BlacKkKlansman vs Gangs of New York
BlacKkKlansman has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Gangs of New York). BlacKkKlansman is the shorter watch at 2h 16m compared with 2h 48m. Gangs of New York is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
BlacKkKlansman
Gangs of New York| BlacKkKlansman | Gangs of New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 16m | 2h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Spike Lee | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Ryan Eggold, John David Washington, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Alec Baldwin, Topher Grace | Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Henry Thomas, Cameron Diaz, David Hemmings |
Synopsis
BlacKkKlansman
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Gangs of New York
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
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