Anna and the King vs Never Look Away
Never Look Away has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Anna and the King is the shorter watch at 2h 28m compared with 3h 9m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2018). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anna and the King
Never Look Away| Anna and the King | Never Look Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andy Tennant | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey Palmer | Tom Schilling, Oliver Masucci, Sebastian Koch, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Hanno Koffler |
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.
Never Look Away
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
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