A Taxi Driver vs The Assassin
A Taxi Driver has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.4/10 for The Assassin). The Assassin is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 18m. The Assassin is the older of the two (2015 against 2017). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Taxi Driver
The Assassin| A Taxi Driver | The Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jang Hoon | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Main cast | Um Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Park Hyuk-kwon, Thomas Kretschmann, Ryu Sung-hyun | Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Ni Dahong, Zhou Yun, Yong Mei |
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.
The Assassin
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China…
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