Beasts of No Nation vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.6/10 for Beasts of No Nation). Beasts of No Nation is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 19m. Beasts of No Nation is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts of No Nation
Hacksaw Ridge| Beasts of No Nation | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Cary Joji Fukunaga | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Nana Mensah, Idris Elba, Jude Akuwudike, Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
Synopsis
Beasts of No Nation
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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