A Taxi Driver vs Bodyguards and Assassins

A Taxi Driver has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.8/10 for Bodyguards and Assassins). A Taxi Driver is the shorter watch at 2h 18m compared with 2h 19m. Bodyguards and Assassins is the older of the two (2009 against 2017). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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A Taxi DriverBodyguards and Assassins
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year20172009
Length2h 18m2h 19m
GenresAction, Drama, HistoryAction, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorJang HoonTeddy Chan Tak-Sum
Main castUm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Park Hyuk-kwon, Thomas Kretschmann, Ryu Sung-hyunEdison Wang, Donnie Yen, Michele Reis, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai

Synopsis

A Taxi Driver

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.

Bodyguards and Assassins

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

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