Anna and the King vs Frantz

Frantz has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Frantz is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 28m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Anna and the King posterAnna and the King1999 VS Frantz posterFrantz2016
Anna and the KingFrantz
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.4/10
Year19992016
Length2h 28m1h 53m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country––
DirectorAndy TennantFrançois Ozon
Main castJodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey PalmerPierre Niney, Ernst Stötzner, Johannes Silberschneider, Rainer Egger, Marie Gruber

Synopsis

Anna and the King

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.

Frantz

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

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