Alexander vs Pompeii
Alexander has the higher audience score (6/10 against 5.5/10 for Pompeii). Pompeii is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 56m. Alexander is the older of the two (2004 against 2014). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Alexander | Pompeii | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 56m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Oliver Stone | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Main cast | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, Jared Leto, Angelina Jolie | Kit Harington, Kiefer Sutherland, Sasha Roiz, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris |
Synopsis
Alexander
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Pompeii
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
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