Blood Diamond vs Ladder 49
Blood Diamond has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.4/10 for Ladder 49). Ladder 49 is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 23m. Ladder 49 is the older of the two (2004 against 2006). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blood Diamond
Ladder 49| Blood Diamond | Ladder 49 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 23m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Edward Zwick | Jay Russell |
| Main cast | Jennifer Connelly, David Harewood, Michael Sheen, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Djimon Hounsou | Robert Patrick, Kevin Chapman, Tim Guinee, Billy Burke, Jay Hernandez |
Synopsis
Blood Diamond
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Ladder 49
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
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