Braveheart vs Free State of Jones

Braveheart has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Free State of Jones). Free State of Jones is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 2016). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Braveheart posterBraveheart1995 VS Free State of Jones posterFree State of Jones2016
BraveheartFree State of Jones
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.8/10
Year19952016
Length2h 57m2h 20m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Drama, History, War
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorMel GibsonGary Ross
Main castMel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie MarceauKeri Russell, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Gary Grubbs, Martin Bats Bradford

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.

Free State of Jones

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight…

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