Braveheart vs Macbeth
Braveheart has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Macbeth). Macbeth is the shorter watch at 1h 53m 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
Macbeth| Braveheart | Macbeth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 57m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Drama, War |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Justin Kurzel |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau | David Hayman, Sean Harris, Michael Fassbender, Paddy Considine, David Thewlis |
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.
Macbeth
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
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