A Very Long Engagement vs Their Finest
A Very Long Engagement has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.6/10 for Their Finest). Their Finest is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 13m. A Very Long Engagement is the older of the two (2004 against 2017). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Very Long Engagement
Their Finest| A Very Long Engagement | Their Finest | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Lone Scherfig |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Denis Lavant, Marion Cotillard, Audrey Tautou, Ticky Holgado | Eddie Marsan, Patrick Gibson, Paul Ritter, Richard E. Grant, Bill Nighy |
Synopsis
A Very Long Engagement
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
Their Finest
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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