All Quiet on the Western Front vs The Flowers of War
All Quiet on the Western Front has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for The Flowers of War). The Flowers of War is the shorter watch at 2h 26m compared with 2h 27m. The Flowers of War is the older of the two (2011 against 2022). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Flowers of War| All Quiet on the Western Front | The Flowers of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 27m | 2h 26m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Edward Berger | Zhang Yimou |
| Main cast | Aaron Hilmer, Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Moritz Klaus, Adrian Grünewald | Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi, Atsuro Watabe, Ni Ni |
Synopsis
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
The Flowers of War
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
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