Anna and the King vs Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Memoirs of a Geisha is the shorter watch at 2h 26m 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 posterAnna and the King1999 VS Memoirs of a Geisha posterMemoirs of a Geisha2005
Anna and the KingMemoirs of a Geisha
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.7/10
Year19992005
Length2h 28m2h 26m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country–United States of America
DirectorAndy TennantRob Marshall
Main castJodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey PalmerMako, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Tsai Chin, Youki Kudoh

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.

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

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