Braveheart vs Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.9/10 for Braveheart). Hacksaw Ridge is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Braveheart
Hacksaw Ridge| Braveheart | Hacksaw Ridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 57m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Drama, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Mel Gibson |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau | Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Richard Roxburgh, Firass Dirani, Hugo Weaving |
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.
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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