A Taxi Driver vs Ip Man 2
A Taxi Driver has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.5/10 for Ip Man 2). Ip Man 2 is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 18m. Ip Man 2 is the older of the two (2010 against 2017). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Taxi Driver | Ip Man 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jang Hoon | Wilson Yip |
| Main cast | Um Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Park Hyuk-kwon, Thomas Kretschmann, Ryu Sung-hyun | Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Louis Fan Siu-Wong, Darren Shahlavi, Huang Xiaoming |
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.
Ip Man 2
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
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