Braveheart vs Downfall
Braveheart and Downfall are tied on audience score (7.9/10). Downfall is the shorter watch at 2h 35m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 2004). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Braveheart
Downfall| Braveheart | Downfall | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 57m | 2h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Oliver Hirschbiegel |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau | Thomas Kretschmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Rolf Kanies, Christian Berkel |
Synopsis
Braveheart
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Downfall
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to…
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