Apocalypto vs The Assassin
Apocalypto has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.4/10 for The Assassin). The Assassin is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 19m. Apocalypto is the older of the two (2006 against 2015). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Apocalypto
The Assassin| Apocalypto | The Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Main cast | Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Iazua Larios, Rudy Youngblood, Antonio Monroy | Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Ni Dahong, Zhou Yun, Yong Mei |
Synopsis
Apocalypto
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
The Assassin
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China…
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