Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk vs Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6/10 for Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk). Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 57m. Full Metal Jacket is the older of the two (1987 against 2016). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Full Metal Jacket| Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Full Metal Jacket | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | China | – |
| Director | Ang Lee | Stanley Kubrick |
| Main cast | Beau Knapp, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Arturo Castro, Garrett Hedlund, Steve Martin | Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Ross |
Synopsis
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Full Metal Jacket
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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