Anna and the King vs Jodhaa Akbar

Jodhaa Akbar has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Anna and the King is the shorter watch at 2h 28m compared with 3h 33m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2008). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Anna and the King posterAnna and the King1999 VS Jodhaa Akbar posterJodhaa Akbar2008
Anna and the KingJodhaa Akbar
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.3/10
Year19992008
Length2h 28m3h 33m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country–India
DirectorAndy TennantAshutosh Gowariker
Main castJodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey PalmerAishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajesh Vivek, Yuri Suri

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.

Jodhaa Akbar

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

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