Australia vs Silver Skates
Silver Skates has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Australia). Silver Skates is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 45m. Australia is the older of the two (2008 against 2020). Both are adventure, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Australia
Silver Skates| Australia | Silver Skates | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 45m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Romance | Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Baz Luhrmann | Michael Lockshin |
| Main cast | Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Bryan Brown, David Wenham, Essie Davis | Denis Lavant, Kirill Zaytsev, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Aleksey Guskov, Timofey Tribuntsev |
Synopsis
Australia
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Silver Skates
1899, the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those who should not be destined to meet, come together. They are people from different worlds: Matvey, the son of a lamplighter, whose only treasure is his silver-plated skates; Alice is the daughter of a high-ranking official dreaming of science. Each of them has his own difficult life-story, but…
Where to watch
Where to watch AustraliaWhere to watch Silver Skates
More like Australia · More like Silver Skates · Compare other titles