Braveheart vs Fires on the Plain

Braveheart has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.3/10 for Fires on the Plain). Fires on the Plain is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 2015). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Braveheart posterBraveheart1995 VS Fires on the Plain posterFires on the Plain2015
BraveheartFires on the Plain
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.3/10
Year19952015
Length2h 57m1h 27m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarDrama, War
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorMel GibsonShinya Tsukamoto
Main castMel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie MarceauShinya Tsukamoto, Tatsuya Nakamura, Masato Tsujioka, Lily Franky, Yuko Nakamura

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.

Fires on the Plain

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.

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