watch

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