Braveheart vs The Assassin
Braveheart has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Assassin). The Assassin is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 57m. Braveheart is the older of the two (1995 against 2015). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Braveheart
The Assassin| Braveheart | The Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 57m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Mel Gibson | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Main cast | Mel Gibson, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Sean McGinley, Sophie Marceau | Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Ni Dahong, Zhou Yun, Yong Mei |
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.
The Assassin
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China…
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