Apocalypto vs The Promised Land
The Promised Land has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.6/10 for Apocalypto). The Promised Land is the shorter watch at 2h 7m compared with 2h 19m. Apocalypto is the older of the two (2006 against 2023). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Apocalypto | The Promised Land | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Nikolaj Arcel |
| Main cast | Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Iazua Larios, Rudy Youngblood, Antonio Monroy | Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh, Simon Bennebjerg |
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 Promised Land
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
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