Anna and the King vs Joyeux Noel
Joyeux Noel has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Joyeux Noel is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 28m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2005). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anna and the King
Joyeux Noel| Anna and the King | Joyeux Noel | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andy Tennant | Christian Carion |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey Palmer | Steven Robertson, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Ian Richardson, Benno Fürmann |
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.
Joyeux Noel
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…
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