A Hidden Life vs Downfall
Downfall has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for A Hidden Life). Downfall is the shorter watch at 2h 35m compared with 2h 53m. Downfall is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Bruno Ganz.
A Hidden Life
Downfall| A Hidden Life | Downfall | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 53m | 2h 35m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Terrence Malick | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Main cast | Michael Nyqvist, Johan Leysen, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, August Diehl | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel |
Synopsis
A Hidden Life
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…
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