Braveheart vs Legionnaire
Braveheart has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5.8/10 for Legionnaire). Legionnaire is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 1998). Both are action, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Braveheart
Legionnaire| Braveheart | Legionnaire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 57m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Adventure, History, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Peter MacDonald |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau | David Hayman, Jim Carter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Jean-Claude Van Damme |
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.
Legionnaire
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
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